Enterprise Data Steward

 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 $158,000.00 and $198,000.00. 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

The Domain Data Steward - Products / Transactions assists the Enterprise Transaction Data Executive in implementing the Organization's Data Strategy across the Americas Division Financial Transaction Domain.  This role will require being a champion of change in step with the organizations Data Transformation initiative.  This includes working with the business to ensure alignment with the Data Governance and Data Management Strategy.

Role Objectives

• This role is part of a team established by the Enterprise Data Governance Program.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include developing data definitions, measurements, and exception handling.
• Escalates complex or critical issues to the next level of authority.
• Persuade and influence stakeholders to support new ideas.
• Show awareness of linkage of Data Strategy to the overall SMBC Americas Division Strategy.
• Demonstrates the ability to affect change within their department and with their direct and indirect stakeholders. Reports to the Enterprise Transaction Domain Data Executive.  
• Coordinates with the business to resolve data quality issues when the issue is due to business process issues, regulatory, internal audit and management self-identified issues.
• Works with our technology partners to implement the technology necessary to support the data governance program.
• Promote the use of accepted data definitions, common reference data and sound data usage practices.
• Create and maintain business metadata definitions, domain values, business rules, etc.
• Provide accountability for domain data, ensuring timely and consistent collection of data.
• Provide data understanding and usage expertise to projects (development and enhancement).

Qualifications and Skills

• 5-7 Years of specialized experience as a data practitioner in Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong communication (oral and written) and presentation skills.
• Project management expertise and knowledge of project management methodology/SDLC/Agile etc., processes in IT or financial services environments.
• Strong ability to communicate information, business process and system wide