Diogo Gomes
@diogoamgomes
Senior Credit & Counterparty Risk Manager with 8+ years shaping credit rating models, surveillance, and regulatory capital frameworks.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior Credit & Counterparty Risk Manager with 8+ years across leading European financial institutions, focused on turning complex credit risk regulation into dependable, board-ready decision support. I specialize in credit rating model governance, counterparty risk surveillance, and regulatory capital frameworks such as COREP, ICAAP, and Basel III / CRR II.
At Nordea Asset Management, I led the annual redesign and validation of Internal Credit Rating Models across four counterparty segments, recalibrating PD/LGD/EAD parameters and reducing model exception rates by 25%. I also manage daily surveillance of 130+ financial counterparties using CDS spread monitoring, market intelligence feeds, and early-warning indicators—supporting pre-emptive exposure reductions totaling €1Bn.
I strengthen consistency through cross-border collaboration, standardizing methodology and reporting across multiple trading desks while ensuring IRB model application remains aligned with governance and supervisory expectations. I integrate Python and Power BI automation into risk reporting workflows, cutting manual processing time by over 60% and improving accuracy and auditability across reporting cycles.
Earlier, at BNP Paribas, I coordinated risk consolidation across a €10Bn multi-asset portfolio and produced quarterly regulatory reporting under COREP and Basel III/CRR II with zero regulatory findings. At HAITONG Bank, I delivered COREP and ICAAP submissions with zero supervisory findings, supported liquidity contingency plans under LCR/NSFR, and contributed to model risk management via back-testing and scenario analysis.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Credit & Counterparty Risk Manager
Nordea Asset Management
Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 2 months)
Led the annual redesign and validation of internal credit rating models across 4 counterparty segments, reducing model exception rates by 25% and aligning with EBA supervisory expectations. Managed daily surveillance of 130+ counterparties and reduced exposures by €1Bn, while automating 6 reporting workflows with Python/Power BI to cut manual effort by 60+.
Credit & Counterparty Risk Analyst
BNP Paribas
Dec 2018 - Apr 2022 (3 years 4 months)
Coordinated portfolio risk consolidation across a €10Bn multi-asset credit book (150+ counterparties) using PD/LGD/EAD and IRB outputs for CRO/Board governance reviews. Produced 10+ quarterly COREP/Basel III/CRR II regulatory reports with zero findings, and built third-party risk monitoring for 50+ counterparties, reducing tail counterparty exposure by 15%.
Risk Analyst
Haitong Bank
Aug 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 4 months)
Analyzed 50+ operational risk events affecting trading performance and delivered risk assessments that informed 10+ mitigation strategies adopted by senior management and embedded into the risk appetite framework. Delivered COREP and ICAAP submissions, built liquidity contingency plans and LCR/NSFR stress scenarios, and supported model risk via back-testing and scenario analysis.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Master of Science in Finance, Finance
2015 - 2017
Grade: 15/20 (GPA)
Activities and societies: Key modules: Financial Risk Management, Empirical Finance, Financial Investments.
Master of Science in Finance (taught in English). Dissertation on comparative analysis of US corporate insolvency mechanisms and credit recovery implications.
Economics Faculty, University of Coimbra
Bachelor in Management, Management
2011 - 2014
Grade: 14/20 (GPA)
Activities and societies: Key modules: Risk Analysis, Business Management, Data Analysis.
Bachelor in Management. Coursework focused on risk analysis, business management, and data analysis.
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