Job Description

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 $158,000.00 and $198,000.00. 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

The Domain Data Steward - Products / Transactions assists the Enterprise Transaction Data Executive in implementing the Organization's Data Strategy across the Americas Division Financial Transaction Domain. This role will require being a champion of change in step with the organizations Data Transformation initiative. This includes working with the business to ensure alignment with the Data Governance and Data Management Strategy.

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

Partner with compliance colleagues to audit data retention and access policies to ensure they meet regulatory standards and conform to corporate risk management guidelines. Collaborate with IT systems and database administrators to design data structures that meet objectives for security, integration and retention of data. Work with business unit leads to establish data input and usage policies and procedures. Coordinate training of employees in the correct application of data standards. Engage with application development team to create tools and automate processes that ensure data accuracy, apply correct standardization to support data integration, and create systems to enable efficient querying and use of corporate data.

Role Objectives

• This role is part of a team established by the Enterprise Data Governance Program.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include developing data definitions, measurements, and exception handling.
• Escalates complex or critical issues to the next level of authority.
• Persuade and influence stakeholders to support new ideas.
• Show awareness of linkage of Data Strategy to the overall SMBC Americas Division Strategy.
• Demonstrates the ability to affect change within their department and with their direct and indirect stakeholders. Reports to the Enterprise Transaction Domain Data Executive.
• Coordinates with the business to resolve data quality issues when the issue is due to business process issues, regulatory, internal audit and management self-identified issues.
• Works with our technology partners to implement the technology necessary to support the data governance program.
• Promote the use of accepted data definitions, common reference data and sound data usage practices.
• Create and maintain business metadata definitions, domain values, business rules, etc.
• Provide accountability for domain data, ensuring timely and consistent collection of data.
• Provide data understanding and usage expertise to projects (development and enhancement).

Qualifications and Skills

• 5-7 Years of specialized experience as a data practitioner in Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong communication (oral and written) and presentation skills.
• Project management expertise and knowledge of project management methodology/SDLC/Agile etc., processes in IT or financial services environments.
• Strong ability to communicate information, business process and system wide changes to a technical and nontechnical audience. Ability to analyze workflows and develop improvements based on research, interviews, and subject matter expertise.
• Ability to influence people outside the immediate span of control, negotiate and resolve conflicts, and work with business users, IT partners and vendors.
• Extensive knowledge of the banking systems (Loans, Leases, Deposits, FOREX, Derivatives, Securities, etc.) and methodologies for achieving AML compliance.

Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.

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.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.

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