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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 $179,000.00 and $230,000.00. 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

The Director will lead strategic initiatives and transformation efforts within the Cash Management business, with a particular focus on ensuring business readiness for the project’s go-live. This includes ownership of pricing and billing strategy, operational process documentation, policy and procedure readiness, risk mitigation planning, and the development of operational metrics and monitoring frameworks.

This role works closely with senior leadership, technology, operations, and product teams to ensure seamless execution and adoption of change initiatives. The Director will collaborate with internal stakeholders to align business objectives with execution plans and ensure delivery of scalable, compliant, and competitive cash management solutions.

Role Objectives: Delivery

Lead business readiness efforts for the Cash Management platform go-live, ensuring all operational, procedural, and risk-related components are in place ahead of launch.

• Oversee execution of readiness plans across pricing and billing strategy, operational process documentation, policy and procedure alignment, and risk mitigation.

• Define and implement operational metrics and monitoring frameworks to support post-go-live performance and control sustainability.

• Leverage data analysis to identify readiness gaps, track progress against key milestones, and inform decision-making across workstreams.

• Coordinate closely with product, technology, operations, and risk teams to ensure seamless implementation and adoption of new capabilities.

• Identify and resolve cross-functional issues that could impact delivery, client experience, or operational integrity.

• Attract, develop, and retain top talent within the transformation team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

Build strong relationships with senior business leaders to understand strategic priorities and provide actionable insights. Facilitate workshops and working sessions to generate ideas and align stakeholders on transformation goals. Collaborate with technology, operations, and compliance teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives. Represent the Cash Management function in internal and external forums, sharing insights and gathering feedback. Act as a change agent, driving adoption of new processes and technologies across the organization. Maintain ongoing communication with key stakeholders to track progress, resolve issues, and ensure alignment.

Role Objectives: Expertise

10+ years of experience in financial services, with a strong focus on cash management, transaction banking, or business transformation.

• Proven track record of leading strategic initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.

• Strong understanding of cash management products, client needs, and regulatory landscape.

• Proficiency in financial modeling and business case development.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Experience with MS Office tools – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Qualifications and Skills

Dynamic, articulate, energetic, and initiative-taker personality with demonstrated ability to convert partnership strategy to results.

• Strong interpersonal skills to build credibility and influence across functions.

• Self-starter with a results-driven mindset and high level of accountability.

• Effective communicator with the ability to simplify complex concepts.

• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.

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 [email protected].