Analytics Governance Support Analyst

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

The Analytics Governance Support Analyst role is an exciting role as part of the overall Data Strategy for SMBC to support establishing the Analytics Governance.

This role will support the Data Analytics Team to develop and mature analytical capabilities across SMBC EMEA. The focus of this role will be to support building out capabilities that support Analytics Governance and our established Analytics Centre of Excellence (CoE). The role will require the successful candidate to work with stakeholders across all functions, including department level analytics teams, to ensure our best practice are well documented and can be delivered across the organisation.

The candidate must be willing to challenge the status quo in an empathic manner, while helping the wider Data Office team to have an ethos of openness and transparency that will help us nurture genuine business innovation.

Business Area

The EMEA Data Office was established in October 2021. It sits within EMEA Operations in the Operations Planning Department (OPPD), covering all EMEA entities (including Securities and Banking subsidiaries) and all datasets.  The Data Office is responsible for defining and implementing the EMEA Data Strategy, building out its data management capabilities, and focusing on how we exploit data more effectively and innovatively across SMBC. 

We have been formed to really drive data-led transformation through the bank. As part of this work, the EMEA Data Office has established a new framework which encompasses cultural, behavioural, procedural, and system transformation to deliver the new strategy. This initially focused on good governance through improved Data Architecture, Data Management and Data Quality, but as the foundations are established, we are focusing more on how we can use Data to drive new ways of working and improved business outcomes.

We are at the start of a multi-year programme to ensure compliance with BCBS239 standards. This work covers several Technology and Data Workstreams and is time critical given SMBC EMEA will be subject to ECB Onboarding within the next 2-3 years.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Support management of remediation activities with KDO owners and track remediation milestones.
• Support maintenance of a Catalogue of Key Data Outputs working with KDO Owners to capture required metadata.
• Ensure that minutes of meetings are effectively captured, providing clear actions and relevant owners are kept informed at regular intervals.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders to ensure effective adherence to analytics governance, working across all levels from Associates to General Managers.
• Participates in the various analytics governance and program forums to advance the robustness of the Bank-wide governance frameworks.
• Support the EMEA Analytics Community and Communities of Practice, encompassing creating and maintaining content for meetings and microsite and support queries from business teams.
• Assist in the organisation of community event planning, co-ordination and post-event summaries and feedback.
• Helping to maintain knowledge repositories, including our microsite (SharePoint), communication channels (Teams sites) and
• Over time this role will build expertise in analytics practices and increase support and adoption of self-service capabilities across all our communities.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

• Awareness of Analytics or EUC Governance, for other organisations.
• Experience of working in the financial services industry and knowledge of data related regulatory requirements for financial service sector.
• Proven ability to be a team player, while retaining the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• An outstanding problem solver who is has an analytical mindset, is inquisitive and excellent with technology.
• Have some familiarity with the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as relevant to analytics covering the full project lifecycle e.g.: requirements gathering, design approvals, development, testing, documentation requirements and release processes. 
• Analytically minded with the enthusiasm to problem solve and be able to implement and deliver solutions.
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills to communicate within working groups.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite, with a focus on creating impactful PowerPoint presentations.
• Proficient in a broad range of collaboration tools, with particular focus on SharePoint, Teams, and MS Forms, supporting effective communication, and cross-team collaboration.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills: (i) comfortable presenting to and facilitating group of business users at all levels, (ii) ability to describe technical solutions to non-technical colleagues

Desirable:

• Staying informed about industry trends and best practices in self-service analytic to inform roadmap and strategy for EMEA.
• Experience in using and configuring cataloguing tools, such as Collibra.
• Understanding of metadata and its importance in cataloguing data outputs for easy access and retrieval.
• Understanding and awareness of analytics tooling such as Alteryx, Power Query, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Apps and Tableau

Competencies

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!!