Location Strategy Transition Lead

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation•New York, NY

53d•$92,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The candidate will support functional due diligence and location strategy efforts as part of a broader multi-year strategy for the Americas Division. This role will involve collaborating with Back Office and Middle Office teams (including Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, HR, and Procurement) to gather data, understand current processes, and assist in managing the execution of transition for offshoring, nearshoring, or relocation within the U.S. The candidate will manage to project planning activities, including preparing documentation, tracking milestones, and supporting execution and go-live efforts. Responsibilities may include transition planning, execution, and reporting to allow for close monitoring of risks and progress toward efficiency and cost-related goals. The candidate must be able to coordinate small to medium projects across multiple teams simultaneously. This role is ideal for someone with experience in project coordination or business analysis within a financial institution, and an interest in organizational change and location strategy.

Requirements

Minimum years of relevant experience - 5 to 7 years
Project Management experience in a financial firm
Project Management Skills - Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Financial Forecasting Communications skills are a must
Presentation creation Skills - must be able to convey meaningful information in a digestible format for various audiences
Understanding of Back Office and Middle Office requirements

Nice To Haves

Location Strategy experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Manage transition delivery across a multidimensional program in partnership with functional leads
Document program stakeholders scope, timing, resource requirements, and deliverables using defined frameworks, and track milestones through formal and informal communication channels to keep momentum and transparency.
Monitor delivery throughout the life of the program and assess outcomes to ensure completeness. Modify program plan and or timelines as necessary in coordination with business stakeholders. Reexamine financial impacts to timing and or scope changes and report accordingly.
Review and sign off on milestones and completion proposals. Provide ongoing reporting and analytics on performance cost and delivery and document approvals.
Promote coordination between program workstreams to ensure alignment and awareness of overarching program objectives
Align with program management teams in other regions or business verticals to share best practice and collaborate on cross divisional or cross regional initiatives as appropriate
Leverage excellent organizational skills to follow and improve upon standard framework and approach for transformation program implementation.
Employ communication skills to articulate a clear update and status on program deliverables, milestones, and risks and encourage buy in across all stakeholder groups including business leadership process owners and infrastructure partners
Continuously solicit feedback and insights from stakeholders and subject matter experts to inform improvements to program plans
Engage Six Sigma lean and or agile techniques as appropriate