Total 6 job vacancies by Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Job Description
Business Planning Manager (BPM) to APAC Regional Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for supporting APAC Regional CIO, managing 15 countries in Asia Pacific, to maintain the Bank’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) capability and to promote Asia T&I agenda and initiatives in the Bank

Business Planning Management
Provide support to Asia pacific in the provisioning of technology capabilities on the ground and set up a governance and structure for Asia Pacific CIO to effectively lead and manage the team
Monitor financials, budget, and headcount for Asia T&I to align with Group and country agenda
Monitor and track the scorecard performance
Govern the deliverable, submission, follow up actions of different Management committees e.g., Asia Pacific Regional IT Committee, APCF Management Meeting etc.
Manage T&I event and facility, with aim at driving innovation and culture/mindset change. This includes working with branch CIOs in Asia Pacific, Business (e.g., Transaction Banking), functions (e.g., HR, Finance) and T&I stakeholders

Strategy
Provide support for Asia Pacific Regional CIO to develop, implement and track the strategy of technology, including prepare annual strategy paper
Keep abreast with the latest trend of financial industry and MIZUHO initiatives on digitalization and innovation to support the development of strategy on digitalization and innovation
Plan strategically and implement the financial and efficiency deliverable including cost monitoring, budget, and business efficiency
Develop communication strategy to promote Asia Pacific T&I to senior stakeholders includes HO

CIO Office Management
Build and maintain efficient and lean CIO Office to effectively support Asia Pacific CIO
Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners
Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development, ensure that direct reports are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks
Employ, engage and retain high quality people
Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives

Governance
Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight, and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas
Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Technology. Business Administration or related disciplines.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in accounting / banking / consultancy industry, with in-depth knowledge of banking operations, technology, services and products
• Self-motivated, quick starter with high standard of work quality
• Being energetic, passionate, creative, and flexile to lead and motivate to achieve collective goals
• Strong change management, analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on attitude, not shy away from deep dive if needed
• Strong business sense to understand impact and risks in the Banking environment

Job Description

Ø Regional Operational Risk Monitoring – To analyze & manage operational risks of overseas offices through reviewing

· Quantitative Risk Profile

· Operational Errors

· Local Operations Committee

· Intra-Office Inspection Plan and Results

· Control Self-Assessment

· Internal Operation Procedure

· Business Continuity Management

Ø Managing Operation Planning and Support through addressing operational concerns, operational risk mitigation, HOP matters and streamline workflows.

· Devise and introduce strategies to prevent, eliminate & mitigate operational risks of overseas offices by providing opinions and advises for streamlining of workflow and processes

· Review and analyze branches' operational workflow and identify potential bottlenecks and operational lapses to reduce

operational errors

· To spearhead the preparation of overseas offices’ OER, Transaction Volume & Operational Analysis report for Management

Ø Participate in Branch’s evaluation through coordinating with HQ on Goal Setting or Mizuho Awards

· Engage with the overseas offices to select core Goal Setting items

· Evaluates overseas offices' achievement based on the criteria set by HQ, IOPD

Ø Training – on-site, offsite and/or ad-hoc (upon request) training to our overseas offices

· Conduct trainings at overseas offices e.g. SWIFT basic knowledge, Operations Planning, Operational Risk Control, Local

Operation Committee Preparation, Intra-Office Inspection, BCP, Operational Error Reporting, Operation Error Reduction, New
Product IOP, Irregular Ringi, HOP Chapters to level up national staffs' expertise, etc.

· To plan and organize Forums to upgrade the skills and knowledge of overseas offices national staffs; to design Forum agenda, to arrange for speakers and meeting facilities (OJT, Regional Operations Forum)

· Assist overseas office in Pre-Audit preparation and review their operational process to confirm adequacy of internal control

Ø Other Ad-Hoc Support

· Handle overseas offices' adhoc enquiries on HOP matters etc

· Review overseas offices’ Ringi application and share our analysis of any impending risks in the office e.g. Branch Reorganization, Delegation of GM/JGM authorities, Setting up of New BCP Office, Office Relocation, New Product etc.

Ø Regional Report

· Reporting & Analysis; compiling reports, updates, translation from English to Japanese & vice-versa

· Prepare consolidated report on Asia Pacific region’s Transaction Volume, Operational Errors, Trade Volume, MGEB ratio etc.

Ø Strategic Operations Planning

· Contribute comprehensively in the areas of operational risk and provide cross-functional support between other HQ teams and overseas offices: -

 BCP-related

Ø To strengthen BCP measures of overseas offices through planning with other HQ teams in the aspect of IT resources

Ø Rollout and improve remote access operations across overseas offices

‚ SEIBI Asia Rollout

Ø Promotion and Implementation of Global Core Banking System (SEIBI) Asia Rollout for overseas offices

Ø Streamline the process of each overseas office in order to have smoother SEIBI preparation

ƒ Mizuho Global Services Project (subsidiary for operation outsourcing)

Ø Review and Lead the project with India and related HQ departments through coordination and strategic planning

„ ISO 20022

Ø Review and support the project with related HQ departments and overseas offices through coordination and strategic planning

Qualification:

· Functional Knowledge:

Ø Business-level proficiency in English (verbal & written) is mandatory as the incumbent is expected to read & understand documents as well as respond and communicate with all levels within the organization (project members, and overseas offices).

