Technology/Data Transformation Oversight - Vice President

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global financial group as a Vice President in Technology/Data Transformation Oversight. This role is pivotal in shaping and guiding transformation initiatives, working closely with project teams and senior management. You'll leverage your extensive experience in project governance and change management to drive successful delivery of complex projects. Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance project management standards and ensure strategic alignment across the organization. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence significant change within a respected institution, making a real impact on its future direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project/change governance in a large financial institution.
• Expertise in project management and change management practices.

Responsibilities

• Advise on transformation governance and project delivery approaches.
• Lead assessments and ensure effective project documentation.

Skills

Project Governance

Change Management

Relationship Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Project Management Certification

Job description

Technology/Data Transformation Oversight - Vice President

Job Level: Vice President

Location: New York, NY, US, 10172

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 4858

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries.

The VP, Transformation Governance & Oversight - Review & Challenge for Technology/Data will serve as a business partner to project teams that lead SMBC Americas Division Transformation Initiatives. The candidate will build and maintain effective relationships with key transformation partners, including Executive Sponsors, Business Owners, Project Managers, and support teams including Technology and Data Management to gain insights about change projects, advise on execution best practices, and assist in producing executive level updates, metrics, and management insights related to the delivery of projects.

Role Objectives: Delivery

1. Participate as an advisor and liaison in transformation governance meetings and project working groups to provide advice and look holistically across projects, including regulatory remediation, target operating model implementation, and strategic change initiatives.
2. Become familiar with a business area’s universe of transformation and remediation projects and pipeline of future projects under consideration.
3. Consult project teams in design and execution of project’s delivery approach, including project structures, project governance, project roadmaps, and project plans to deliver the target state.
4. Advise on the creation and retention of all key project documentation and deliverables and ensure that change management best practices are applied across portfolios of supported transformation projects.
5. Lead assessments and conduct review and challenge activities in a matrixed environment through influencing and by providing advice for project plans, ensuring cross-project risks and dependencies are identified, communicated, and resolved.
6. Encourage and support periodic reviews of the business project portfolio to build an aggregated understanding of dependencies, delivery risks, and cross-functional impacts.
7. Conduct reviews to ensure projects are added to the project reporting system and continuously updated with relevant, accurate, and timely data suitable for a senior management audience.
8. Assist in developing project artifacts including project charters, business cases, governance materials, etc. to ensure effective governance and delivery of projects.
9. Partner with other team members in Strategy & Transformation to drive continuous alignment and advance the adoption of best practices.
10. Collaborate on developing and enhancing project, program, and portfolio management standards, templates, and best practices, as well as controls and metrics reporting approaches.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Previous or current responsibility for project or change governance in a PMO/TMO in a large, diversified financial institution, or experience as a PMO/TMO consultant.
2. Previous hands-on delivery experience as Project/Program Manager.
3. Skilled in engaging with senior management and building and maintaining relationships with delivery partners across functions.
4. Knowledge of commercial investment banking organizational structures, regulatory frameworks, product offerings, financial operations and planning, human capital strategy.
5. Expert ability to create robust project management and governance structures to support delivery of complex transformation efforts.
6. Highly developed sense of initiative-taking, accountability, and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and goals.
7. Excellent relationship management, collaboration and influencing skills.
8. Expert knowledge of Change Management, Project Management, and continuous process improvement practices.
9. Demonstrated experience with defining and implementing project/change management, governance, or reporting standards and procedures.
10. Leadership, communication (verbal and written), and strategy-development ability, inclusive of conflict resolution and project management abilities.
11. Knowledge of Risk and Control processes and Process and Control design principles, including process mapping and process reengineering.
12. 5+ years of experience in a leadership role in Project Management, Change Management, or a closely related area at a financial institution or management consultancy.
13. Required: BA or BS.
14. Project Management or related certification a plus.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [e-mail].