Senior Project Manager - Director

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation•New York, NY

1d•$155,854 - $199,500•Hybrid

About The Position

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group with a 400-year history, headquartered in Tokyo. The Group offers diverse financial services and has a significant international presence with over 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company, and it is one of Japan's three largest banking groups, with shares traded on Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group operates in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, providing commercial and investment banking services to corporate, institutional, and municipal clients, leveraging its global network. The 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 $155,854.00 and $199,500.00, with the specific salary determined by individual qualifications, experience, and market analysis. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award and offers a competitive portfolio of benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, finance, technology, or a related field and 7 years of experience in project and/or business management and senior management reporting.
The employer will accept a single degree or any combination of education, experience, or professional credentials determined to be equivalent by a qualified evaluation service.
Project Management
Business Analysis
Documentation & Management Reporting
Issue Resolution
Experience working in financial services environment
experience working on projects supporting Fixed Income and Equities product
Experience working on system application supporting middle and back office.
The required skill set does not need to be maintained over the full term of the required experience.

Responsibilities

Support Chief Operating Officer (COO) organization with Firmwide project management related activities including acting as Project Manager, coordinating meetings and steering committees, status reporting, issue tracking, and resource management.
Lead management reporting, periodic review and monitoring for material projects, deep involvement in critical projects requiring special attention.
Provide project governance as listed in group's procedure and guide project managers throughout project lifecycle from Initiation to Closure.
Provide governance and oversight into Billing & Delivery activities, act as first line of defense, review status updates for completeness, consistency, and severity alignment.
Own and maintain tools and artifacts, chair and coordinate the working group meeting.
Provide vendor management support by working on contracts, onboard consultants, and any other vendor related tasks.
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).
Serve as a primary contact of Enterprise management information from the firm. Including but not limited to catching up with the new updates on the policy, making sure the firm comply with it and guide project managers.
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.
Embrace and adapt new technologies to increase efficiency.