Overview As Assistant Vice President Project Manager in MUFG's Finance Portfolio, you will oversee the full lifecycle of complex finance projects from initiation to closure. You’ll drive upfront planning, governance and risk management, coordinating IT and non-IT initiatives across EMEA and globally. You’ll mentor junior colleagues and partner with diverse stakeholders to realise portfolio benefits aligned with long-term business goals. This role offers exposure to finance data transformation, regulatory projects, and a collaborative, growth-oriented culture.
Pay / Benefits - flexible working
- ongoing training opportunities
- generous pension contributions
- collaborative leadership environment
- international network
- inclusive culture
Responsibilities - Plan, direct and govern multiple projects within the Finance portfolio with upfront planning, agile risk management and governance
- Define scope and delivery plans for IT and non-IT initiatives (e.g., system migrations, process redesigns, regulatory assessments)
- Manage resources per policies and minimise escalation, except for critical skill re-prioritisation
- Engage stakeholders to build consensus and ensure transparent governance across phases
- Create baseline plans with milestones and provide updates via PMO reporting tools
- Provide change management to address conflicts and risks; advise on project decisions
- Structure plans with milestones to enable clear progress reporting for all audiences
- Deliver accurate, timely reporting from gold-sourced tools (GL, PPM) for stakeholders
- Mentor junior project managers and support portfolio delivery forums
- Collaborate with functional stakeholders to achieve portfolio outcomes while ensuring regulatory compliance
- Proactively mitigate risks, continuously improve processes, and manage steering committees and working groups within governance parameters
- Close projects thoroughly, addressing all risks within budget and schedule constraints
- Drive benefit realisation aligned with business objectives while upholding MUFG values
Key requirements - 6–10 years of project delivery experience in financial institutions
- Experience in finance and data transformation projects and regulatory initiatives
- Expertise in investment budget management and cost forecasting
- Ability to secure resource capacity across supply teams and minimise escalation
- PM methodologies expertise (waterfall and Agile) and governance design experience
- Strong documentation and audit-ready artefacts management
- Knowledge of banking regulations and regulatory projects (preferred)
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership/mentoring skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project/Office suite and data/reporting tools
- Ability to manage large workloads under pressure and deliver to deadlines
- collaboration
- stakeholder management
- coaching/mentoring
- Microsoft Project/Office suite
- General Ledger (GL) systems
- PPM systems
