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 We are seeking a hands-on and detailed orientated Collibra DIP Business Analyst to support the design, configuration, and rollout of the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform across our organization. In this role, you will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating business data governance requirements into Collibra use cases, workflows, and configurations.
You will play a key role in ensuring that the Collibra platform is effectively adopted by the business, and supports enterprise-wide metadata management, business glossary, data stewardship, data quality, and lineage use cases.
Role is located in Charlotte, North Carolina with a Hybrid presence in office.
Role Objectives Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
Engage with data governance, business, and technology stakeholders to understand requirements related to metadata, business glossaries, data stewardship, and data quality.
Translate business needs into detailed Collibra user stories, functional requirements, and configuration specifications.
Document current-state and future-state processes enabled by Collibra.
Collibra Platform Implementation Support
Partner with Collibra platform manager to configure assets, workflows, and data models based on business requirements.
Assist in managing the Collibra Operating Model, including domain structures, communities, and roles.
Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate that platform capabilities meet functional requirements.
Adoption & Enablement
Support onboarding of business users, stewards, and data owners onto the platform.
Develop and deliver training, user guides, and process documentation.
Act as a key point of contact for user questions, feedback, and enhancement requests.
Governance & Standards
Ensure alignment of Collibra configuration to enterprise data governance policies, taxonomy, and metadata standards.
Work with global governance teams to drive consistency across domains and regions.
Support continuous improvement of Collibra capabilities through lessons learned and stakeholder feedback.
Qualifications and Skills - 8+ years of experience as a business analyst in data governance, data management, or enterprise platforms.
- Hands-on experience working with or supporting Collibra (or similar metadata/data governance platforms).
- Strong understanding of metadata management, business glossaries, data stewardship, and data quality concepts.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical or tool-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications - Collibra Ranger or Steward certification is a plus.
- Experience with agile delivery, workflow design
- Background in financial services or other regulated industries.
- Familiarity with other tools in the data ecosystem (e.g., data quality tools, data catalogs, lineage tools).
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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