James Van Viersen

Senior Risk Leader | Enterprise Risk • Operational Risk • Credit Risk | ex-IMC Trading

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Risk Management Leader experienced in building and leading risk functions in complex environments. Concluding a sabbatical and open to new (intermin) opportunities.

Experience

  • Career Sabbatical at Sabbatical
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    Sabbatical - focus on family priorities and travel. Currently exploring new (interm) opportunities.

  • IMC Trading (Full-time · 4 yrs)
    • Head of Enterprise Risk Management
      Feb 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      IMC is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in advanced technology and quantitative research, with offices across the US, APAC, and the EU. Built and led the global Enterprise Risk Management function and team from the ground up, designing and embedding a global risk framework covering risk culture, risk appetite, controls and operational risk. Partnered closely with senior management at global and local levels to ensure strong buy-in and effective implementation.

    • Group Risk Manager
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Group Risk Manager focusing on ERM and Operational Risk

  • NIBC Bank (9 yrs 4 mos)
    • Vice President Credit Risk Management
      Aug 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Blackstone portfolio company NIBC Bank offers financing solutions to both corporate and retail clients. Risk management of NIBC's structured finance and private equity portfolios, risk advice to transaction and investment committee, C-level due diligence with clients (NL/DE/UK region) in the FinTech space.

    • Associate Mezzanine & Equity Partners
      Feb 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Portfolio management of private equity transactions, pre-IPO sale of portfolio company shares, distressed company divestment.

    • Project Manager
      Mar 2016 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr

      Worked on acquisition of trading boutique from SNS Bank, and integration thereafter into NIBC.