AVP, Business Strategy Group

Headquartered in Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a leading global financial institution and a core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group). Built upon our rich Japanese heritage since 1876, we put our customers first and provide seamless access to, from and within the Asia Pacific region.   SMBC is one of the largest Japanese banks by assets and maintain strong credit ratings across our global integrated network.  We work closely as one SMBC Group to offer personal, corporate and investment banking services to meet the needs of our customers.

With sustainability embedded within our strategy and operations, we are committed to creating a society in which today’s generation can enjoy economic prosperity and well-being, and pass it on to future generations.

Job Responsibilities:

[Macroeconomic Research] - Primary role

• Macroeconomic surveillance and market analysis of Asia Pacific. Monitor and report key country indicators, trends and forecasts. 
• Track closely political risk trends in the region both domestically and internationally. Assess any impact to the business environment. 
• Produce in-depth country and sector specific research to contribute to business strategy, weighing opportunities and associated risks.
• Sectoral research should provide insights on the banking industry, consumer finance, real estate, and sustainable finance. 
• Periodic presentations and update of key risk developments to C-suite level management and internal risk committees. 
• Maintain and develop database for deep dive analysis on credit portfolio, internal country rank analysis and wider department use, such as business performance projections.

[Equity Solutions] - Secondary

• Support oversight and administrative tasks related to investee companies and equity funds in Asia Pacific.
• Monitor and track closely market conditions related to investee companies' operating environment.  
• Enhance relationships and promote business collaboration between SMBC's investee partners in Asia Pacific and SMFG.
• To handle "business as usual (BAU)" items including but not limited to regulatory/periodic reporting to key stakeholders in Head Office Tokyo and Singapore.

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in macroeconomic research and/or banking industry.
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written/spoken) - Proficient in English, additional proficiency in Japanese is a plus, but not essential.
• Basic familiarity with Bloomberg, Macrobond and/or CEIC. In addition, sourcing local and international domains for industry data and competitor analyses.
• MS office proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, word) -  Preferably, advanced excel in Visual Basic Analysis (VBA) and Business Intelligence (BI) Tools. Coding skills a plus.