Risk Business Management Associate

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. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's 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 $95,000.00 and $135,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

SMBC is seeking an associate to join the Office of the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Business Management team. The individual will work closely with the team to craft presentations by distilling and rendering complex risk information across various risk verticals and identifying, extracting and analyzing key issues in a concise and accessible manner for executive, board, and regulatory audiences; assist with budget management including creating and designing dashboard visuals and reports; and other activities that support the Risk organization. To be successful, candidates will need to have a strong desire to learn, the ability to work independently, and foster a collaborative environment within Risk and other departments to deliver on the CRO's initiatives.

Role Objectives: Delivery

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate these skills to capture content rich issues and drive complex initiatives; masterful in PowerPoint at distilling, rendering, and visualizing complex issues in an accessible manner for executive and technical audiences.

• Able to see through the numbers and translate into simple terms the narrative needed to match the need of the audience

• Display agility and nuance to manage deadlines across several competing and conflicting deadlines

• Understanding of risk committees process, crafting of materials, and minute taking

• Understanding of data structure for effective analysis and reporting using Power BI, or similar tools

• Identify and implement improvements in risk management processes and reporting

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years of experience in risk management function gained working at Large U.S. Banks/FBOs, or as a consultant in the banking space, or has worked as a U.S. banking regulator

• Excellent written and verbal skills; nuance in writing with ability to render into PowerPoint to make accessible

• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with close attention to detail

• Prior experience in articulating challenges, issues, required decisions, path to resolving challenges, next steps, decisions, pros/cons; build consensus and hold stakeholders responsible to ensure timely completion of risk materials

• Be able to understand key risk concepts and translate contextually into content that is easily understood by senior management

• Passionate about making connections between risks and understanding impact of changing economic environment on risk

• Effective interpersonal skills, as well as diplomacy in dealing with internal departments, senior management, Head Office, and regulatory bodies

• Independent worker and self-starter

• Work across functions and be solution oriented

• Quick turnaround, ability to action items and multitask

• Demonstrates sound judgment in handling matters with integrity and professionalism

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel

• An understanding of enterprise risk management and multiple risk disciplines including Credit, Market, Liquidity, Operational risk, and a background in U.S. banking regulatory 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. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

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