Front Office Project Manager - Vice President

MUFG Americas; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join their Change Management Team in London. This role offers the opportunity to lead significant projects within the Front Office systems area, ensuring successful delivery and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in banking technology and project management methodologies, with a proven ability to navigate complex projects. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and collaboration, and make a meaningful impact in a global financial institution committed to excellence and diversity. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Front Office systems technology.
• Strong knowledge of trade flow and trading systems.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle Project management for Change projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for effective project implementation.
• Create and deliver project work plans and status reports.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Flexibility and Adaptability

Education

Degree level (min)

Project management or Financial markets led accreditation

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Pay Competitive

Location London/England

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 10058961-WD

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 6th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 160,000 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 world’s most trusted financial group, it’s 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.

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION

We are MUFG. 360 years of heritage. A world-class set of businesses. And more than 180,000 employees in 50 markets. It’s no surprise that MUFG has grown to become one of the top five banks in the world. Our services include commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. MUFG offers stability in an ever-changing market, providing services to high-profile clients worldwide.

Our vision? To become the world’s most trusted financial group. You’ll help us achieve it. Please visit our website for more information - mufgemea.com.

Dept overview:

The Change Management division is a global Programme Delivery Management team responsible for the delivery of the strategic Delivery portfolio across Bank and Securities entities in EMEA. The team is based in London with oversight, prioritization & delivery for the International Securities business portfolio and Bank London branch portfolio’s. The Delivery portfolio is delivered across key regional programs of work (Front Office, Regulatory Compliance & Operations, Finance, Risk & Data, Human Resources, Technology, and Planning), and overseen by the Regional Portfolio Committee.

Outside of the core Programme delivery portfolio; the Change management function leads a stream that develops and delivers Strategic or Transformation programs of work. The objectives of these are predominately to drive simplification and deliver a sustainable operating model in EMEA that is aligned with strategic business or functional targets. This stream currently manages the delivery of various initiatives that help define and delivery against strategic or MTP initiatives for EMEA management.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

None

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Change Management Team comprises seasoned professionals with subject matter expertise spanning Risk, Finance, Front Office, Operations, Technology supported by highly experienced Project Management capability. The team are valued for their thought leadership, their structured approach to problem solving, ability to take a longer-term strategic view without losing sight of the detail, ability to shape and sculpt complex solutions, management of multiple stakeholders, and their drive to deliver.

The successful candidate will be part of the Front Office Change function reporting into the Front Office (Global Markets) Programme Manager. The successful candidate will need to support the Programme Manager in the development and delivery of a number of initiatives that have been developed or are to be developed as part of the Business strategy and their book of work. Cross project synergies, dependencies and challenges need to be identified to ensure optimum delivery.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing Project Management for projects within the Front Office Systems (FOS) area of Technology. The candidate will need experience in Banking with strong stakeholder engagement and exposure to Front Office systems and technology; Murex experience would be beneficial.

The right candidate will work closely, from front to back, with Functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads or Account Executives (AEs) in support of delivering against planned initiatives, the definition and running of associated Project working groups and or Steering Committees to achieve tangible outcomes required to deliver against business objectives.

The right Candidate will be able to apply a structured methodology and help lead change management activities with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.

The right candidate must be familiar with Project management approaches, tools and phases of the Project lifecycle and have an acute understanding of organisational issues and challenges in order to see a Project to completion.

The right candidate must be flexible and adaptable and able to work in ambiguous situations as at some stages of the Project you are working directly with stakeholder in different locations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full lifecycle Project management for Change projects and supporting the Programme Manager for project delivery (in particular the Front Office (Global Markets) Programme Manager)
• Create and deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Competent in managing to established project methodology and best practice
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored
• Works closely with relevant business and technology stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s)
• Submits project status reports to stakeholders; coordinates and provides updates to steering committees
• Collaboration with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of work
• Manage implementation deliveries ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business owners

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Project Manager with over 5+ years experience in Front Office systems technology
• Comprehensive knowledge of trade flow, trading systems and related concepts and technology, including valuation and client/market risk management
• Proven track record of delivery of Front Office projects. Experience of adherence to governance frameworks / implementation and handover to BAU
• Experience of different project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, PRINCE2

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Good understanding of financial products and front-to-back processes
• Demonstrable track record of managing multiple stakeholders and building relationships across diverse skill sets and across the organisation
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Good use of MS Project and MS Office skills

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree level (min)
• Project management or Financial markets led accreditation (beneficial)

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills
• Result & Delivery driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent / best practice use of various Project / PMO tools and artefact management throughout PDLC
• Microsoft Office skills (specifically Powerpoint, Excel & Word).

PERFORMANCE AND DUTIES

The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

• The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favour.
• The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS.
• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement in place between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc and any other relevant agreements entered into between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will have responsibility for identifying and resolving where there may be a difference or conflict in needs between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, escalating to their manager where required.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.