Compliance Analyst at a Major Japanese Bank

Description:
RCM Connectivity Data Analyst / Project Manager
The project manager works with SMBC's Regulatory Change Management (RCM) Team to assist with the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business program management office and RCM program management office.
The Regulatory Officer supports the ongoing execution of the RCM Connectivity program by providing project management, connectivity mapping, data analysis, and implementation support across the regulatory lifecycle. The role is responsible for coordinating program deliverables, managing execution plans and dependencies, performing connectivity and data analysis, and supporting the implementation of regulatory relationships across Regulations, Obligations, Policies, Risks, Controls, Testing, Issues, and Remediation activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
The job responsibilities are described herein:
1. Day-to-day execution of the RCM Connectivity related tasks by coordinating activities, deliverables, stakeholders, and implementation milestones.
2. Develop and maintain integrated project plans, dependency trackers, risk and issue logs, action registers, implementation schedules, and governance reporting materials.
3. Perform data analysis, data validation, and data quality reviews associated with regulatory inventory, obligations, policies, controls, risk mappings, and related implementation activities.
4. Support the execution of RCM Connectivity mapping activities across Regulations, Regulatory Obligations, Policies, Risks, Controls, Processes, Testing, Issues, and related GRC artifacts to establish and maintain end-to-end regulatory traceability.
5. Coordinate mapping workshops and working sessions with Compliance SMEs, Business stakeholders, Risk Management, Technology teams, and vendor partners to define, validate, and approve connectivity relationships.
6. Support the review, remediation, and maintenance of connectivity data, including identification and resolution of mapping gaps, duplicate records, and data quality issues.
7. Track progress against milestones, deliverables, testing activities, data remediation efforts, and implementation commitments, escalating potential risks and delays where appropriate.
8. Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), business validation, defect tracking, remediation monitoring, and implementation readiness assessments.
9. Develop and maintain program management and reporting tools utilizing Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, workflow tools, and other reporting solutions to support efficient program execution.
Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale regulatory, compliance, governance, risk management, data management, or business transformation programs within the financial services industry.
2. Strong project management skills, including planning, dependency management, milestone tracking, risk and issue management, governance reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
3. Experience conducting business analysis activities, including requirements gathering, process mapping, workflow analysis, documentation, and solution validation.
4. Strong analytical and data management capabilities, including data validation, data quality assessment, reconciliation, trend analysis, reporting, and management information development.
5. Expert level experiece with excel usage and reporting tools.
6. Working knowledge of GRC and Regulatory Change Management frameworks, including regulations, obligations, policies, risks, controls, testing, issues, and remediation processes.
7. Experience supporting regulatory connectivity, mapping, or lineage initiatives, including translating regulatory requirements into business, risk, control, and compliance management frameworks.
8. Proficiency with reporting, analytics, and productivity tools such as Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, SQL, Databricks, or similar technologies used for program management and data-driven decision making.
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across Compliance, Risk, Legal, Technology, Operations, business stakeholders, and external vendors while effectively communicating complex information to senior management.
Experience, Knowledge Requirements:
10+ years of specialized experience in Banking or Financial Services industry
7-10 years of experience with Banking or Financial Services GRC, Regulatory Compliance, Governance, Legal, or related department, preferably with a foreign banking institution (FBO/IHC/BHC) doing business in the U.S.
Strategic transformation experience with a top tier consulting firm preferred
Education:
Required: BA/BS
Preferred: MA/MS/MBA
Masters degree is desired.