Vice President Foreign Exchange Options Structuring

Job Description

Regional FX Options Structurer- VP, APAC | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), located in Singapore. MUFG is one of the world’s leading financial groups, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community. This role is crucial for driving the growth of MUFG’s APAC FX Options franchise, with a strategic ambition to achieve USD 10 million in annualised revenue. You will shape the future of FX Options across Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, and other developing markets, making a significant regional impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Singapore
• Mission: Owns the growth and expansion of the APAC FX Options franchise, achieving ambitious revenue targets and developing bespoke product solutions for clients.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Franchise Growth: Drive the growth of the APAC FX Options franchise by originating new business and developing tailored product solutions, directly accountable for achieving ambitious revenue targets.
• Client Engagement: Lead discussions on options products independently, engaging directly with corporate, institutional, and financial-institution clients, while uplifting sales capabilities across the region through education and coaching.
• Product Development & Pricing: Design bespoke solutions using vanilla and advanced structures like TARFs and Lookback Options, ensuring pricing competitiveness, risk-adjusted returns, and execution efficiency by collaborating with Trading teams.
• Compliance & Controls: Maintain high standards of control, suitability, documentation, conduct, and booking outcomes in all transactions across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Strategic Influence & Monitoring: Influence cross-functional teams including Product Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Legal, Operations, and Technology to ensure seamless execution, and regularly track key metrics such as client activity and revenue contributions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Minimum Bachelor Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline, combined with proven business expertise in FX Options structuring.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years of overall banking industry experience, with at least 5 years in direct client-facing FX roles focused on options business origination and development across APAC, demonstrating success in generating options revenue and executing multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• Skills: Deep expertise in FX Options structuring including vanilla products, TARFs, Lookback Options, payoff design, pricing, valuation, risk sensitivities, and quantitative analytics; strong commercial judgment with proven ownership of regional revenue outcomes and client prioritization skills; ability to build an options franchise through direct client origination, sales education, and disciplined execution; proven influence over cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority to ensure collaborative execution; comprehensive understanding of APAC market practices, regulatory frameworks, and client needs.
• Bonus: Any regulatory licences required for employment in Singapore.