PERM - STPD - Vertical Office - Oversight & Control - BCO - VP
London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT
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 Vice President, Business Control Officer for our EMEA Control Office to join our team!
This is a pivotal role in strengthening the 1st Line of Defence’s risk and control capabilities, aligned with evolving regulatory expectations across EMEA.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Embedding a robust risk and control framework across the SFS and CIB businesses, ensuring alignment with business strategy and regulatory expectations
- Leading risk reviews and control assessments to ensure operational resilience and regulatory compliance.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on risk mitigation and control design.
For you to succeed in the role, you’ll need to have:
- Proven experience in risk and control functions within regulated financial institutions.
- Strong understanding of EMEA regulatory frameworks
- Excellent analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.
Business Area
This role supports the uplift of the Non-Financial Risk Framework within the 1st Line of Defence, ensuring compliance with EMEA regulatory expectations and enhancing operational resilience. It plays a key role in embedding a proactive risk culture and strengthening the control environment across the business.
Position Description
- Provide oversight and challenge to risk and control owners, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated in line with risk appetite.
- Lead thematic reviews, root cause analysis of operational incidents, and remediation of control weaknesses.
- Support governance forums with insightful risk MI and contribute to regulatory readiness
- Collaborate with 2LoD and 3LoD to ensure alignment with internal policies and external regulatory standards
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!!
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.