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 $85,000.00 and $115,000.00. 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 Business Process Planning ("BPP") Group is currently seeking an individual with a high-energy level and a passion. The group’s purpose is to accelerate our organization’s rate of change by working with the stakeholders to identify current practices and process, explore opportunities for improvement. The primary responsibility of the Project Manager is to strengthen the governance and control around initiatives and projects, support Middle Back Office teams by managing projects and coordination between Front Office and Middle Back Offices. This role will support both the SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. ("CM") and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. ("Nikko") entities and will have a reporting line into the Head of BPP.

 

The objective of the Project Manager is to implement and support any governance and control measures around Middle/Back office projects. The key focuses will be IT project prioritization process and Business Review process. The individual will be expected to work collaboratively across numerous areas/departments in an effort to help effective project management. Key stakeholder engagement will be expected with the Front Office, Planning, Operations, Finance and Technology teams. 

Role Objectives

The job responsibilities are described herein, but are not limited to: 

Manage and be a gatekeeper of IT project prioritization process with help of a supervisor. Including but not limited to reviewing new items, cleaning up the master list, maintaining project management registration tool, communicating with IT (Business Management) Manage and be a gatekeeper of Business Review process. Including but not limited to guiding requestor and approvers, sending a reminder, maintaining a summary list, etc.  Be a primary contact of MIG (material initiative governance = Enterprise management information) in Nikko/CM. Including but not limited to: catching up with the new updates on the policy, making sure Nikko/CM comply with it, guiding each project manager, etc.  Produce high quality workflow diagrams, dashboards, documents, and presentations for reviewing key performance indicators. Prepare and host meetings, write up the meeting minutes and track action items. Support Chief Operating Officer (COO) organization with Firmwide PMO activities including Project Management, Coordinating Meetings/Steerco, Status Reporting, Issue Tracking, Resource Management. Provide project governance as listed in PLM procedure and guide project managers throughout project lifecycle from Initiation to Closure. Support middle back-offices activities as identified by management from time to time such as coordinate operational procedures between Front Office and Middle Back for Fixed Income Primary Issues. Provide vendor management support by working on SOWs, onboarding consultants, and other tasks.  Qualifications and Skills More than 3 years of project management experience for middle/large projects (ex. more than 10 project members, duration more than 3 months)  Ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders having conflicting priorities. Effectively collaborates with others to achieve organizational goals. Ability to effectively communicate (oral and written) and partner with key stakeholders to help advance project agenda (Stakeholder management experience). Pro-actively identify and raise risks and issues with possible remedial actions. Detail-Oriented but does not lose sight of the big picture.  Advanced planning and organizing skills to deliver workload in timely manner for yourself as well as team/project members. Leadership Experience is a plus Experience of a meeting host including presentation slides prep, presentation and coordination is a plus   "Project Management Professional (PMP)" certification is not required but preferred. Proficient in MS Office Suite - Excel, PowerPoint, Word, VISIO, SharePoint. Knowledge of Jira, ServiceNow, Project Management tool is not required, but preferred. Work closely with other members of the team. Additional Requirements Work Experiences: 5 to 7 years of specialized experience in Financial Services (The role is also open for 3-5 years of experience candidates) Language Skills: Business fluecny in English. Japanese is a plus.

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.