IT Project Management

About SMBC Group

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group with a 400-year history, headquartered in Tokyo. We offer diverse financial services including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance, with over 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company, and our shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group operates in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. We leverage our capital strength and Asian relationships to provide commercial and investment banking services to corporate, institutional, and municipal clients, connecting them to local markets and our global network.

Objectives

• Coordinate and manage a portfolio of projects and activities, ensuring transparency against the strategic roadmap.
• Lead projects from discovery to implementation, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring milestones are met.
• Support program and business strategies through resource/demand planning and change/resource management.
• Coordinate and manage senior meetings for updates, risk presentation, and action item tracking.
• Collaborate directly with Business Users on requirements.
• Work closely with Shared Services Functions within Technology, such as QA and Development teams.
• Demonstrate the ability to master complex tasks with minimal supervision and communicate ideas effectively.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and solution provision.
• Analyze business processes, recommend improvements, and translate business needs into IT requirements.
• Create documentation for ongoing projects and business processes.
• Conduct gap analysis and provide current state vs. future state analysis.
• Proficiency with tools: Jira, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, SQL.

Qualifications and Skills

• Self-starter with strong multitasking and business problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Market/Credit Risk regulations (e.g., LIBOR Transition, What-if Analysis, CCR, Market/Credit Risk Feeds, Stress Testing, Reporting) is desirable.
• Highly accountable with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and goals.
• Ability to understand complex technical concepts and explain them clearly to peers.
• Experience managing 3rd party vendors for licensing and professional services during new platform implementations.
• Knowledge of project management frameworks (Waterfall, Agile) and tools (JIRA, MS Project, Visio, Excel).
• Ability to prioritize work, set realistic deadlines, forecast, and communicate changes due to risks/issues, while maintaining fiscal control over project budgets and resources.
• Strong relationship management, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Ability to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously while interacting professionally with executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Knowledge of financial operations, planning, controls management, MIS, data management, and reporting processes within commercial investment banks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Work Environment

SMBC employees operate under a Hybrid workforce model, allowing for a blend of remote and in-office work. Employees are expected to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Specific hybrid work schedules will be discussed during the interview process. Please note that some roles, particularly certain FINRA-registered positions, may require full-time in-office attendance.

Accommodations

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities during the application process, in compliance with applicable laws. If you require an accommodation, please contact [email protected].

EOE, including Disability/veterans.