Project Management Cross-Function Assistant Vice President

TCMG provides the SMBC enterprise professional project, programme and portfolio management resource and expertise to the organisation. It was established as a centralized business function operating at a strategic level to provide enterprise-wide oversight and management of change.

TCMG is also a resource centre/ centre of excellence. It is comprised of professionally qualified project, programme and change managers and business analysts. These are divided into multi-disciplinary teams with reporting line to a Team Lead.

While working on projects or programmes individual staff retain their report line but for the purposes of the project have a dotted line to the Project or Programme manager and/or Sponsor. The teams handle the bank’s most complex programmes and projects that require strong regional or global co-ordination, are often regulatory deadline driven or key for business strategy, require close cooperation with multiple departments, offices and other regions and have significant budgets.

This role is responsible for understanding and assessing the changing needs of the business. They may be required to analyse the impacts of change, document and support communication between relevant groups and stakeholders, and capture requirements needed to initiate a change. 

If working on a regulatory driven project, they are accountable for ensuring regulation is successfully implemented into the business by translating EMEA regulatory requirements into business requirements. 

Identifies areas of impact on the target operating model and provides solutions to mitigate impact 

This role must communicate within a multi-disciplinary team, gain consensus for the best solution to be implemented within the required timeframe, budget and quality parameters.

The individual will support definition of the business case, plans and control processes, evaluate the potential impact of the changes made, including a traceability matrix, and will support the QA and testing.

BAs are expected to communicate with internal and external stakeholders to understand the current practice and processes of departments and the organisation, including liaising with EMEA offices to first identify where change is required, then analyse and provide recommendations re the optimal approach, communicate the preferred approach across stakeholders and gather consensus to support and provide business analysis documentation (target operating model, process models, business requirements, test script) to support solution development and implementation. If working on a regulatory driven project, the BA is responsible for tracking and analysis of the relevant regulatory communications and updates across EMEA and will work with SME/s and end users to understand and document the practical implications for all associated systems and processes.  Identify and document the operating model changes and timescales required to introduce changes and ensure the correct governance of the changed process. Work closely with the SME/s of the potential impact of change on the service, function or system/s highlighting the options, impact and potential links between required changes on the existing operating models so that well informed decisions can be made. Communicate clearly within a multi-disciplinary team, gain consensus for the best solution and implement the required changes to maintain compliance with regulation and/or gain efficiencies. Ensure that the benefits of changes and recommendations are made clear to the relevant departments and to senior stakeholders and address any uncertainty and concern. Support the QA and testing of changes, including helping to resolve any issues. Support creation of plans and processes to evaluate the impact of the changes made. Document and store all BA artefacts so that they can be provided for internal audit or regulatory oversight.