Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group

Director – Transaction Banking, Technology Risk Compliance

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeSingapore • SingaporeLeadWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in Compliance within Transaction Banking, focusing on regulatory advice related to AML, sanctions, and technology risk. Proven ability to engage with cross-functional teams and provide insights on operational resilience and third-party risk management.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Compliance Partner ExperienceTechnology Risk RegulationVirtual Account ManagementStakeholder ManagementOperational Resilience

Tech Stack

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Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as the principal Compliance Partner to Transaction Banking, providing commercially informed and independent second-line advice and challenge across products and strategic initiatives
  • Advise on virtual account management and related AML, sanctions and fraud risks
  • Advise IT on technology risk regulation
  • Support Compliance QA
  • Collaborate with Risk Management on third-party risk, outsourcing and operational resilience
  • Advise Transaction Banking business, product, operations and technology teams across cash management, payments, trade finance, liquidity solutions, virtual accounts, digital channels and cross-border services
  • Engage early on new products, material changes and strategic initiatives to provide independent regulatory advice and challenge
  • Assess and challenge first-line management of regulatory, conduct, AML, sanctions and fraud risks
  • Challenge governance, customer outcomes, cross-border considerations, controls and remediation, and escalate material concerns
  • Provide second-line advice on technology risk, cyber security, data, AI and incident-reporting requirements
  • Support Compliance QA as an independent technology risk subject matter expert
  • Monitor regulatory developments and report insights to senior management and governance committees
  • Challenge third-party risk, outsourcing and operational resilience arrangements, including due diligence, contracting, concentration risk, monitoring, continuity, recovery and exit planning

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Finance, Law or a related discipline
  • At least 12 years’ relevant experience in financial services
  • Strong experience as a Compliance partner to Transaction Banking or institutional banking
  • Sound knowledge of virtual accounts and associated regulatory, conduct, AML, sanctions and fraud risks
  • Working expertise in technology risk regulations, third-party risk, outsourcing and operational resilience
  • Experience engaging with IT, Risk Management and assurance teams
  • Strong judgement, stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Ability to translate complex risks into clear regulatory and commercial implications
  • Collaborative and team oriented
  • High level of integrity, attention to detail, ownership, and accountability

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Hard Skills
Regulatory ComplianceAML Risk ManagementFraud Risk AssessmentThird-Party Risk ManagementCyber SecurityData GovernanceRisk ManagementFinancial Services ExpertiseIncident ReportingConduct Risk
Soft Skills
JudgementInfluencing SkillsCollaborationAttention to DetailOwnership
Industry Keywords
Transaction BankingVirtual AccountsDigital ChannelsCross-Border ServicesOutsourcingOperational ResilienceRisk ManagementFinancial ServicesCompliance QARegulatory Developments