Transformation Programs - Front Office

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 $92,000.00 and $140,000.00. 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

Manage end-to-end delivery for large-scale transformation program or portfolio of programs. Engage stakeholders across multiple business divisions to ensure alignment and participation and agree on target end state and ownership. Monitor delivery throughout the life of the transformation effort and assess outcomes to ensure completeness and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Supporting project initiation activities, including project charters, scope definition, and workplan development
• Maintaining project plans, schedules, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and action trackers
• Coordinating cross‑functional inputs and dependencies across business, technology, legal, risk, and operations teams
• Tracking deliverables and milestones to support timely execution
• Prepare regular project status reports, dashboards, and materials for working groups and steering committees
• Ensure project documentation adheres to internal governance, audit, and regulatory standards
• Assist in maintaining project repositories and ensuring appropriate version control and documentation integrity
• Support compliance with enterprise project lifecycle requirements from initiation through closure
• Produce workflow diagrams, process maps, and presentation materials as needed to support project execution and decision‑making
• Organizing and facilitating project meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items
• Acting as a coordination point between project stakeholders to ensure alignment and issue resolution
• Escalate risks, issues, and potential timeline impacts to the Senior Project Manager as appropriate

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2–5 years of experience in project coordination, project management, business transformation, or a similar role
• Strong organizational, documentation, and follow‑up skills
• Ability to work across multiple workstreams and manage competing priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and familiarity with project management tools

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.

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 [email protected].