Enterprise Architect - Vice President

Job Level: Vice President

Job Function: Change Management

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US, 28202

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 7088

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

The Cloud Enablement Product Owner is accountable for the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of an enterprise cloud enablement platform supporting application development and operations in a regulated environment. The role ensures the platform provides secure, standardized, and scalable capabilities that enable consistent adoption of cloud services across the organization.This position partners closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, risk, and architecture teams to balance delivery velocity with governance, control, and operational stability.

Role Objectives

Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for an enterprise cloud enablement platformDefine and prioritize platform capabilities based on business value, architectural alignment, and risk considerations
Serve as product owner for agile delivery teams, including backlog management, sprint planning, and acceptance of deliverables
Drive adoption of standardized services, patterns, and guardrails across application teams
Ensure platform capabilities align with enterprise security, risk, and compliance requirements
Partner with stakeholders to resolve dependencies, manage trade-offs, and address delivery risks
Establish and monitor KPIs related to platform adoption, reliability, cost efficiency, and developer experience
Provide clear status, roadmap updates, and risk visibility to governance and senior management forumsIdentify opportunities for continuous improvement based on usage data, feedback, and evolving enterprise needs

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent experience
7–10+ years of experience in technology product ownership, platform management, or enterprise technology delivery
Experience owning shared platforms or enablement services in complex, regulated environments
Strong understanding of cloud architecture concepts, DevOps practices, and modern application delivery
Proven ability to work across engineering, security, and control functions
Experience operating within agile delivery models
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including engagement with senior stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries
Familiarity with enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks
Experience supporting large-scale internal developer or application communities
Exposure to platform cost management and optimization practices

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.