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.
Role Description Applications Systems Specialist supports the compliance applications, systems and services that ensure the bank meets all its legal and regulatory responsibilities and obligations in connection with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts.
The individual should be fully knowledgeable on the functionality of Actimize SAM software and provides the technical expertise for development environment, technology architecture and implementation; guidance for other team members; and general product ownership.
The individual works together with the business users; transaction focused with a strong tactical core that requires, exercising discretion and independent judgment to resolve challenges and achieve the business teams' goals.
Role Objectives: Expertise - Plan, design, develop/implement code/configuration for Actimize applications.
- Maintain high customer satisfaction through the delivery of high quality, timely, SLA and solutions to problems.
- Communicate effectively and pro-actively with business users, support teams, vendor, and all stakeholders.
- Multi-task and work on multiple projects with varying priorities and deadlines.
- Expert ability to articulate points and provide summaries and explanations of technical concepts verbally or in writing to management or other internal departments providing the backing details as needed.
- Ability to build a network of relationships across the organization, obtain a detailed understanding of internal clients' needs and drive organization wide design concepts gaining buy in and support of stakeholders.
- Strong solid analytical skills for diagnosing and troubleshooting potential system issues; Sharp mind to process solution with quick turn-around.
- Good teamwork, team leadership, product ownership, and strong work ethic.
Qualifications and Skills - 7+ years of practical work experience with Actimize SAM, RCM/ActOne software and systems implementation, preferably in the Finance Industry.
- Strong knowledge and experience with AML and other compliance functions.
- Strong knowledge of Python, Java, C/C++ or similar languages
- Advanced working SQL knowledge on relational databases, preferably on Oracle, MS SQL Server, or databases on Azure cloud; Good understanding of ETL/ELT
- Experience in UNIX and Windows shell scripting for process automation
- Experience with Agile methodologies; Experience with Jira/Confluence
- Experience with REST web services and microservice architecture
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a good teamwork
- Team-oriented, must be self-motivated, plan and manage time effectively, and be customer focused.
- Flexible and adaptable to new environments. Ability to quickly learn new systems, products, and businesses; Proactive and result oriented.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information Systems preferred.
Additional Requirements Desired Skills:
- Experience with the DevOps lifecycle
- Experience on Cloud solutions - Azure cloud services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databases, Functions, Databricks, etc
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
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