Why Mizuho At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have the same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world.

Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Director, Market Risk Production Support to lead the operational stability, reliability, and service delivery of the firm's mission-critical Market Risk technology platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, governance, and supportability of systems supporting Value at Risk (VaR), FRTB, Stress Testing, Sensitivities, Market Data Management, Limits Monitoring, and Regulatory Reporting.

This is a senior role requiring deep expertise in Market Risk systems, production support operations, ITIL processes, SRE principles, and large-scale technology environments. The individual will lead L2/L3 support teams, act as the senior escalation point for critical production incidents, and drive continuous improvement through automation, observability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities: Functional & Business Support Provide leadership and oversight for production support for Market Risk platforms supporting VaR, FRTB, Stress Testing, Sensitivities, Market Data Management, Limits Monitoring, and Regulatory Reporting.

Ensure successful execution of critical overnight and end-of-day (EOD) processing with minimal business disruption.

Partner with Risk, Finance, Front Office, and Technology stakeholders to ensure platform stability, business continuity, and successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

Support platform modernization, migrations, and production readiness activities.

Production

Support & Operational Excellence Lead global L2/L3 support teams operating in a follow-the-sun support model.

Serve as the senior escalation point for business-critical incidents and production issues.

Drive operational stability, system performance, governance, and control frameworks across the production estate.

Own Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes using ServiceNow and ensure adherence to ITIL best practices.

Lead Major Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), remediation planning, and tracking through issue closure.

Implement SRE practices,



reduce operational toil, automate manual processes, and enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.

Drive process improvements, operational standardization, and knowledge-sharing frameworks across the support organization. Technical & Platform Support Manage and support complex overnight batch processing utilizing enterprise schedulers (Tidal, Airflow, Control-M, and Autosys).

Provide support for platforms leveraging SQL, Python, SQL Server, SSIS, Databricks, Data Pipelines, ETL/ELT, Power BI, and Azure services.

Troubleshoot complex application, infrastructure, database, and integration issues across distributed environments.

Support Unix/Linux, Windows, infrastructure operations, capacity management, monitoring, and platform reliability.

Coordinate with development, infrastructure, and release management teams for deployments, patching, performance tuning, and operational readiness activities.

Service

Delivery & Stakeholder Management Ensure high-quality service delivery, timely issue resolution, and continuous improvement of production support processes.

Provide executive-level status reporting and communications to senior business and technology stakeholders.

Work closely with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to maintain platform availability and resilience.

Plan and support production events including releases, BCM/DR exercises, patching, maintenance activities, and post-go-live stabilization.

Demonstrate strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Operational

Leadership & Governance Build, mentor, and lead high-performing global production support teams, fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous learning. Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Market Risk production support, including automation, observability, resiliency, and service modernization initiatives. Establish and monitor operational KPIs, SLAs, SLOs, control metrics, and risk indicators to ensure service quality and platform stability.

Drive operational cost optimization through process simplification, automation, and platform rationalization. Partner with senior Risk, Technology, and Business leadership to align support strategy with organizational priorities and regulatory requirements.



Lead organizational transformation initiatives, talent development, succession planning, and capability building across the support function.

Promote a culture of proactive risk management, control excellence, and continuous improvement across the production support organization.

Lead audit, regulatory, risk-control, and compliance-related activities for Market Risk production platforms, ensuring adherence to internal control standards and governance expectations.

Required Skills & Experience: Deep Market Risk domain expertise covering VaR, FRTB, Stress Testing, Sensitivities, Market Data, Limits Monitoring, and Regulatory Reporting.

Strong experience in ITIL Service Management (Incident, Problem, Change Management) and production support leadership within Financial Services.

Hands-on knowledge of SQL, Python, SQL Server, SSIS, Databricks, ETL/ELT, Data Pipelines, Power BI, Azure, and enterprise scheduling tools.

Experience implementing SRE, automation, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence practices.

Proven experience leading global support organizations and managing senior business and technology stakeholders.

Experience supporting large-scale, business-critical platforms with stringent RTO/RPO, SLA, and availability requirements.

Excellent communication, decision-making, troubleshooting, and people leadership skills.

Organization Overview: Mizuho Global Services (MGS), Pune is an integral part of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world’s leading financial institutions with a strong global presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. Based in India, MGS Pune supports Mizuho’s international businesses by delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient services across multiple functions. MGS Pune plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, standardization, and innovation for Mizuho Americas.

By combining deep domain expertise with robust process, technology, and analytical capabilities, it partners closely with regional and global teams to support corporate and investment banking, capital markets, and corporate services functions, while adhering to the highest standards of risk management, regulatory compliance, and control. MGS Pune offers competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with industry standards and local market practices. MGS Pune is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Employment is subject to applicable background verification checks in accordance with Indian laws and company policies. https://www.mizuhogroup.com/asia-pacific/mizuho-global-services/careers

📌 Market Risk Production Support Lead (Pune)
🏢 Mizuho
📍 Pune