Director, Data & Analytics Programme

SMBC

Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end delivery of the APAC Data Hub Programme, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture standards.
Develop and execute programme roadmaps, delivery plans, operating models, governance frameworks, and success metrics.
Manage programme budgets, timelines, resource planning, risks, dependencies, and vendor engagements.
Ensure effective execution across multiple workstreams, including data ingestion, data management, analytics, reporting, data products, and AI initiatives.

Serve as the primary liaison between Business, IT, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management Office, and global delivery teams.
Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across APAC and Head Office to drive alignment and decision-making.
Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and executive reporting.
Manage competing priorities and dependencies across multiple business and technology teams.

Partner with technology and architecture teams to deliver enterprise-scale data platforms leveraging Databricks and cloud-native technologies.
Collaborate with global teams supporting Databricks implementations across other regional data hubs to ensure consistency, reusability, and alignment with target architecture.
Drive adoption of modern data engineering, analytics, governance, and data product capabilities.
Ensure platform scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness.

Support the execution of the regional data strategy and roadmap.
Drive the delivery of data products, management information, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and advanced analytics use cases.
Promote best practices in data governance, data quality, metadata management, and business-domain-oriented data design.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, and analytics capabilities to deliver business value.

Ensure programme delivery complies with enterprise risk, data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Oversee programme risk management, issue resolution, change control, and audit readiness.
Establish robust governance and reporting mechanisms to track programme health and outcomes.

Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising programme managers, architects, delivery leads, data engineers, analysts, and vendors.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Mentor and develop talent across programme and delivery teams.

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline.
Master's degree or MBA preferred.

15+ years of experience in large-scale technology, data, analytics, or digital transformation programmes.
Proven track record delivering enterprise-wide data platform and analytics initiatives in multinational organizations.
Extensive experience managing complex, multi-million-dollar programmes involving multiple stakeholders and delivery teams across regions.
Experience working with global delivery teams and managing cross-border programme dependencies.
Banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industry experience is strongly preferred.

Strong understanding of:

Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Japanese language proficiency is advantageous but not mandatory, as the role may involve communication and coordination with Japan-based stakeholders and Head Office teams.