Product Manager, Messaging & Collaboration – Workplace Engineering, 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.

MUFG is seeking aMessaging & Collaboration Managerto lead our enterprise collaboration technologies team within the Workplace Engineering this role you will overseeMicrosoft 365collaboration platforms includingExchange emailMicrosoft TeamsSharePoint(and OneDrive) andaudio/video conferencingservices ensuring they are delivered securely reliably and in alignment with business needs. You will manage a group of subject-matter experts specializing in these areas providing technical direction and people leadership to drive productivity and innovation in how our employees communicate and collaborate. As the Lead you will set the vision roadmap coordinate with cross-functional teams and ensure that all owned 365 products are designed and integrated to collectively contribute to business success

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the vision and strategic direction for the full range of 365 products ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer needs.

• Platform Leadership:Own end-to-end management of MUFGs messaging and collaboration platforms includingExchange Online (email)Microsoft Teams(chat meetings voice)SharePoint OnlineOneDrive and related Office 365 services. Ensure these tools are effectively integrated and optimized to support both on-premises and remote workforce productivity

• Team Management:Lead and mentor ateam of SMEs(Subject Matter Experts) in email collaboration and AV technologies. Provide clear direction set performance objectives and foster professional development.

• Manage workloads and prioritiesacross SharePoint Teams audio/visual conferencing and email support functions ensuring all sub-teams work cohesively toward common goals.

• Service Delivery & Support:Design deliver and maintaincollaboration services according to best practices. Oversee day-to-day operations and ** Level 3 support** for messaging systems (Exchange Outlook) and real-time collaboration tools (Teams conference room A/V setups).

• Ensure reliability and performanceof these platforms through proactive monitoring and incident management meeting defined SLAs for uptime and responsiveness.

• Strategy & Innovation:Develop theroadmap for messaging and collaboration technologies aligned with MUFGs business strategy.

• Identify industry trends(e.g. cloud collaboration hybrid work enhancements AI integration) and recommend adoption of new tools or features that improve employee productivity and engagement.

• Drive projects toupgrade or migratelegacy systems (such as SharePoint on-premises to SharePoint Online or legacy telephony to Teams Voice) and introduce innovative capabilities (automation self-service mobile collaboration etc.).

• Governance Security & Compliance:Enforce security policies and compliancerequirements across collaboration platforms. Work closely with IT Security and Compliance teams to implement proper access controls data retention policies and e-discovery capabilities for email and Teams content.

• Ensure that messaging systems adhere to regulatory standards (e.g. email archiving for FINRA/SEC data privacy) and thatelectronic communication surveillancetools (e.g. Global Relay Microsoft Purview) are effectively utilized to monitor and archive communications

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Collaborate withNetwork Engineering(for bandwidth/latency considerations)Enterprise Architecture(for alignment with broader IT strategy) andSupport/Operationsteams to ensure end-to-end quality of service.

• Partner withVendors(especially Microsoft and A/V equipment providers) to address product issues plan rollouts and stay informed on technology updates. Communicate regularly with business stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure the collaboration tools meet evolving user needs.

• Documentation & Training:Oversee the creation ofdocumentation knowledge bases and training materialsfor messaging and collaboration services.

• Ensure that support teams have the necessary runbooks and that end-users have access to self-help guides. Promote user adoption by coordinating with theProduct Enablement & Adoptionteam (e.g. internal newsletters and communities to highlight new features and best practices in using Microsoft 365 tools

• Continuous Improvement:Continuously evaluate current systems and processes; drivecontinuous improvement initiativesto optimize performance reduce costs and enhance user experience. This includes simplifying architecture (e.g. reducing on-prem footprint in favor of cloud services) automating routine tasks (such as user provisioning or email retention cleanup) and measuring success via defined KPIs (uptime ticket volume user satisfaction etc.).

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience as a Product Owner or Senior Product Manager particularly with 365 products

• Proven leadership in managing direct reports and delivering results through others.

• Strong skills in product strategy prioritization stakeholder management and communication.

• Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple products and initiatives in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and mentoring abilities with a focus on team success.

Other:

• 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 or Tempe AZ office.

• The typical base pay range for this role is between $127K - $182K 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.

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