Vice President, External Affairs & Sustainability Strategy

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.

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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

The Vice President External Affairs & Sustainability Strategy plays a cross-functional role at the intersection of public policy sustainability strategy and enterprise planning. Positioned within MUFGs Chief Financial Strategy Office (CFSO) which helps define and drive enterprise-wide strategic direction the role partners closely with Government & External Affairs the Sustainability Strategy and Planning Office and other corporate functions to translate complex policy developments into actionable business and strategic outcomes. The position will help advance MUFGs institutional positioning on public policy and sustainability issues with direct implications for MUFG and MUFG Americas as a regulated financial institution. The VP will also contribute to executive-level engagement with key U.S. policymakers and industry stakeholders often in coordination with MUFGs Washington Representative Office and Tokyo Head Office.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Coordination & Execution

As a member of the Strategy Execution Team within the Chief Financial Strategy Office the Vice President will help ensure that cross-functional initiatives connecting policy sustainability and strategy are well-defined coordinated and successfully this capacity the individual will:

• Partner with CFSO/PMO leaders to translate strategic objectives into clear action plans ensuring alignment across functional teams and delivery of timely implementation.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Government & External Affairs Sustainability Strategy Legal Risk Operations and Corporate Communications to maintain visibility accountability and progress on enterprise initiatives.
• Track and complete milestones dependencies and deliverables tied to policy sustainability and regulatory projects escalating decisions or risks where needed.
• Facilitate arrange and lead executive briefings governance updates and periodic progress reports for MUFG Americas and Tokyo management summarizing key actions outcomes and forward priorities.
• Help strengthen internal planning discipline by introducing light-touch project management practices that support transparency follow-through and measurable resultswithout unnecessary complexity.

Enterprise Sustainability Strategy & Corporate Alignment

• Support and drive MUFG Americas enterprise sustainability strategy and planning ensuring alignment with MUFG Groups global Carbon Neutrality Declaration and related initiatives.
• Track and assist in the implementation of emerging sustainability technology and market trendsincluding transition finance digital infrastructure and climate-related policyand assess implications for MUFGs business and regulatory strategy.
• Partner with the Sustainability Strategy and Planning Office CFSO and other functions (Legal Risk Compliance Operations) to help coordinate cross-functional initiatives and governance efforts while ensuring delivery to internal or external timelines.
• Support MUFG representation in relevant sustainability trade groups policy dialogues and industry forums highlighting the firms leadership in responsible finance.
• Engage periodically with policymakers and regulators on sustainability-related issues in coordination with MUFG Government & External Affairs and the Washington Representative Office.

Public Policy & Government Affairs

• Support executive engagement with key U.S. policymakers and regulatory officials through the Government & External Affairs function including preparation of policy materials meeting briefs and follow-up analyses.
• Support MUFG Americas public policy and stakeholder engagement providing research analysis and insight into U.S. and international legislative regulatory and executive branch developments impacting MUFGs operations and reputation.
• Monitor policy issues relevant to MUFG as a regulated financial institution including prudential regulation supervisory frameworks digital assets stablecoins AI and data policy and financial market infrastructure.
• Identify and assess opportunities arising from economic and trade relations including participation in the Economic and Trade Partnership ($550 billion framework) and other bilateral initiatives related to energy infrastructure and digital innovation.
• Collaborate with the Washington Representative Office and Tokyo Head Office to ensure consistent messaging alignment and coordination across policy initiatives.
• Contribute to the preparation of written policy summaries and executive briefs distributed to internal stakeholders business lines and clients as part of MUFGs broader policy engagement and visibility efforts.

Qualifications

• 57 years of experience in public policy government/external affairs sustainability or financial services strategy.
• Policy Expertise: Strong understanding of U.S. and international financial policy with emphasis on trade and cross-border regulatory frameworks.
• Regulatory Awareness: Familiarity with issues affecting large regulated financial institutions including supervisory policy prudential standards and evolving regulatory expectations.
• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex policy developments and translate them into strategic insights.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Experience supporting engagement with policymakers regulators and industry associations; comfort interacting with senior executives and external partners.
• Collaboration & Execution: Proven success working across global matrixed organizations to deliver results and advance institutional priorities.

Education:

Bachelors degree or a closely-related discipline or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience

The typical base pay range for this role is between $118K - $156K depending on job-related knowledge skills experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses 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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