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Join our mission to create a completely new, 100% digital bank that uses consumer feedback to truly meet customers’ best interests. Jenius Bank, a division of SMBC MANUBANK, and a member of SMBC Group, is being built by a close-knit and fun-loving team of financial services professionals and technology experts who came together for the challenge of building a full-service digital bank from scratch. We’re committed to doing it the right way for the customer and are growing rapidly. To learn more about our relationship to our parent company, visit our website.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $170,000.00 and $190,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualification, experiences, and analysis of current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC MANUBANK offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

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Jenius Bank is strategically scaling up a portfolio of products and building extraordinary experiences. In 2023, we launched our first two products reaching $1 billion in deposits and over $700 million in loans, all before Jenius Bank’s first anniversary. We don’t plan to slow down, with ambitious growth plans and the capital necessary to execute a multi-year strategic plan. We have a start-up mindset paired with SMBC Group’s 400 years of history. SMBC Group has more than 150 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and is committed to creating new business to better serve customers in the rapidly evolving digital environment. Join us on the journey that has caught the attention of the Banking Dive, and more to reinvent banking where smarter banking translates to a richer life.

SUMMARY:

Think about the last time you logged into your banking application. Did you feel engaged or happy about the experience? Have you thought about ways you could make your bank experience better? We are looking for creative minds to help us reimagine banking and that can help us build the next generation bank. A different bank. One that gives consumers the support they need to make better financial decisions.

Although we are part of a larger organization our digital bank team is small, nimble, and fast-paced. This culture provides an opportunity to think, invent and innovate in a complex financial space. You will work closely with user researchers, experience owners, product managers, and developers to drive a design process that works back from the customer.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Accountable for establishing, maintaining, and leading the strategic demand intake process for Jenius Bank

+ Work with Finance and Product partners to develop and operate a consistent business case and benefits realization process

+ Develop and operate a process for an assessment of resource impacts to be used as part of the decisioning process and if we are to proceed forward with an initiative

+ Maintain a long-term view on resource demand across scrum teams and business areas, while working collaboratively with the Program Management team on real time / forecast changes as programs continue

+ Partner with senior leaders across Jenius Bank to determine the best path forward with new development to achieve short term, mid-term, and long-term objectives.

+ Be a champion of the agile methodologies across business areas and the benefits of a test and learn agenda to programs to improve likelihood of success.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

+ 10+ years of experience in Product or Portfolio Management. Focus on balancing resource capacity with business cases preferred.

+ Understanding of agile practices and continuous roadmap development to achieve OKRs

+ Demonstrated experience working with accountable leaders on business case development and benefit realization.

+ Demonstrated experience of working directly with senior executives from all business areas to influence and gain consensus of a singular outcome.

+ Experience leading cross functional teams through decision-making to achieve optimized outcomes.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

+ Strong business acumen and understanding of implications, both positive and negative, that the digital experience can have on product P&Ls

+ Understanding of key business drivers across consumer banking products, including credit cards, personal loans, and deposit products.

+ Experience working in a highly regulated environment, including navigating the constraints to achieve results while maintaining compliance.

EOE STATEMENT

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].

CCPA DISCLOSURE

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