Project Manager - 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 $85,000.00 and $. 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 Business Process Planning ("BPP") Group is currently seeking an individual with a high-energy level and a passion. The group's purpose is to accelerate our organization's rate of change by working with the stakeholders to identify current practices and process, explore opportunities for improvement. The primary responsibility of the Project Manager is to manage implementation of Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) procedure, support Middle Back Office teams by managing projects and coordination between Front Office and Middle Back Offices, strengthen the governance and control around initiatives and projects.

This role will support both the SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. ("CM") and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. ("Nikko") entities and will have a reporting line into the Head of BPP.

As part of the COO Office Team within BPP, the objective of the Project Manager is to manage implementation of Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) procedure by Periodic review of project status & preparing monthly ExCo project overview pack, support firmwide project management and strengthen the governance and control around initiatives and projects. The individual will be expected to work collaboratively across numerous areas/departments in an effort to help effective project management.

Key stakeholder engagement will be expected with the Front Office, Planning, Operations, Finance and Technology teams.

Role Objectives

• Prepare monthly Executive Committee project overview pack by coordinating with project managers.
• Periodic review of project status including - Close monitoring of projects nearing completion date, Appropriate assignment of RAG status to individual milestone and overall project, Review Risks and Issues.
• Facilitate Executive Committee project registration and closure. Maintain Firmwide project list.
• Maintain templates for effective project management as per Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) procedure.
• Provide project governance as listed in PLM procedure and guide project managers through out project lifecycle from Initiation to Closure.
• Support Chief Operating Officer (COO) organization with Firmwide PMO activities including Project Management, Coordinating Meetings/Steerco, Status Reporting, Issue Tracking, Resource Management.
• Produce high quality workflow diagrams, dashboards, documents, and presentations for reviewing key performance indicators. Prepare and host meetings, write up the meeting minutes and track action items.
• Support middle back offices activities as identified by management from time to time such as coordinate operational procedures between Front Office and Middle Back for Fixed Income Primary Issues.
• Provide vendor management support by working on SOWs, onboarding consultants, and other tasks.

Qualifications and Skills

• BA / BS in Finance, Business Administration or related fields.
• Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, VISIO, Sharepoint
• More than 5 years of project management experience for middle/large projects (ex. more than 10 project members, duration more than 3 months)
• Ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders having conflicting priorities. Effectively collaborates with others to achieve organizational goals. Ability to effectively…