Managing Director

Headquartered in Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a leading global financial institution and a core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group). Built upon our rich Japanese heritage since 1876, we put our customers first and provide seamless access to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. SMBC is one of the largest Japanese banks by assets and maintains strong credit ratings across our global integrated network. We work closely as one SMBC Group to offer personal, corporate and investment banking services to meet the needs of our customers.

With sustainability embedded within our strategy and operations, we are committed to creating a society in which today’s generation can enjoy economic prosperity and well-being, and pass it on to future generations.

Job Responsibilities

This position shall perform the following duties within the business promotion and business management with relation to transactions conducted by Japanese and Korean corporates in Singapore:

• Formulate comprehensive plans for the achievement of higher performance, and take charge of administration and management thereof.
• Develop specific measures for making efficient use of management resources, and take charge of implementation and furtherance thereof.
• Take charge of conducting and maintaining the moneylending business, and increasing deposits.
• Take charge of facilitation of domestic exchange transactions, foreign exchange transactions and other tasks.
• Strictly exercise profit management, and endeavor to assure and increase profits.
• Promote good relationships with customers or other business connections, and strive to establish foundations for achieving higher performance.
• Take charge of establishing and promoting a bank-wide cooperation business framework.
• Take charge of administering, managing and improving overall administrative affairs in the office.
• Endeavor to enforce observance of regulations and instructions of the Global Banking Unit, and take charge of maintaining and administering discipline in the office.
• Strive to develop better relationships in the office, stimulate morale.
• Develop and implement plans for education and training for subordinates, and provide guidance on and supervise performance of duties thereof.
• Manage the working situation of subordinates, and handle various matters regarding personnel affairs and welfare.
• This role shall request department representative offices (including other units) based in the same office to deliver reports as necessary, and take charge of daily business management of the entire office.

Job Requirements

• Graduate degree from university.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills in English.
• Minimum 15 years Banking & Finance experience with at least 10 years of Corporate Banking experience.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• To derive a pareto optimization between profits and resources.
• To demonstrate strategic and creative thinking in their area of business.
• To have a strong appreciation of the inherent risks that are involved in achieving goals.
• To propagate in their team a compliance first mindset.
• Ability to manage change.
• Proficiency in Japanese language is advantageous as this role requires regular communication with the head office in Japan.