Transformation Programs - Finance

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation • Charlotte, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group with a 400-year history, offering diverse financial services. In the Americas, SMBC Group provides commercial and investment banking services to corporate, institutional, and municipal clients, connecting them to local markets and its global network. The Transformation and Change Management Group (TCMG) is executing major initiatives to enhance critical processes across US operations and global regions to support SMBC Americas' business growth strategy. TCMG is responsible for establishing and managing large-scale programs focused on implementing processes, methodologies, and systems that meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The Director will manage a portfolio of prioritized change projects within the Finance portfolio, working closely with senior stakeholders and guiding junior staff.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years experience in change/project management, financial services, or related experience.
• Strong capability to manage complex projects independently, coordinating across multiple stakeholder groups, with a rigorous attention to detail.
• Significant knowledge of change/program management, financial operations and planning, risk and controls management, IT processes, and data management.
• Ability to strategically develop and implement complex process and technology change management initiatives.
• Ability to prioritize efforts across multiple projects and manage competing deadlines with stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of financial management of project budget and resources.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to successfully influence and build effective partnerships with all levels of team members and colleagues.
• Ability to manage a team of resources and monitor a large book of work comprised of multiple initiatives.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments that are not clearly defined.
• Ability to be flexible and follow tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills commensurate with production and presentation of management-ready materials.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Finance projects / workstreams and produce executive management updates and presentations.
• Design and support change management programs inclusive of stakeholder assessment, impact analysis, and the development and execution of key strategies and plans.
• Execute project management responsibilities for large-scale change initiatives as part of the firm’s Transformation and Change Management Group, providing execution rigor, accountability enforcement, progress monitoring, and stakeholder communication.
• Contribute to the overall design and implementation of programs and/or technology strategy to establish projects that deliver sustainable, scalable solutions.
• Set overall objectives and targets to measure project execution delivery and success criteria of critical milestones and deliverables.
• Perform ongoing monitoring and provide transparent reporting to impacted stakeholders and senior management.
• Build relationships with key internal/external stakeholders centered on collaboration, flexibility, and thoughtfulness in project management.
• Promote the professional development of team members by supporting existing programs and initiatives to continually develop new skills and capabilities, fostering an environment of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and teamwork, and actively encouraging and contributing to the development of knowledge capital.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed