Associate, Operational Resilience

Associate, Operational Resilience

The Operational Resilience Associate will report directly to the Head of Operational Resilience for the Americas Division at SMBC and is responsible for contribution to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Operational Resilience framework to ensure operational readiness and response to business disruption events. They will assist in the development of resilience strategies, policies, and framework specific to SMBC that reflect changes to the environment and business operations. They will deliver business analytics and report, monitor, and analyze key risk and control indicators. The Operational Resilience Associate is a key contributor to the Operational Resilience program and will assist in defining and delivering SMBC's Operational Resilience program.

Role Objectives :

• Assist in establishing, maintaining, and embedding enterprise level Operational Resilience Framework, policies, and programs across the Americas Division
• Liaise with business partners to collect metrics for monthly and quarterly meetings
• Assist in the coordination of operational resilience regulatory engagements and responses, including the preparation of materials
• Contribute to the deliverables and strategic direction across the 4 Pillars of Operational Resilience, (1) Business Continuity, (2) Technology, (3) Cybersecurity, (4) Third-Party
• Develop and update materials in support of Operational Resilience, including policies and standards, frameworks and methodologies, overviews and educational guidance.
• Drives content creation and briefs for key internal meetings / initiatives
• Establishes and managers key meeting / communication cadences
• Prepares and facilitates senior leadership meetings accountable for setting the agenda, providing insights and analysis to inform strategic conversations, and capturing and ensuring action against next steps

Qualifications and 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 accommodations@smbcgroup.com .