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 $103,000.00 and $158,000.00. 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 DescriptionAmericas Division (AD) Technology is establishing this role to support the implementation and governance of a consistent set of Data controls owned and operated by the Information Technology (IT) department of the Client.
In this role you will leverage Data Governance subject matter expertise to guide Technology towards becoming compliant with the Bank’s required data controls. The focus of the Data Management controls environment includes, but is not limited to: Data Quality, Data Lineage, Records Retention and Data Issues Management. Additionally, the candidate should be familiar with how to identify and define Key Data Elements (KDEs), capture metadata, and develop data quality rules.
This role also will support the overall AD IT Controls program overseeing, tracking, and reporting on all related implementation, remediation, and testing efforts including the work of any external resources.
Role Objectives• Work with IT Data Owners to identify reports produced for Reg, Senior management, or any
other management reporting.
• Participates directly with Data Owners, Data Stewards to identify KDEs in their respective areas
using Data Governance Framework.
• Capture business metadata and technical metadata for the identified KDEs.
• Conduct data profiling activities on KDEs; Define Data Quality Controls business requirements.
• Analyze Data Quality issues, capture issue metadata, and log into DQIM.
• Ensures timely and accurate responses to and the prioritization of requests made to their entity by the
CDO and the EDGC.
• Work with Data Architecture team to attribute KDE in the logical model, develop Physical Data Structures,
document implemented abbreviated physical data names, definitions, and data types
• Confirms IT data is compliance with Record Retention policy of the firm.
• Have minimal requirements information of Data Movement/ Data in motion controls.
• Provide support and expertise to other AD IT Controls streams of work in coordination with other
AD IT Controls team members.
• 2-3 years of experience governing data with exposure to data definition creation, data quality rule creation, data issue management and root cause identification
• Experience interfacing with Internal Audit and external stakeholders (e.g., US regulators) a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with DQIM, Collibra, Denodo and other data management industry tools
• Understanding of Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs)
• Experience executing control testing, reporting, and tracking control remediation
• Ability to influence responsible parties (including senior management) working in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lines of defense regarding Data controls requirements and remediation activities.
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.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.