Vice President, Principal System Analyst (JRI-4560)

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. SMBC Group is a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest 25 banks globally by assets under management. JRI provides comprehensive, highly value-added information services through the coordinated application of its 3 functions. i.e. information systems, consulting and think-tank. As a system integrator, JRI offers services in IT strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing to a broad range of industries and activities. JRI Singapore currently supports the overall IT functions of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in Asia Pacific Region.

The Role

The successful candidate is responsible for system analysis to support IT system development for SMBC APAC countries and JRIS.  He/she are expected to serve as the liaison between business and technical teams, lead discussions on requirements with business users, analyse functional impact to existing systems and propose functional solutions to users to meet business needs.  He/she will work closely with stakeholders from Japan Head Office, end users, system development depts, company back-office depts, vendors across APAC region and establish effective and efficient collaboration. 

Job Responsibilities

• Develop plans for requirement gathering activities, including timelines, effort estimates and the parties involved.  
• Drive communication, engagement and sharing of plans with all stakeholders.  
• Escalate project issues to Project Manager for timely resolution and effective risk management.  
• Lead discussions with stakeholders to understand, analyze, validate user/business/system requirements to determine project requirements. 
• Perform functional impact analysis and risk assessment to examine and evaluate existing vs. future processes.  
• Design functional solutions based on user requirements, collaborating with Technical Leads to identify any technical constraints and limitations to the proposed solutions.  
• Document functional specifications of proposed solutions. 
• Obtain user confirmation and secure buy-in, followed by official sign off. 
• Provide expertise as functional SME in system design and development. 
• Support test activities to ensure delivered solutions meet requirements and testing coverage is met.  
• Support integration testing and user acceptance testing efforts.  
• Evaluate, review and ensure adherence to processes and compliance standards. 
• Prepare training materials, conduct user training and provide support to end users to ensure that they are able to effectively use systems. 
• Provide the necessary guidance and coaching to team members and vendor staff to ensure timely and quality deliverables.  
• Facilitate walkthrough with stakeholder and ensure clear communication between technical and non-technical teams to align on project goals and deliverables.  
• Proactively socialize with stakeholders and maintain good relationship to steer tasks.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent with around 10 years of experience to provide IT service to Financial Institute.
• Min. 5 years of experience of AML related IT system.
• Proficiency in Japanese is highly preferred as this role needs to prepare reports in Japanese for reporting to Head Office in Japan. This role also needs to present and communicate with senior stakeholders who mainly communicate in Japanese.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• Technical background with a good understanding of SDLC cycle a nice to have.
• Proven experience in solution, architecture and design for AML system
• In-depth knowledge on business analysis and system analysis.
• Prior working experience as an IT professional or Business/System Analyst in banking or financial institution is an advantage.
• Regional exposure in IT system development project with both Japan and other country markets
• Logical and analytical with attention to details.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skill.
• Functional designing skill.
• Influential and strong communication skill.
• Strategic, systematic and logical thinking.
• Proven track record of team leading experience.
• Possess strong and assertive
• verbal, written communication skills and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities.
• Good bi-directional and collaborative attitude in order to work as a professional in a team.
• Willing to take an ad-hoc project as necessary.