Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial groups. Across the globe, we're 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
With a vision to be the world's most trusted financial group, it's part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.
Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.
The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.
Job Summary Candidate should have a passion for technology in financial services, strong strategic command, strong written and verbal communication skills, adept in relationship-building, and the ability to manage medium to large projects with energy and excitement.
Responsibilities: - Provide strategic project leadership and ensure alignment across multiple concurrent projects within a matrixed, complex, and regulated environment.
- Develop and implement strategic technical project plans that align with organizational objectives and foster effective cross-functional collaboration.
- Oversee the execution of complex technology projects by managing project resources, budgets, and timelines while mitigating risks and addressing roadblocks.
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying process optimization opportunities and incorporating best practices.
- Proactively lead risk mitigation efforts by resolving issues through structured problem-solving, collaboration, and appropriate escalation.
- Clearly communicate project status, risks, and impacts to stakeholders, tailoring messaging to suit different audiences.
- Design, develop, and manage milestone plans in a dynamic environment, adjusting to evolving project requirements.
- Ensure project initiatives are delivered on time and within budget, while supporting organizational processes in a dynamic environment.
- Partner cross-functionally with business and partner groups to provide strategic and tactical thought leadership to effectively deliver against project commitments.
- Work with cross-functional teams and influence others to work toward common goals, regardless of resource and time constraints.
- Report on project status, risks, issues, and key decisions to stakeholders across the organization; escalate critical concerns as needed.
- Track project-related financials, including software, hardware, and resource allocations.
- Ensure capital investments related to project delivery are managed efficiently and aligned with organizational priorities.
Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Finance or related.
- Master's Degree or MBA is a plus
- Minimum of 5+ years of project management experience leading cross functional programs
- 3+ years of experience working in the financial services industry
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Exhibit strong influencing skills to effectively drive project efforts.
- Demonstrate a proven track record of strong project management in a highly regulated environment, with the ability to quickly establish structure and manage work in a dynamic, complex environment.
- Demonstrate a commitment to collaboration by supporting team development and knowledge sharing
- Strong communication and partnership skills are essential for engaging with stakeholders at all levels across the organization, as well as external partners, to manage, inform, and influence outcomes.
- Ability to understand, communicate, and manage technical details and dependencies of projects.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
The typical base pay range for this role is between $84K - $118K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.
MUFG Benefits Summary
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
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