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SMBC Junior Development Story Coordinator and Reporting Specialist in Tralee, Ireland
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, Ireland, 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 Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
Role Description
As a Junior Development Story Coordinator and Reporting Specialist, you will play a vital role in facilitating smooth communication and coordination within the development teams and development partners. Your primary responsibility will be to organize, track, and report on the progress of development stories or tasks. You will work closely with the developers, Product and Project Managers, along with other stakeholders to ensure that the project timelines are met, and deliverables are completed efficiently.
Role Objectives
Story Coordination:
• Collaborate with product manager, leadership, and development team members to understand project requirements and priorities.
• Assist with maintaining a clear and organized backlog of development stories using project management tools (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow)
• Assist in assigning stories to developers and partnered development teams based on skill set and workload capacity.
• Ensure that developers have the necessary information to complete their assigned tasks.
Progress Tracking:
• Regularly update the status of development stories and tasks in the project management system
• Monitor the progress of ongoing development activities and identify potential bottlenecks or delays.
• Communicate update and status reports to the relevant stakeholders, including product manager, team leads and requestors.
• Implement tracking mechanism to measure and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to development progress and efficiency.
Reporting and Documentation:
• Generate and distribute regular progress reports summarizing the status of development activities, milestones achieved and upcoming tasks.
• Document issues, risks, and dependencies affecting development progress, and escalate them to the appropriate stakeholders as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of development processes, standards, and best practices.
• Assist in preparing presentations or documentation for project reviews, sprint retrospectives, and client meetings.
Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree required.
Highly organized with a meticulous attention to detail.
Understanding of the pressures of working in a corporate environment and manages stress well.
Resourceful, driven attitude with a genuine desire and energy to use a “whatever it takes” approach to ensure team success.
Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities to meet time-sensitive deadlines, as well as manage multiple projects simultaneously, including confidential matters.
Excellent professional verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate with team members across all levels effectively.
Strong analytical skills.
Demonstrated ability to work confidently and collaboratively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
Additional Requirements
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.
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.