Product Specialist

Job Level: Vice President

Job Function: Business Operations

Location:

Jersey City, NJ, US, 07311 Charlotte, NC, US, 28202 White Plains, NY, US, 10601

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 5542

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 $153,000.00 and $196,000.00. 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.

Summary

As a Product Specialist, you will work on strategic programs dealing with complex, industry-specific requirements in the areas of Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Controls, while further deepening knowledge in your respective area of specialization. You will lead streams, independently deliver high quality solutions and actively build key client relationships. You will also guide and mentor junior team members.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead streams within engagements at Financial Services firms to address some of the pressing issues faced in the industry related to Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Controls.
• Lead delivery streams of GRC projects, including those involving Risk Governance, Risk Assessments, Controls Management (Assessment, Testing, Remediation), IT Risk Management, 3rd Party Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Cybersecurity Risk.
• Lead client and engagement teams in successfully delivering technology solutions to automate or improve GRC
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define technology strategy and roadmap, create work plans, define business requirements, analyze data needs and help drive QA strategy.
• Conduct interviews/workshops/walkthroughs with subject matter experts and process owners to elicit and document requirements- Business Analysis/Project Management to document requirements and coordinate with technology teams for implementation in Agile framework.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the client organization and Infosys on technology transformation programs and initiatives.
• Manage and minimize engagement risk by proactively identifying issues and recommended courses of remediation.
• Support business development activities by contributing significantly to proposals and developing propositions.
• Build client relationships towards expanding the footprint within the client organization.
• Understanding new regulatory changes in the area of GRC and be the thought leader through communication across Infosys team and client alike.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience in Financial Services with at least 4 years of experience in GRC or Operational Risk or Internal Controls.
• Knowledge of industry frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF), SOC 2, DORA, COBIT, COSO, and CIS benchmark is preferred
• Advanced presentation and interviewing skills with experience facilitating meetings and leading workshops.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and PowerPoint presentations.

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.