Head of Credit and Risk Management

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.
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 Leasing and Finance, Inc., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., 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. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Role Description The Director of Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) Reporting provides senior leadership for the design, oversight, and delivery of firmwide CCR reporting. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and decision-useful risk information is delivered to senior management, risk committees, and regulators. The Director partners closely with Counterparty Credit Risk Managers, Front Office, Risk Analytics, Finance, Technology, and Regulatory teams to strengthen risk transparency, governance, and reporting infrastructure across the organization.
Lead the end-to-end CCR reporting framework, including senior management, Board, and regulatory reporting
Oversee governance, controls, and data quality standards across risk reporting processes and platforms
Act as a senior point of contact for regulators, internal audit, and other internal teams on reporting-related matters
Drive strategic enhancements to reporting infrastructure, automation, and analytics in partnership with Technology teams
Establish and maintain robust governance, including standards, control, issue management, and escalation frameworks
Ensure scalability of reporting frameworks to support new products and business growth
Work closely with Technology team to create new reports to assist the risk management team manage counterparty exposures
Manage, mentor, and develop a team of risk reporting professionals, setting standards for excellence and accountability
Qualifications and Skills Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related discipline; 10+ years of experience in Risk Reporting within a large financial institution
Deep expertise in counterparty credit risk concepts, including exposure methodologies, limits, PFE, EPE, etc.
Proven experience producing and presenting risk information to senior management, committees, and regulators
Familiarity with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI) to enhance risk transparency and executive reporting
Strong understanding of regulatory expectations related to Counterparty Credit Risk reporting and governance
Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and driving large-scale change initiatives
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
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 View email address on click.appcast.io, including Disability/veterans

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