Sustainability Operations - Director

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. • Full-time • New York, New York, United States • 2h ago

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.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $179,000.00 and $230,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

The Sustainability Reporting Director will play a key role in supporting the Americas Division Sustainability Group in its mission to drive strategy and advance sustainability objectives across the firm. This role will be responsible for helping to measure, manage and drive Environmental, Social, and Governance performance of SMBC Group Americas Division, including leading reporting activities, helping to drive strategic initiatives, and working with stakeholders across the bank to advance sustainability programs, evaluate progress, understand external expectations, support regulatory disclosures, respond to external inquiries, and amplify success stories.

Qualifications and Skills

Develop and maintain a reporting framework working across functions to access data evaluate KPIs understand what is driving performance and advise to ensure programs are on track to meet targets and objectives
Prepare high quality materials to support steering committees management and board meetings as well as training materials and knowledge sharing to enhance organizational awareness and the sustainability business case
Manage external disclosures in coordination with relevant departments ensuring full validation and documentation of all sustainability metrics in line with assurance and Group disclosure methodology including responding to external inquiries surveys etc
Help build programs and drive continuous improvement consistent with reporting standards and best practices such as GRI SASB TCFD and GHG protocols Benchmark bestinclass methods monitor future trends and incorporate expert feedback
Monitor regulatory landscape for Americas Division research emerging issues and support readiness and response for ESGrelated compliance
Support stakeholder engagement process plans and events to understand and integrate relevant feedback and expectations including supporting materiality assessments
With corporate communications elevate sustainability story to raise visibility brand reputation through ESG publication communications fact sheets and other related materials
Support vendor relationships including preparing SOWs and managing external engagements to successful completion
Coordinate with Tokyo to collaborate on key initiatives and support other program initiatives as needed

Qualifications

In depth knowledge of reporting frameworks including ISSB GRI SASB CDP GHG Protocol TCFD and strong understanding of the SDGs and aligning activityreporting strategy
Experience leading and facilitating group processes strong influencing skills and collaboration and maintaining positive relationships
Experience providing strategic advice to enhance and drive ESG strategy and initiatives
Understanding of evolving stakeholder expectations and experience engaging with a variety of stakeholders as well as ESG ratingevaluation systems
Self starter with ability to thrive in collaborative team environment global or multinational experience preferred
10 years of specialized experience
7 years increasing responsibility in sustainability corporate social responsibility or ESG reporting

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.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.