25 Jul 2026
London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT
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SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.
Who we are
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.
Role Summary
Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA? We’re looking for a Head of Regulatory Finance Change to join our team within the Finance department.
The purpose of this role is to provide leadership and guidance to the Finance Change team, and to deliver Finance change projects. The role has responsibility over delivering Regulatory Change activities through strong knowledge and experience of UK Prudential Regulations and the EU Regulatory environment.
Business Area
This role is resides within the Finance function. A dedicated team for Finance Change delivers holsitice change for Finance and this role is specific to change realted to Prudential regulation
Background
Within the Finance change team is a dedicated resource pool focusing on Regulatory Change who are responsible for supporting, assisting and delivering Prudential Regulatory change impacting SMBC BI Plc (a Corporate & Investment UK Bank) and SMBC group companies across EMEA (key entities being EU branches of the Japanese Parent Bank and a German Bank).
This role will have overall responsibility for the Reg. Fin. Change Portfolio, both directly delivering change projects and manage / guide the team, providing drive and leadership as necessary. The role requires extensive knowledge of prudential regulation as well as project management and business analysis experience in delivering multiple complex change projects and managing teams.
Facts / Scale
The team currently consists of 5 permanent change professionals and four3 temporary team members
The SMBC BI Balance sheet is approx. Usd 70Bn the German Bank Balance sheet is approx. Usd 30Bn
The change team support the UK BAU team who are 18 strong and the EU Team who are 8 strong
The role will have direct manger responsibility over Regulatory Change professionals, including 1 Dir and 4 VP permanent resource, as well as 3 VP temporary resource
Accountabilities / Responsibilities
Develop and maintain good working relationships with Reg Tech partners and internal ITSD partners, ensuring high quality services levels;
Control, manage and drive the change development schedule, prioritising activity and directing developer resource appropriately;
Maintain and update the Reg Roadmap strategy, ensuring best in class architecture to support the execution of our Reg Reporting requirements
Maintain close liaison with ITSD support and development teams, working in partnership to deliver priorities
Manage project work load and work flexibly to prioritise the development resource as necessary;
Communicate project progress to senior management and other relevant stakeholders through regular update meetings;
Manage the processes for the design, development, support, testing and maintenance of business requirements to deliver projects;
Understand and document business requirements to create development specifications, and undertake UAT and implementation testing for various new developments;
Support BAU users across the EMEA region, as required, on new and existing functionality;
Build a strong team by developing ongoing training and development plans for direct reports;
Other Ad hoc project tasks as required;
Knowledge, Skills, Experience, Qualificitions
Qualifications
Part or fully qualified accountant - Desireable
Project Management qualification - Desireable
Job Knowledge
Extensive experience of Prudential regulation across EMEA - Essential
Functional expert and certified business analyst in Banking sector and across multiple countries (system currently supports UK, France, Belgium, Dubai, Italy, German, Spain, Ireland and Netherlands) - Desirable
Strong knowledge of data requirements and calculations required for Regulatory output - Essential
Financial Product Knowledge (IR & FX Derivatives, Securities, Equity, Loans, Deposits, Current Accounts) gained through working within the banking sector - Essential
Experience in producing business requirements in liaison with Regulatory reporting teams - Essential
Act as consultant to the Business for all tasks related to Finance Regulatory Reporting - Desirable
Ability to be able to interrogate and analyse data on Oracle based platform and / or MsAccess (SQL) - Desirable
Provide Knowledge and Documentation support for all aspects of the development life cycle (requirements, gap analysis, test plans, testing, issue and risk logs, user procedures and ongoing continual process improvements) - Essential
Needs to be as functionally knowledgeable as the software supplier business experts to be able to engage in discussions and provide meaningful analysis to them, including bug fixing / testing - Essential
Knowledge of upgrade procedure for management of all system testing and end to end testing of new software - Desirable
Manage testing phases with users in different entities/countries, including software training, user set-up and bespoke development software training - Essential
Leadership experience including managing and developing strong performing team - Essential
Experience
Experience delivering Prudential Regulation change projects - Essential
Preparation and analysis of regulatory and statistical reporting - Desirable
Working knowledge of reporting query software, spreadsheets and data mining - Essential
Experience in providing regulatory analysis to Front and middle office - Desirable
Good knowledge of Finance Systems, General accounting and business knowledge - Essential
Strong knowledge of all derivative and securities products - Desirable
Skills / Abilities
Oracle SQL, MS Office Suite, AI literate - Desirable
Very IT literate (very good level of Excel skills and basic ability to use SQL) - Essential
Broad knowledge and understanding of technical aspects of vendor platforms - Essential
Ability to manage all functional issues as they inter-relate between forms and countries - Essential
Personal Qualities
Self motivated - Essential
A proactive individual who is willing and able to become a key player in a vital area of the bank’s development, and recognise opportunities to ensure that the links between regulatory imperatives and business strategy are reconciled in an efficient manner - Essential
Able to work in a flexible and responsive manner according to the needs of the company - Essential
Ability to multi task and to make progress on several items at the same time - Essential
Strong stakeholder management - Essential
Positive attitude to the team and customers - Essential
Ability to handle pressure of extensive urgent project with tight deadlines - Essential
Demonstrable success influencing stakeholders to deliver appropriate outcomes - Essential
Challenges
Volume of simultaneous regulatory change
Clear communication to stakeholders with varying degrees of subject matter knowledge
Rigour in documenting requirements
Developing the team
Senior stakeholder management
Competencies
Customer Focus
Driving Change
Driving Results
Embraces Diversity
Enterprise Leadership
Judgement and Decision Making
Risk Management
Strategic and Visionary
Trust and Integrity
What we offer
For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.
As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:
Hybrid and flexible working
Competitive paid leave days
Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities
Ambitious remuneration package
So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!
We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.
We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.
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About SMBC
A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
about what we do and who we are at https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/careers
