Data Modeller - Assistant Vice President

SMBC Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Competitive paid leave days

Private medical insurance

Job summary

SMBC Group in London is seeking a skilled Data Modeller (Assistant Vice President) to join the Data Modelling team. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze processes, develop conceptual and logical data models, and map them to the Business Information model.

You will work on the data hub project, medallion architecture, and alignment with Data Architecture, IT, and Data Office across regions.

Qualifications

• Development of conceptual, logical Data Models
• Manage changes, iterations of model and release them
• Develop Entity relationship, hierarchical, dimensional data models etc
• Practical use of models to support
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Analytics
• Data Security and Handling
• Banking or financial Services knowledge including Investment banking
• Industry standards and models for Banking and Financial Services like (BIAN, DPM, IBM BFMDW, FSLDM, BIRD etc)
• Mechanism to integrate Data Models and Data governance tooling (Collibra etc)
• Physical data modelling concepts or experience
• Ability to use Microsoft office, JIRA or Service Now and other Project Management tools

Responsibilities

• Business engagement and Analysis: Work with Data office SMEs and Business stakeholders to assess business processes and structures.
• Data Organisation and Structure: Design conceptual and logical data models to organise and structure data.
• Data Understanding and Communication: Use the data model as a common language between business stakeholders, data professionals, and IT teams.
• Data Governance and Compliance: Present Models in Governance forums for approval and ensure model control.

Skills

Data Modelling

Conceptual Models

Logical Models

ER Diagrams

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Analytics

Data Security

Banking Knowledge

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Tools

JIRA

ServiceNow

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Data Modeller - Assistant Vice President

11 Sept 2026

London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT

SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.

Who we are

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

Role Summary

We are seeking a skilled Data Modeller (Assistance Vice President) with good business analysis capabilities to join our Data Modelling team. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with business stakeholders in operations and front office to analyze business services, document processes, and develop logical and conceptual data models. This role requires a deep understanding of data domains, business acumen in the banking and financial services industry, and the ability to assess data similarities across applications.

The organization is currently building a data hub that will serve as the single source for distributing data and follow the medallion architecture. The Silver layer of data hub would be represented through a series of Data domains and sub domains which represent data in the Third normal form. The modeler would develop conceptual and logical data models for these data domains and sub domain, create provisions to map them to the Business Information model in alignment to the Data Modelling Policy.

Business Area

SMBC has a global vision for a Data Platform that provides a comprehensive data service to its consumers. This platform leverages various technologies, primarily Databricks, to simplify and enhance data access, removing the need for users to understand the intricacies of data retrieval. The goal is to establish global principles and empower regions such as AD, EMEA, APAC, and Tokyo to adopt a federated approach to delivering these capabilities.

The vision and concept for EMEA have been accepted, and a plan is being developed to establish the foundational capabilities of this platform. These capabilities include Data Domain definition, Logical Data Models, an Integration Layer, a Distribution Mechanism, and an Analytic Framework. Efforts are underway to define a delivery framework that involves collaboration between the IT and Data Office across regions like AD, APAC, and the Head Office in Tokyo.

This role reports to Lead Enterprise Data Modeler to support the Enterprise Data modelling which is part of the Data architecture function within Data Office. It involves working closely with the IT and Data Office teams in EMEA, AD, and globally.

Data Office > Data Architecture - Responsible to support for all business areas

Position Description

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Business engagement and Analysis: Work with Data office SMEs and Business stakeholders to assess business processes and structures. Responsible to identify the similarities of data across different applications for similar data concepts and document the findings.
• Data Organisation and Structure: Design conceptual and logical data models to organise and structure data in a meaningful manner. Define relationships between different data entities, attributes, and their interdependencies, providing a clear representation of the data's inherent structure.
• Data Understanding and Communication: Use the data model as a common language between business stakeholders, data professionals, and IT teams. Provide a visual representation of how data elements relate to each other, allowing stakeholders to understand and discuss data requirements, definitions, and rules. With a clear and shared understanding of the data model, teams can collaborate effectively, aligning business needs with data and in turn its implementation.
• Data Governance and Compliance: Present Models in Governance forums for approval. Ensure that the model is controlled, and decisions are captured through the forum. Work with the other areas of the bank to standardised where possible. Represent the EMEA Division ensuring that our idea, needs and requirement are incorporated. To champion the use of the data model in strategic initiatives like ECB, BCBS239, CLM, Data Hub etc.

Supporting cross functional working with the Technology Department and our Americas Division where the technology its developed.

• Generally working with global teams to bring alignment where possible
• Alignment with Tokyo Head office and Americas on Deliverables

Skills and Experience

• Development of conceptual, logical Data Models
• Manage changes, iterations of model and release them
• Develop Entity relationship, hierarchical, dimensional data models etc
• Practically use these models to support
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Analytics
• Data Security and Handling
• Banking or financial Services knowledge including Investment banking
• Industry standards and models for Banking and Financial Services like (BIAN, DPM, IBM BFMDW, FSLDM, BIRD etc)
• Mechanism to integrate Data Models and Data governance tooling (Collibra etc)
• Physical data modelling concepts or experience
• Ability to use Microsoft office, JIRA or Service Now and other Project Management tools

Customer Focus

Driving Change

Driving Results

Judgement and Decision Making

Strategic and Visionary

Trust and Integrity

What we offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.

As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.

We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.

About SMBC

A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Find out more about what we do and who we are at https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/careers