XVA and Financial Resource Management

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Associate is responsible for designing and building AI-driven tools and workflows to enhance the efficiency of derivatives trading and marketing activities, ensuring alignment across front-office and risk functions. Responsibilities Collaborate with relevant SMBC teams to design and implement AI‑driven tools and workflows that enhance the efficiency of derivatives trading and marketing activities, including market‑color analysis, strategy generation, and the automation or replacement of manual trading processes Design, build, and automate trading tools, analytics, and reporting solutions to support daily operations across XVA, Financial Resource Management (FRM), and trading businesses within SMBC CM Work closely with Trading, Sales, and XVA desks to support the development and execution of trading and hedging strategies, ensuring alignment across front‑office and risk functions Skills PhD or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience Master/PhD in a stem major or finance Strong programming and analytical skills Solid quantitative problem‑solving capabilities Effective written and verbal communication skills PhD is preferred Experience or exposure to AI is a plus Benefits The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees. Company Overview SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. It was founded in 1590, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship SMBC Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 18 in 2026, 160 in 2025, 87 in 2024, 73 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 29 in 2021, 26 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.