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SMBC Project Manager - Vice President in Jersey City, New Jersey

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 $142,000.00 and $196,000.00. 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

This role is a member of the Strategic Projects Management team within the JRIA Security group reporting to the Change Program Management Governance team lead with direct responsibility for 1) executing on related cyber security programs within the SMBC Americas Division and 2) the Program Operations governance administration. The Project Manager is responsible for driving initiatives as well as supporting various SME across cyber security teams and group companies and delivering continuous improvement to cyber security processes in support of strategic objectives.

The individual

  • Liaises with lines of business other team leads other PMs and project teams technical support staff and thirdparty vendors to deploy cyber security projects in support of all entities in the AD and EMEA including SMBCAH Inc and group companies

  • Promotes cooperation between IT security and the business arbitrates differences in perspective and is clear about priorities so that a suitable balance among performance cost and security can be maintained

Role Objectives

Project Management

  • Lead program initiativesprojects that deliver cyber security objectives strengthen oversight issue management and resolution establish single point of accountability

  • Support the deployment of strategic cyber security projects in support of Identify and Access Management and Shared Service Management efforts to benefit all group entities in the AD and EMEA

Change Program Operations Governance

  • Perform operations governance oversight and administration for the cyber security portfolio including the coordination of fiscal year planning monitoring of project demands budget status and resource management and preparation of management reports including financial and program status

  • Provide advisory support to security PMs including common processes tooling advance project management coaching and conduct project management best practice and process training to all Security PMs

Scope All inscope Group Companies IT Security Stakeholders in AD and EMEA including SMBCAH Inc are covered

Qualifications and Skills

  • 10-15 years of formal Project Management experience Ability to manage medium/large scale program efforts

  • PMO background experience supporting project managers within a matrix organization

  • Broad experience in managing complex IT processes and projects across multiple business and technical areas

  • Ability to seek opportunities for increased efficiency and deliver practical solutions

  • Applies forensic collaborative and proactive approach to challenges

  • Ability to influence people outside the immediate span of control negotiate and resolve conflicts and work with business users IT partners and vendors

  • Tenacious problem solver able to make routine decisions as well as complex analyses in a fastpaced technical environment

  • Ability to clarify requirements and identify problems by proactive engagement and develop innovative solutions

  • Familiarity or experience in the ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management SPM toolfunction is 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. 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 accommodations@smbcgroup.com.

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