Global Financial Crimes Project Manager, Vice President

Job Description

Global Financial Crimes – Project Manager, Vice President | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a hybrid role at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. MUFG strives to make a difference for every client, organization, and community, guided by values of building long-term relationships and serving society. This position is crucial for expanding the Global Financial Crimes Division’s (GFCD) Project Management capabilities, contributing to the firm’s vision of being the world’s most trusted financial group by mitigating financial crime risks. The role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a culture that values diverse ideas and collaboration.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid – four days on-site, one day remote
• Location: Hybrid – MUFG office or client sites
• Pay: $117000–$160000 yearly
• Team: Global Financial Crimes Division (GFCD) Operations, reporting into the Project Management Office (PMO) Execution Team Lead
• Mission: Lead the delivery of Non-Technology program/project management to enhance Global Financial Crimes Division capabilities and mitigate financial crime.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Design: Participate in the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of best-in-class Financial Crimes programs, policies, and practices for GFCD.
• Project Management Tools: Create and secure sign-off on key project management tools, including project plans, charters, stakeholder management plans, risk & issues logs, communication plans, and governance structures.
• Project Execution: Actively manage project plans, identifying resource requirements and ensuring projects meet objectives and agreed milestones.
• Reporting & Communication: Prepare all monitoring and reporting activities, along with presentation material and communications, for senior stakeholders and committees.
• Program Enhancement: Drive program enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional teams globally to identify, prioritize, and facilitate execution of improvements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience, with a focus on project management or financial crimes.
• Experience: 7 years of non-technology program/project management or change management experience, or 5+ years of financial industry financial crime experience, or 5+ years of progressive process improvement experience. Experience interacting with Executive Committee Leadership and control function leadership is required.
• Skills: Executive level presentation skills, detail-oriented and organized execution, systemic thinking across the enterprise, process-oriented with the ability to develop appropriate program enhancing strategies, and collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Bonus: ACAMS or PMP certification, experience interfacing with banking regulators and enforcement staff, and a deep understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework.