Liquidity Risk Management Associate

Role Description

Risk Management Department Americas Division (RMDAD) has an opening for an Associate in the Treasury Risk Management Group.   
The Treasury Risk Management group is a risk function within the RMDAD that oversees the treasury risks and balance sheet strategy of SMBC branches and subsidiaries in the region; the group provides risk oversight that extends to liquidity risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, and capital management, and independently assesses business strategies that impact these risks. The mandate of the group is to ensure that all treasury risks are adequately identified, measured, controlled, monitored and reported.
The group works closely with the SMBC risk management department in Tokyo Head Office that oversees the consolidated SMFG $2+ Tr. balance sheet risks.
The Liquidity Risk Associate will provide ongoing review and challenge to the 1st Line of defense activities. The role’s coverage of business lines includes traditional banking, swap dealer and broker dealer. Product coverage includes but is not limited to traditional banking (deposits, loans and commitments), derivatives and money market products (Repos and Reverse repos).   The Associate will combine their working knowledge of liquidity risk along with their technical skills to develop framework and tools which will be used to identify, monitor, and control risk exposures.

Role Responsibilities:

•    Provide ongoing and ad-hoc independent oversight of 1st Line of Defense activities including but not limited to internal liquidity stress testing, cash flow forecasting, contingency funding plan, and intraday liquidity
•    Develop risk tools to track and analyze movements in key liquidity metrics and use results to aid 2nd line oversight activities
•    Provide challenge to 1st line proposal of annual risk metrics and limits refresh for SMBC CUSO
•    Participate in regulatory meetings and examinations; support responses to regulator’s questions and ad-hoc requests
•    Assist in preparing committee meeting materials to report to senior management 
•    Provide independent review and assessment of new products, business initiatives, and services introduced / proposed by 1st line
•    Engage with internal audit during annual audit of liquidity risk; remediate findings as needed 
•    Enhance internal processes and perform annual risk assessments of liquidity risk process

Qualifications and Skills

•    Previous experience and working knowledge of banking products / activities and their implications for liquidity risk from a 1st line and 2nd line perspective
•    Understanding of banking book and trading book products such as deposits and loans, off-balance-sheet exposures, commitments, derivatives (swaps, options), money market products (e.g., repos, CD/CPs), broker/dealer activities, and the associated liquidity risk
•    Working knowledge of liquidity risk and regulatory frameworks and regulations
•    Familiarity with funding plans, and contingency fundings plans
•    Preferred experience with regulatory examinations and interaction with regulators.
•    Experience with additional regulatory requirements (e.g., EPS, Reg YY, Reg W) is a plus.
•    Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage recurring cycles, deliver under tight timelines, and coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
•    Proven ability to effectively present complex topics to management
•    A self‑starter who can take ambiguous problems and turn them into actionable plans, including developing approaches, timelines, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
•    Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and control orientation.
•    Japanese language business proficiency preferred