Vice President, HRIS Analytics Specialist

 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., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $120,000.00 and $173,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in SAP Analytics solutions, primarily on SAP Analytics Cloud but may include SAP BusinessObjects BI platform, BW/4HANA, S/4 Embedded Analytics, HANA EDW and Predictive Analytics.
• Provide expertise in SAP Success Factors story reports and reporting center for all modules.
• Provide expertise in Qualtrics survey tool  - a plus
• Design and implement SAP Analytics architecture, including data modeling and development 
• Partner with the Reporting and Analytics HR function, HR IT and Implementation Partner to ensure alignment for data usage across processes and stakeholders 
• Partner with a small team of analysts that develop reports and analytics using approved tools, templates and methods 
• Ensure data governance policies are met and that data is available, accurate, and compliant, including, monitoring, and auditing quality, and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations 
• Lead all aspects of the development and implementation of standard dashboards and reports roadmap Build pipelines to our data lake / data warehouse 
• Leverage knowledge of data warehouse and software development methodologies to contribute to the overall planning of projects by recommending approaches, identifying resources, developing timelines and resource estimates 
• Understand and document business requirements; analyze existing and/or new information and applications; propose potential solutions; and execute selected technology solutions 
• Facilitate consistent adoption of best practices, policies, and standards.

Role Description

Manage the day-to-day maintenance of HRIS platforms by unifying employee data into a system or systems and continually verify its integrity. Manage configurations, permissions, access, systems operations and settings for HRIS users. Work with third-party vendors to process new software releases and recommend internal changes as needed.

Role Objectives: Delivery

Manage the day-to-day maintenance of HRIS platform(s) by unifying employee data into a single system (or multiple systems) and continually verify its integrity. Manage and/or monitor configurations, permissions, access, systems operations and settings for HRIS users. Program system customization (as needed) to accommodate firm / business line requirements. Work with third-party vendors to process new software releases and to recommend internal changes as needed. Develop supporting documentation, guidelines, desktop procedures, etc. Develop reporting and/or dashboards (headcount of new hires, exits, transfers, spans of control, levels across the company, etc.) and ad-hoc analytics. Protect privacy and data security by ensuring accuracy of data entry, system changes, etc. and/or self-auditing processing, and policies.

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

Build business-line relationships to understand business requirements, drive adoption of new and/or self-service systems and deliver extraordinary client service. Partner across HR functions, including mobility, compensation, benefits, and HR business partners, to solicit feedback, demonstrate a commitment to the user experience and build a system environment that supports a wide variety of requirements. Work closely with other functions including data governance, compliance and audit to protect the overall integrity and security of data.

Role Objectives: Expertise

Utilize experience, training, credentials, certifications and/or education (i.e., B.A./B.S.) to maintain credibility with business line(s) and the general workforce. Demonstrate a strong understanding of continuous improvement tools, methodologies and HRIS systems to effectively manage HRIS accountabilities. Apply advanced technical acumen (Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Tableau, etc.) and manipulation of large data sets / databases (i.e.. Python) to improve data efficiencies and support large-scale production of HRIS analytics. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) regarding full cycle implementation HRIS initiatives and/or strategic projects. Demonstrate a strong understanding of applicable employment / labor laws, regulations and data privacy requirements to ensure full compliance.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to independently articulate & define analytics solutions being used by all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead or participate in business sessions to identify and document analytic use cases .
• Delivery oriented with the ability to structure the project and deliverables/manage project teams.
• Expert experience in SAP Analytics Cloud/Digital Boardroom with multiple project implementations.
• Experience with Business Intelligence solutions using SAP BusinessObjects / SAP NetWeaver BW or SAP HANA platforms a plus 
• Experience with gathering business requirements related to enterprise reporting, KPIs, metrics and dashboards 
• Experience designing and implementing reporting and visualization for unstructured and structured data sets 
• Data Extraction and Loading from the source system to the target data marts / data warehouse used for reporting 
• Technical skills in SQL, Database (SQL) knowledge, database management, business intelligence, enterprise performance management, data mining, systems administration 
• 7+ years of years of relevant work experience in analytics, data engineering, business intelligence, statistical analysis, or related field 
• Minimum of 5+ years of previous experience working across a range of implementations, upgrade and migration projects 
• Expert using Excel for data analysis and modeling 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, related technical field, or equivalent work experience 

Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.