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Data Governance

Charlotte, United States

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 $79,000.00 and $95,000.00. 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

Reporting to the Head of Nikko America's Data Management and Analytics Group, the Data Governance Analyst will be primarily responsible for supporting the implementation of Enterprise Data Governance Framework with focus on improving the availability and trust worthiness of data. This role will support both SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (Broker-Dealer) and SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. (Swap Dealer).

Role is located in Charlotte, North Caroline with a Hybrid presence in office.

Responsibilities:

Identifying and document Key Data Elements utilized in regulatory reports (e.g. CFTC Capital Calculation, CAT / CAIS, FINRA Trace, FR2052a, FRY9C, Reg. YY etc.), key business process and other ultimate use of data.
Work closely with stakeholders to understand business processes, IT architecture, data flows (particularly downstream effects) and document system of records (or authoritative data sources), Data Owners, Key Data Elements attributes, Data Lineage.
Together with Data Owners participate in the design and testing of data quality rules to be applied to each Key Data Element.
Maintain the Business Glossary and report inventory (regulatory reports and non-regulatory reports).
Capture data quality issues reported by stakeholders and input detailed information in the Data Quality Incident Management system for tracking purposes.
Produce and monitor Data Quality KPIs.
Support Root Cause analysis when a data quality issue is identified and / or process didn't work as expected.
Document business requirement for future system and/or workflow enhancements and relate such requirements to the Data Governance framework.
Work with data consumer to understand the source, creation process and purpose of data.

Qualifications and Skills

Demonstrated experience in requirement gathering, documenting functional specification, designing testing scripts, conducting data analysis and gap analysis in tandem with Data Owners and other stakeholders.
Competency in using project management (e,g. MS Project) and task management tools.
Ability to present facts, project plans, milestones, achievements and recommended solutions in a concise and intuitive manner.
Highly organized individual with exceptional attention to details, strong sense of accountability and collaboration skills.

Work Experience:

From 1 to 2 years of relevant experience within the Data Governance field for a Financial Institution (e.g. Bank Holding Company, broker dealer, swap dealer) with focus on: documenting data requirements and data quality rules criteria; data quality issue logging and tracking.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics /statistic, finance, or equivalent combination of education and working experience is required.

Software Systems / Programming Languages:

Knowledge of SQL and Collibra is a plus
MS Office (Word, Advanced Excel Formulas, Power Point), MS Project and Visio.
Familiarity with PowerBI or Tableau is required.

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.

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