Vice President Risk Technology
About the job
- At least 5 years of hands-on technology experience supporting Market Risk, Credit Risk, or trading/risk data environments.
- Strong SQL skills, including Snowflake, SQL Server, or equivalent, for analytics, modeling, and performance optimization.
- Python experience for data processing, analytics, and automation.
- Experience integrating market data, pricing data, and risk factor inputs into analytical or reporting systems.
- Hands-on experience building or supporting ETL pipelines, reconciliations, data validation checks, and reporting workflows.
- Familiarity with risk metrics such as DV01, stress testing, scenario analysis, and credit exposure concepts.
- Ability to communicate and partner with Risk Management, Front Office, and engineering teams.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Serve as the senior technical partner to Market Risk and Credit Risk teams, focusing on data and platform solutions.
- Perform hands-on development in SQL and Python to support risk data pipelines, analytics, reconciliations, and reporting workflows.
- Support daily, weekly, and monthly risk reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
- Validate and troubleshoot risk reporting issues using market data, pricing inputs, and risk factor mappings.
- Collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to enhance data quality, lineage, and reporting controls.
- Drive improvements in automation, data validation, transparency, and modernization of risk processes.
- Experience with risk platforms, pricing engines, or market data systems.
- Familiarity with structured credit or whole loan analytics.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure or Snowflake.
- Understanding of credit and market risk regulatory frameworks.
- Strong curiosity and willingness to dive deeply into data, calculation methodologies, and risk processes.
About the company
Vichara provides software and services to large asset managers, investment banks, and wealth managers to value assets, manage risk, and run complex portfolios in areas like corporate credit, structured products, and real estate. It offers two main offerings: Solutions that support portfolio management, risk, and operations, and Technology Services that help firms design, build, integrate, and optimize their systems. Unlike firms that focus only on either software or consulting, Vichara combines domain-specific software with technology services to tailor and implement end-to-end workflows for large institutions. The goal is to help clients value assets accurately, control risk, and run multifaceted portfolios efficiently.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2001
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Vichara’s 2026 site highlights modern residential-credit and warehouse-lending product breadth.
- Hiring a GenAI Lead Engineer and Director Finance Technology shows active product expansion.
- Revelio estimates 316 employees in March 2026, up 24.1% since 2023.
What critics are saying
- Consulting-heavy model faces margin pressure if clients standardize on BlackRock Aladdin or Allvue.
- Sales hiring for recurring license revenue signals dependence on new contracts and renewals.
- One large account loss or vendor consolidation can cripple the niche business within 12 months.
What makes Vichara unique
- 25 years focused on mortgage, structured credit, and portfolio-risk systems.
- Deep loan-level analytics across RMBS, CMBS, CLOs, and warehouse lending.
- Combines software platforms with implementation services for mission-critical investment workflows.
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