Cyber Transformation Lead - Vice President

Job Level: Vice President

Job Function: Change Management

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US, 28202

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 7249

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.

Role Description

Support the delivery of cybersecurity transformation programs and projects by coordinating activities, maintaining project documentation, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure alignment with program goals. Assist in monitoring delivery progress and identifying risks, issues, or dependencies that could impact outcomes.

Role Objectives

Assist in initial assessments to document project requirements, objectives, and constraints.
Engage stakeholders to collect detailed information that informs project scope and planning
Contribute to development of business cases and supporting program materials
Assist in building project plans, including timeline inputs, resource coordination, and budget estimates.
Maintain communication protocols for updates, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
Support preparation of materials required to obtain necessary approvals and resources.
Track progress against plans and timelines, documenting risks, issues, and dependencies.
Coordinate and facilitate regular status meetings with project teams and stakeholders
Escalate delivery concerns, risks, or blockers to program leadership for resolution.
Monitor project activities for completeness and alignment with expected outcomes.
Updated plans and timelines in partnership with programs team/stakeholders based on changing needs.
Promote collaboration and information sharing across program workstreams.
Engage with leadership teams by preparing briefings, updates, and consolidated reports.
Support review of milestones and completion packages by ensuring documentation is accurate and complete
Gather stakeholder feedback on requirements, deliverables, and expected end states.
Provide regular delivery updates, summaries, and reporting to program team.
Assist Cyber Transformation team members in managing large scale portfolios and standard delivery processes.

Qualifications and Skills

Support Transformation team members in delivery of large-scale-portfolios
5–7+ years of relevant experience, preferably in Financial Services.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
Ability to interpret project requirements and organize activities into clear plans.
Experience in project management, PMO support, or business analysis.
Ability to bring structure to complex or ambiguous work.
Professional presence and ability to communicate with stakeholders at multiple levels
Project management certification (e.g., PMP, CSM) is a plus.
Cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM) 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.