Director, SDLC Process Manager

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

Director, Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) Process Management

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as Director, SDLC Process Management. This role is responsible for governing, evolving, and operationalizing the enterprise Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework across the organization. The successful candidate will ensure that software and technology delivery processes remain effective, compliant, measurable, and aligned to architecture standards, security requirements, risk, and regulatory requirements.

The Director will partner closely with Engineering, Architecture, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Risk Management, DevOps, Program Delivery, and Senior Technology Leadership to establish and continuously improve enterprise SDLC capabilities. This role combines process ownership, governance leadership, organizational change management, support metrics and reporting, and technology enablement to strengthen the organization's software delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise process manager and senior leader for the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework.

• Maintain and continuously enhance SDLC processes, procedures, standards, policies, and governance frameworks.

• Drive consistent adoption and execution of SDLC requirements, controls, and standards across the technology organization.

• Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, compliance risks, and control weaknesses, and develop remediation strategies.

• Lead process modernization initiatives focused on automation, simplification, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.