Ø Business-level proficiency in Japanese (verbal & written) is preferred but not mandatory as the incumbent is expected to read & understand documents as well as respond and communicate with all levels within the organization (project members, HQ teams, and overseas offices) including management in Tokyo (Head Office) .

Ø Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications

Job Experience: Diverse knowledge of various back-office operations (Loans, Treasury, Trade, Remittance, Deposit), Operations Planning and Risk Management.

Job Responsibilities

• Performing risk reviews on credit proposal (loan etc) from front offices
• Making recommendation on proposed transactions to the management of the department for their approval
• Discussing with front offices for better structure, terms and conditions to make the transaction bankable
• Assigning credit rating to customers
• Performing periodical credit reviews and monitoring of customers and transactions
• Gathering information on the customers, industries and countries for credit reviews and market monitoring
• Giving guidance to front offices on transactions and customers from credit risk view points

Job Requirements

- A Bachelor’s Degree
- At least five years of business promotion or credit analysis for handling project finance.
- Basic accounting knowledge, financial analysis skills and banking products knowledge
- Business-level proficiency in English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong interpersonal and business writing skills

Your key roles & responsibilities include:

• Support the management and oversight of major regional projects, including ISO20022, ensuring they stay on track and meet key milestones.
• Assist in creating and executing comprehensive strategic plans to elevate business infrastructures, aligning with our organizational goals.
• Work alongside stakeholders, such as Regional CxOs (CIO, COpO, and CCO), Tokyo Head Office, and business and product departments, to facilitate the successful execution of strategic initiatives.
• Foster open communication and coordination among diverse teams, contributing to their collective efforts towards successful implementation.
• Participate in the analysis of market trends, technology advancements, shedding light on the influence of strategic initiatives on business growth.
• Contribute to regular progress report for upper management, providing insights into the impact of strategic initiatives on business growth.
• Serve as a bridge among Tokyo Head Office, Regional Head Office, and each branch/office in the region, helping maintain alignment of strategies and goals.
• Embrace and promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within P&C and broader organization.

What you should have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in banking industry.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to acquire consensus among stakeholders.
• Expertise of IT risk management will be advantage
• Business-level proficiency in both the English and Japanese languages will be essential as you are required to communicate, read and understand as well as respond and present to management and Japan (Head office). This includes system discussions, Q&A meetings, status update meetings and writing reports to management etc.
• Strong willingness to learn, collaborate, and contribute to team efforts.
• Ability to analyse situations and support the identification of opportunities for improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible to manage assigned projects and ensure the completion of all processes and tasks as a Project Manager
• Establish project schedule and organization including bank/vendor members and complete relevant procedures required to initiate the project (e.g. documentation explanation, approval)
• Lead and motivate all staffs in the project team members (bank/vendor) to manage weekly/monthly project progress as scheduled
• Collaborate with other teams and departments to proceed own work & project and ensure the quality of the outcome
• Summarize project information through communication with stakeholders (e.g. project background, purpose, scope, due date, project organization, estimated cost, list of stakeholders) and report to management in timely manner

Job Requirements :
• A Bachelor’s Degree and positive thinking
• Good international communication skill
• At least 5 years of experience of IT Project Management
• Experienced in new system implementation as a project manager. The project size should be more than 50M SGD Total investment cost or more than 50 man-months.
• Application development experience (programming, coding, test, design) or IT Infrastructure development experience
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to obtain consensus among stakeholders

Your key roles & responsibilities include:

• In charge of operation planning and management in Asia regions
• Promote and lead the project to implement new Global Core Banking Systems to branches in Asia from business side.
• Promote business consignment to outsourcing subsidiary in India to adapt to enlarge the capacity and low cost operation.
• Establish a plan to develop core operation member in Asia regions and promote the education.
• Lead the Provide solution to branches in order to improve operational efficiency.
• Preparing and presenting management including board members in both English and Japanese language.

What you should have:

• A Bachelor's Degree.
• At least 15 years of experience in banking and an intimate knowledge of banking operations and systems infrastructure.
• Prior experience of operations planning, enhance operational excellence PJ, in a managerial /leadership position in financial institution is required.
• Expertise in analysis of banking operation processes and operational errors, creation of banking operation procedure and planning of business continuity management will be strongly encouraged.
• Experience in system integration and deployment in Asian countries will be strongly encouraged.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to acquire consensus among stakeholders.
• Willing to travel for business trips to branch offices on demand basis
• Business-level proficiency in both English and Japanese is mandatory as the incumbent is expected to read & understand documents as well as respond, communicate and lead a meeting with project members including board members in Tokyo (Head Office) in these two languages.