AI ProgramProject Manager, VP

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.

Overview:

Lead and oversee the successful delivery of AI and digital transformation (DX) initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. Take ownership of project scope schedule budget risk mitigation and stakeholder alignment ensuring all deliverables meet stringent compliance requirements and drive measurable business value. Foster a culture of accountability transparency and continuous improvement while aligning with industry best practices and regulatory mandates.

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery & Execution

• Develop plan and manage complex multi-team project roadmaps RAID (Risks Assumptions Issues Dependencies) logs interdependencies and change requests ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategy.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including external vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget.

• Champion Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies facilitating key ceremonies (e.g. sprint planning retrospectives) and maintaining transparent status decision and action logs.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Integrate mandatory compliance gatesincluding design reviews risk assessments SOX/ITGC controls and evidence captureinto all project plans ensuring robust documentation and audit readiness.

• Collaborate closely with Risk Compliance Information Security and Audit teams to secure required approvals and sign-offs for AI initiatives.

• Stay current with evolving regulatory standards (e.g. FFIEC OCC GDPR CCPA) impacting financial technology projects and proactively address compliance risks.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Deliver executive-level updates on project health KPIs/OKRs benefits realization and adoption metrics tailored to financial services leadership and regulators.

• Facilitate Change Advisory Board (CAB) and release governance activities ensuring proper documentation and approval workflows are followed.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business sponsors technology leaders regulatory bodies and external partners.

Qualifications:

Required

• 5 years of experience delivering large-scale complex technical programs within financial services or highly regulated industries.

• Expertise in Agile/Scaled Agile frameworks; strong financial management and budgeting skills.

• Demonstrated excellence in communication stakeholder engagement and risk/issue management.

• PMP PMI-ACP or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience with Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes release governance and evidence-based delivery in a financial context.

• In-depth knowledge of SOX ITGC FFIEC and other industry-standard regulatory frameworks.

• Proven ability to coordinate with Risk Compliance and InfoSec teams for program approvals and regulatory sign-offs.

Success Metrics

• Consistent on-time and on-budget delivery of projects with all compliance gates passed on first review and no rework required.

• Achievement of defined KPIs/OKRs and demonstrable business value realization aligned with organizational goals.

• High stakeholder Net Promoter Score (NPS) and continuous reduction of open risks and issues over the project lifecycle.

• Successful audit outcomes and positive regulatory feedback.

Other Qualifications:

• As per MUFGs Return to Office policy a candidate must work onsite for 4 days and 1 day remotely out of either Jersey City NJ Tampa FL or Tempe AZ office.

• The typical base pay range for this role is between $121K - $157K 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.