Another eFinancialCareers reader has bravely put forward their CV for some (constructive) criticism in a bid to enhance their job-hunting potential. Below is their profile (with all personal details removed) and little about their search for new employment so far. Can you offer some tips about where they may have been going wrong and what, exactly, can be improved about their CV?

I am looking to move to the Middle East in order to diversify my current work experience geographically. Currently, I’m working for a tier one investment bank in London in a market risk IT position. This involves managing a team of three people and taking responsibility for the delivery of a market risk software solution for fixed income products.

I’m looking for a position in a market risk IT role within an investment bank, or to work for a sovereign wealth fund either as a project manager or IT business analyst specialising in the design, implementation and delivery of credit or market risk software.

I’ve only been looking for a few weeks, so I wouldn’t consider my search unsuccessful. I’m looking for tips on how to tailor my CV for the Middle East market.

IT Business Analyst and Project Manager within various Investment Banks

PROFILE

I have 12 years’ experience in software development, requirement gathering and project managing teams in investment banking projects in UK, Canada and Continental Europe. I also have experience in consulting companies whereby I learned and used skills for controlling and ensuring the time to delivery of sensitive projects and reporting regularly status to steering committee members.

OBJECTIVE

Working as a Market or Credit Risk IT Business Analyst where he can bring his own experience and added value for the delivery of an IT project.

EDUCATION

Engineering School France – Nancy

IT and Software Communication Engineer, June 1998

Certified Effas Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst diploma with merit in 2002

Certified Java Programmer

Java Certified Programmer in 2000

LANGUAGES

English – Fluent in reading , speaking and writing.

German – Speaking and reading and writing.

French – Mother tongue.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

· Java and C++ software development for FX and Rate Derivatives pricing models with MUREX

· XSD and XML programming and PL/SQL stored procedures

· Credit (PFE, EPE and Netting Agreement ) and Market Risk commercial experience

· SAS software development – SAS Macro and SAS BASE

· Matlab and Octave experience for prototyping

· Subversion and Perforce for Source Control

· PowerDesigner for Entity Relationship diagrams

· Oracle PL/SQL with JDBC

· Technical Project Management, use of JIRA for defining and allocating tasks.

· Team Leadership and provide coaching to new joiners

· Provide training to internal / external staff members

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President Market Risk IT – UK Investment Bank- UK- London ( January 2010 – Present )

Role Details

Responsible for the business analysis and the delivery of the Global Market Data stream warehouse for reporting front office sensitivities

Key achievements

· Business Analyst Lead for a new Market Risk Data Model Release

· Gathering requirements for the delivery of the Global Market Data System XML stream

· Design the XSD schema for handling Market Risk Sensitivities and Stress Scenarios

· Performing the Java parsing for front loading all Market Risk Measures

· Reviewing the Market Database design ( stored procedures, views , and constraints ) and enhancing existing SQL code

Contractor – SAS and C++ Business Analyst and Project Manager- French Investment Bank (September 2008 – January 2010 )

Role Details

SAS and C++ Business Analyst for designing and implementing the Middle Office solution related to CMS Swap CAP/FLOOR static replication model and the MUREX Fx Smile with the Vanna Volga method.

Key achievements

· Analyzing the CMS Swap and CAP/FLOOR Model risk measures reporting requirements by interacting with Risk Managers from Middle Office.

· Implementing the C++ and SAS code for the pricing and the historical VAR simulation.

· Designing the C++ to Java Bridge with JNI for interacting with the Java Front Office library.

· Implementing the software solution and designing the testing plan ( with extreme cases scenarios in terms of market movements) in System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.

· Handling the post production support and handing over the project to other team members.
· Provide add on training to external staff members

Associate Director – Model Validation and Back testing Delivery Manager – Swiss Investment Bank – London ( January 2007 – August 2008 )

Role Details

IT Delivery Manager responsible for releasing a Credit Risk Control software solution aimed at tracking risk models flaws. Project and Delivery Manager for the Prime Brokerage Convertible Bonds model release.

Key achievements

· Interacting with the Risk Quantitative Team for defining and prototyping the main statistical tests based on multivariate analysis.

· Designing the Java solution under Solaris system for computing t-statistics for each FX and IR OTC derivatives instruments.

· Reporting the progress and suggesting technical enhancements when dealing with inappropriate memory consumption levels.

· Volunteering for managing and delivering in parallel a major Credit Risk Control release for Prime Brokerage products

· Providing support for the UML Test cases design and script execution.

· Performing post production support and carrying the project review analysis.

Senior Consultant – Big 4 Consulting company – UK- London (September 2005- January 2007)

Role Details

Senior Consultant working on various client assignments.

Key achievements for DEPFA Bank in Dublin( Short assignment – 3 months )

· Working as a SUMMIT Consultant for the Risk Weighted Asset calculations

· Analyze and define the Risk Calculations requirements for Retail product.

Key achievements for an Investment Bank in London (Long assignment – 15 months)

· Working as a Credit Risk Management for Potential Future Exposure and Maximum Likely Exposure

· Analyzing and defining the Risk Calculations requirements for retail product.

· Managing a team of new joiners for undertaking one work stream.

Contractor Retail Risk IT – Canadian Bank – Canada Toronto (November 2004- August 2005)

Role Details

Business Analyst for the Retail Credit Card and Home Equity Loan of Credit

Key achievements

· Gathering requirements for FICO and Fair Isaac Credit Scoring Model

· Prototyping the statistical tests in SAS and C++ for Risk Quantification with various Population Stability Indexes and other Z-scoring models.

· Implementing in SAS the Risk Quantification scoring models for Retails Products and provide post production support.

Other Consulting Assignments for the following companies:

Fujistu Consulting

September 2002 – July 2004

Real Solutions

September 2000 – September 2000

marchFIRST

September 1998 – September 2000

IBM Deutschland

February 1998 – September 1998

References available upon request