SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Liquidity Risk Management Associate will provide independent oversight of liquidity risk activities, develop risk tools, and engage with regulatory bodies to ensure effective risk management practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing and ad-hoc independent oversight of 1st Line of Defense activities including but not limited to internal liquidity stress testing, cash flow forecasting, contingency funding plan, and intraday liquidity
- Develop risk tools to track and analyze movements in key liquidity metrics and use results to aid 2nd line oversight activities
- Provide challenge to 1st line proposal of annual risk metrics and limits refresh for SMBC CUSO
- Participate in regulatory meetings and examinations; support responses to regulator’s questions and ad-hoc requests
- Assist in preparing committee meeting materials to report to senior management
- Provide independent review and assessment of new products, business initiatives, and services introduced / proposed by 1st line
- Engage with internal audit during annual audit of liquidity risk; remediate findings as needed
- Enhance internal processes and perform annual risk assessments of liquidity risk process
Skills
- Previous experience and working knowledge of banking products / activities and their implications for liquidity risk from a 1st line and 2nd line perspective
- Understanding of banking book and trading book products such as deposits and loans, off-balance-sheet exposures, commitments, derivatives (swaps, options), money market products (e.g., repos, CD/CPs), broker/dealer activities, and the associated liquidity risk
- Working knowledge of liquidity risk and regulatory frameworks and regulations
- Familiarity with funding plans, and contingency funding plans
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage recurring cycles, deliver under tight timelines, and coordinate across multiple stakeholders
- Proven ability to effectively present complex topics to management
- A self-starter who can take ambiguous problems and turn them into actionable plans, including developing approaches, timelines, and stakeholder engagement strategies
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and control orientation
- Preferred experience with regulatory examinations and interaction with regulators
- Experience with additional regulatory requirements (e.g., EPS, Reg YY, Reg W) is a plus
Benefits
- A competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
- Annual discretionary incentive award.
Company Overview
- SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. It was founded in 1590, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- SMBC Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 18 in 2026, 160 in 2025, 87 in 2024, 73 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 29 in 2021, 26 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.