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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of Historical Market Data - Americas Risk Management - **Company:** Mizuho Americas Services LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $235,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Governance, RAID, Data Management - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73733534-director-of-historical-market-data-americas-risk-management ## About the Role * Significant experience and track record of delivery of major cross functional initiatives including structuring initiatives, project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation. * Proven experience in a senior project management role in complex financial institutions, preferably within a risk management. * Deep understanding of finance, risk, operations, and data processes as well as the technologies enabling them. * Strong business, analytical, quantitative, problem-solving and decision-making skills. * Proven experience of team leadership, career development of others and developing individuals in the program and change management space. * Exceptional stakeholder management skills including experience at performing this across multiple functions, committees and areas. * Superior communication skills: both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff. * Solid knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools. ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to lead our team responsible for data governance of historical market data used in calculating VaR, . The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial markets, data management, and risk assessment. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills to drive the team towards achieving organizational goals., We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Project Management to join our Risk Management Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for enhancing our project management framework with a strong focus on disciplined tracking, reporting, and escalation. This role will oversee a team, providing guidance and training to ensure adherence to a stricter framework for milestone ownership and accountability., * Develop and implement a robust project management framework tailored to the needs of the Risk Management Department. * Ensure disciplined tracking, reporting, and escalation processes are in place and followed consistently. * Assign clear ownership of project milestones and ensure that owners deliver on their commitments. * Work across multiple functions to structure and manage end-to-end project efforts through deep understanding of requirements, technologies, cross-functional impact, and business strategy. * Ensure target end state is delivered inclusive of required governance, business process redesign and appropriate controls. * Manage regular status reporting, understand and maintain program's RAID log, run daily and/or weekly working groups to support successful program delivery. * Provide appropriate information share and updates with senior management and other key stakeholders with clear escalation of any risks associated with project delivery. * Oversight of program and project level resources including those provided by 3rd party providers. * Management and mentorship of the Mizuho employees who are under direct supervision. ## Related Videos - [The Data Mesh as the end of the Datalake as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/156-the-data-mesh-as-the-end-of-the-datalake-as-we-know-it) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [It's all about the Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/425-it-s-all-about-the-data) - [Microservices architecture as a key element in building trading systems for global finance markets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1196-microservices-architecture-as-a-key-element-in-building-trading-systems-for-global-finance-markets) - [AI beyond the code: Master your organisational AI implementation.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1248-ai-beyond-the-code-master-your-organisational-ai-implementation) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know)