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.
Role Description
We are seeking an experienced Vice President-level Application Development Lead to establish and lead a U.S.-based development capability for a derivatives trade booking platform supporting Global Markets.The role will primarily focus on the design and development of APIs and related integration components for the derivatives booking platform, working closely with development teams in Tokyo and business and technology stakeholders in the U.S.The successful candidate will serve as a key technical bridge between the U.S. and Japan, translating business and technical requirements across teams and driving the development of scalable, maintainable, and globally aligned solutions.This role requires strong Java/Spring Boot development expertise, hands-on technical leadership, and professional-level communication skills in both Japanese and English.
Role Objectives
• Lead the U.S.-based development capability for the derivatives trade booking platform, with an initial focus on API development.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and implementation of Java-based APIs and integration components.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, including solution design and code reviews.Work closely with the Japan-based development team to align architecture, development standards, interfaces, and release plans.
• Serve as a technical bridge between U.S. and Japan stakeholders, facilitating detailed technical discussions in both Japanese and English.
• Design and develop APIs supporting integration between the derivatives booking platform and other Global Markets applications and data platforms.
• Establish modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, and maintainability.
• Coordinate technical dependencies across applications and integration components.Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex application and integration issues.
• Help establish a sustainable U.S.-based development capability for future enhancements and integrations.
Qualifications and Skills:
Required Technical Skills:
• Strong hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and enterprise application development.
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs and application integration services.Experience with Java 21 or other recent Java versions.
• Experience with Gradle or comparable build tools.
• Strong understanding of API architecture, application integration, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Experience leading developers and providing hands-on technical direction.
• Professional working proficiency in both Japanese and English, including the ability to conduct detailed technical discussions in both languages.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with Spring Boot 3.x / Java 21 / Amazon Corretto.
• Experience with JaCoCo, Spotless, and automated code-quality/testing practices.
• Experience with event-driven or messaging-based integration.
• Experience integrating applications with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks.
• Knowledge of derivatives, trade booking, trade lifecycle, or Global Markets technology.
• Experience working with globally distributed development teams, particularly development teams in Japan.
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.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.