What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategy & Transformation - Analyst position at SMBC?
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE : SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $70,000.00 and $85,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Role Description
The Analyst, Transformation Governance & Oversight will serve as a business partner to project teams that lead SMBC Americas Division Transformation Initiatives. The candidate will build and maintain effective relationships with Portfolio Managers and Project Managers to improve the data quality of the Transformation Project Portfolio and provide better transparency to the Leadership Team. The candidate is results-oriented with the ability to pay close attention to details, learn quickly, and communicate effectively. Experience with project management and project governance a plus. Reports to : Americas Strategy & Transformation Department, Transformation Governance & Oversight.
Role Objectives
Support the governance and oversight of the change portfolio, which consists of large-scale transformation projects
Review change portfolio project data in internally developed tracking tool to identify inconsistencies, missing values, incorrect formatting, and other data quality issues
Take corrective actions to clean and rectify identified data quality problems, which may include data standardization to SMBC standards
Create and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) by Department / Business Unit and / or portfolio to track data quality over time, including accuracy rates, completeness percentages, and data validation metrics
Investigate the root causes of recurring data quality issues to identify areas for process improvement and prevent future problems
Work closely with portfolio managers and project managers to communicate data quality issues, and collaborate on reports and dashboards
Support and enable project teams to meet key deliverables through better metrics
Strengthen project portfolio data holistically across the project portfolio and provide better transparency to the Leadership Team
Develop and report metrics to ensure projects are continuously updated with relevant, accurate, and timely data suitable for a senior management audience
Partner with other team members in Strategy & Transformation to drive continuous alignment and advance the adoption of best practices
Collaborate on developing and enhancing project, program, and portfolio management standards, templates, and best practices, as well as controls and metrics reporting approaches
Qualifications and Skills
Basic knowledge of financial operations and planning, risk and controls management, project management, MIS, data management and reporting processes related to commercial investment banks
Strong relationship management, collaboration and influencing skills; ability to partner and leverage inter-departmental resources to achieve goals
Knowledge of project management methodologies and quality standards a plus
Ability to understand complex and highly technical concepts, and ability to easily explain / translate them to peers
Required : BA or BS
SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.
Salary : $70,000 - $85,000
