Role Description

As part of SMBC Americas' strategy to build a commercially competitive, U.S. regulatory-based Commercial and Investment Bank, SMBC Americas Division has launched an organizational transformation initiative aligning all end-to-end efforts across the organization.

The Strategy Vice President will engage with stakeholders across multiple business divisions to ensure alignment and participation and agree on target end state and ownership, as well as monitor delivery throughout the life of the transformation effort and assess outcomes to ensure completeness and sustainability. The position will primarily interface with Risk and Technology with the incumbent acting as a key contributor in support of governance and oversight while applying critical thinking to organizational change. The role will manage end-to-end delivery for large-scale transformation program or portfolio of transformation and remediation programs with primary focus on regulatory remediation and regulatory defense programs. The position requires engagement with stakeholders across multiple business units and functional areas to ensure alignment to deliver on a target operating model.

Role Objectives: Delivery

• Lead high priority remediation and transformation programs that cover, among other components, organizational design, process improvement, and technology implementation.
• Manage end-to-end delivery against large-scale transformation programs.
• Define program stakeholders, scope, timing, resource requirements and deliverables. Engage stakeholders across multiple business units and functional areas to ensure alignment and participation and agree on target end state and ownership.
• Implement standardized templates and communication channels to drive transparency and consistency across work-streams.
• Identify and mobilize subject-matter experts throughout the organization to contribute as required. Monitor delivery throughout the life of the transformation effort and assess outcomes to ensure completeness and sustainability.
• Modify program plan and/or timelines as necessary in coordination with business stakeholders.
• Promote coordination between program work-streams to ensure alignment and awareness of over-arching program objectives.
• Partner with impacted product and process owners to inform program delivery and objectives.
• Share expected outcomes and impact assessments to encourage buy-in on target end state.
• Demonstrate a strong awareness of business stakeholder requirements and organizational context through delivery of complete, timely and sustainable transformation outcomes.
• Leverage excellent organizational skills to establish and manage well-structured transformation teams with clear roles and responsibilities.
• Conduct reviews to ensure projects are added to the project reporting system and continuously updated with relevant, accurate, and timely data suitable for a senior management audience
• Assist in developing project artefacts incl. project charters, business cases, governance materials, etc. to ensure effective governance and delivery of projects

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role in Project Management, Change Management, or a closely related area at a financial institution or management consultancy
• Undergraduate degree required, MBA or other advanced degree strongly preferred
• Previous or current responsibility for project or change governance in a in a large, diversified financial institution or consulting firm
• Skilled in engaging with senior management and building and maintaining relationships with delivery partners across functions
• Knowledge of commercial investment banking organizational structures, regulatory frameworks, product offerings, financial operations and planning, human capital strategy
• Expert ability to create robust project management and governance structures to support delivery of complex transformation efforts
• Highly developed sense of initiative-taking, accountability, and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and goals
• Excellent relationship management, collaboration and influencing skills
• Demonstrated experience with defining and implementing project/change management, governance, or reporting standards and procedures.