IT Strategy & Planning, Vice President

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) one of the worlds leading financial groups. Across the globe were 150000 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 worlds most trusted financial group its 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

We are seeking a seasoned professional with a strong foundation in business strategy technology operations risk management communications and regulatory environment/requirements ideally within a large financial institution. The individual will lead initiatives conduct analysis and support executive decision-making through structured insights reporting and management routines from within the Information Technology for the Americas (ITA) organization.

Major Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of long-term organizational strategy
• Conduct research and analysis on operational effectiveness stakeholder engagement and process optimization
• Identify threats and opportunities and recommend prioritization
• Present findings projections and recommended actions
• Drive and report on enterprise-wide initiatives for ITA
• Support executive decision-making through structured analysis and reporting
• Support executive-level requests and reporting across ITA

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent work experience
• Relevant regulatory or project management certifications a plus
• Related experience as a strategic initiatives leader or business analyst
• Experience in a large financial institution or heavily regulated environment preferred especially within technology department
• Advanced capabilities in business/technology operations risk evaluation and mitigation reporting and oversight of initiatives
• Solid understanding of business and financial markets
• Strong research organizational and planning skills
• Hands-on experience with regulatory reporting and requirements for communications governance and related exercises (e.g. external/internal examinations resolution planning records and information management management/board committee meetings etc.)
• Proven project management expertise
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear actionable business insights
• Demonstrates leadership and influence across teams
• Communicate with clarity and purpose
• Applies analytical and critical thinking to identify multiple pathways to success
• Operates with a strategic mindset to foster continuous improvement and systems thinking
• Makes sound decisions in dynamic and complex environments
• Builds cross-functional partnerships to drive enterprise objectives
• Adapts quickly makes decisive choices and secures stakeholder alignment
• Applies iterative problem-solving approaches
  Demonstrates resilience optimism and openness to diverse perspectives
• Leads with integrity and inclusivity
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership

The typical base pay range for this role is between $155K - $181K 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.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion gender expression gender identity sex age ancestry marital status protected veteran and military status disability medical condition sexual orientation genetic information or any other status of an individual or that individuals associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal state or local law.