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Mizuho · 22 hours ago

Murex Governance & Controls Manager

NYC (1285)

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $300K/yr

Mizuho is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services, and they are seeking a Murex Governance & Controls Manager to establish and run the governance and operational backbone of the Murex COE. The role involves central coordination, controls, reporting, and governance discipline to ensure the Murex platform operates under a data-driven and transparent operating model.

BankingFinancial ServicesImpact Investing

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Establish, maintain, and enforce SOPs, governance standards, RACI frameworks, and documentation requirements across all COE functions

Co-chair the Murex Change Advisory Board (MCAB) with Delivery Assurance, ensuring releases are fully risk-assessed, tested, and auditable

Define and then operate the Release Risk Assessment Framework, ensuring objective evaluation of each change request and release

Ensure full traceability between incidents and changes through control matrices and automated evidence collection

Oversee audit readiness and regulatory alignment, ensuring controls are robust, documented, and consistently executed

Track and publish governance and compliance KPIs, including RCA closure, documentation currency, CAB adherence, control execution, and change success ratios

Lead control attestations, ensuring evidence completeness for SOX, ITIL, operational risk, and technology risk standards

Maintains the Integrated Murex Program Plan, covering stabilization, releases, infrastructure work, projects and transformation initiatives

Run the weekly management cadence across Run, Change, and Control pillars — ensuring alignment, escalation, and priority clarity

Own the Murex KPI framework, covering incidents, RCA closure, stability metrics, MTTR, batch performance, automation coverage, release success rate, and delivery velocity

Produce executive dashboards and narrative reporting for senior management, governance committees, regulators, and audit functions

Maintain the Stability Tracker and long-term trend analytics, demonstrating measurable improvement over time

Identify blockers, cross-stream conflicts, and delivery risks; drive escalation and resolution

Provide structured communication, transparency, and consistent messaging across Technology, Business, and Risk stakeholders

Act as the operations manager for the COE — ensuring consistent and coordinated execution across Production Support, Delivery Assurance, Infrastructure, Architecture, Stabilization, and Design Authorities

Provide the Head of Murex COE with a unified operational view of progress, risks, metrics, capacity, and budget

Ensure the Murex COE operates under a predictable, controlled, and metrics-driven framework, with high confidence from senior stakeholders

Qualification

Governance expertiseOperational controlITIL knowledgeSOX complianceKPI managementData reportingStakeholder communicationCapital markets knowledgeMurex platform exposure

Required

Deep experience running program governance and operational control functions in a complex technology environment

Strong command of ITIL, technology risk, SOX/ITGC, and change management frameworks

Proven ability to design and enforce governance structures and control processes

Demonstrated experience owning KPIs, dashboards, executive reporting, and data modeling for large-scale technology programs

Ability to transform data into insight and insight into clear, actionable communication

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate technology stability, risk, and progress to senior executives

Skilled at managing conflicting priorities and driving alignment across diverse technology and business teams

Preferred

Understanding of capital markets, derivatives products, and front-to-back trade flows

Exposure to Murex or similar trading/risk platforms is a significant advantage

Benefits

Generous employee benefits package

Discretionary bonus

Company

Mizuho

This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above.

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN

10001+ employees

https://www.mizuhogroup.com

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