Structured Trader - Collateral Portfolio - Vice President

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Generous pension contributions

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

MUFG in London seeks a Structured Trader for Collateral Portfolio to drive risk-managed growth in senior secured fund financing. You will support origination activities, perform due diligence on managers and portfolios, and develop scenario analyses to inform decisions.

You will monitor transactions, run data quality checks, build tools for origination and monitoring, and apply advanced risk models while collaborating with global teams across sales, trading, and control.

Qualifications

• Experience in structured finance or collateral portfolio management.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to perform detailed transaction analysis.
• Familiarity with risk management models and data quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Support origination activities for transactions, including manager due diligence and portfolio analysis.
• Monitor ongoing transactions, perform data quality checks and risk assessments.
• Develop and maintain tools to support origination and monitoring in collateral portfolios.

Skills

Structured Finance

Collateral Portfolio

Risk Modeling

Due Diligence

Cross-functional

Job description

• Join MUFG's Structured Solutions - Europe team in London and contribute to high-impact projects within collateral portfolio management, leveraging your analytical skills and collaborative approach.
• Benefit from MUFG's global reach and supportive leadership culture, which prioritises training opportunities, generous pension contributions, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve your career goals.
• Work closely with international stakeholders across sales, trading, research, and control teams, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while driving business growth and maintaining strong inter-personal connections.

What you'll do:

As a Structured Trader - Collateral Portfolio at MUFG in London, you will immerse yourself in a multifaceted role that blends strategic planning with hands-on execution. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve supporting origination activities for senior secured fund financing transactions-conducting thorough due diligence on managers and portfolios while providing insightful scenario analyses. You will also monitor ongoing transactions by sourcing relevant information from various channels, performing rigorous data quality checks and risk assessments to ensure accuracy and compliance. The role requires you to assist in developing robust tools that facilitate these processes while aligning your actions with the department's overarching business strategy. Managing both financial and non-financial risks is central to your remit; you'll apply advanced risk management models to safeguard MUFG's interests. Where applicable, you'll lead or support team members by clarifying responsibilities and nurturing adherence to company values. Building strong relationships across sales, trading departments, business stakeholders, and infrastructure teams is essential for effective collaboration. You’ll also partner with global colleagues in GM, GCIB, JCIB divisions to drive business growth initiatives. Ultimately, your efforts will contribute to franchise development by delivering tailored solutions that meet client needs while maximising profitability through MUFG's extensive customer network.

• Contribute to the successful execution of departmental strategy by supporting origination activities for each transaction, including manager due diligence, detailed analysis of portfolios, and scenario analysis as required.
• Support monitoring activities for transactions by sourcing information, performing data quality checks and risk assessments, conducting fundamental analysis, and ensuring accurate reporting.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and use of tools that underpin all origination and monitoring activities within the collateral portfolio management team.
• Align day-to-day activities with overall departmental business strategy to ensure consistent progress towards regional and international objectives.
• Manage financial risks and non-financial risks as part of daily responsibilities by applying market-leading risk management models and monitoring tools.
• Lead or support staff within your team (where applicable), ensuring they understand their roles, comply with firm policies and procedures, and embody MUFG's values in their conduct.
• Conduct business in accordance with internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements to maintain compliance across all activities.
• Maintain and enhance good working relationships between sales, trading departments, business stakeholders, and control/infrastructure teams globally.
• Collaborate with broader GM, GCIB, JCIB teams to support business development initiatives on a global scale.
• Support franchise development by delivering client-focused solutions that maximise profitability through leveraging MUFG's customer franchise.
• Demonstrated experience in structured finance or collateral portfolio management within a major financial institution or investment bank.
• Proven ability to perform detailed transaction analysis—including manager due diligence—and provide comprehensive scenario analysis for complex portfolios.
• Strong skills in monitoring transaction performance through data quality checks, risk assessments, fundamental analysis, and operational reporting.
• Familiarity with developing or utilising analytical tools that support origination and monitoring activities within structured solutions environments.
• Ability to align daily tasks with broader departmental strategies while maintaining flexibility in response to evolving business objectives.
• Experience managing financial risks (market/credit/operational/conduct/xVA) using industry-standard risk management models; adept at escalating issues when necessary.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements governing dual-hatted roles across banking/securities entities; commitment to compliance in all aspects of work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for building relationships across sales/trading/control/infrastructure teams globally; proven collaborator who thrives in communal settings.
• Leadership capabilities (where applicable), including mentoring staff on responsibilities/policies/procedures while promoting supportive leadership practices.
• Track record of contributing to franchise development by delivering client-focused solutions that leverage organisational strengths.

Additional information:

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial groups. Across the globe, we're 150,000 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.

MUFG, a globally respected financial institution, is seeking a Structured Trader for their Collateral Portfolio team in London. This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of the Structured Solutions - Europe (SSE) division, where your expertise will directly influence the success of senior secured fund financing and other secured products. You will be part of a supportive environment that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional growth. MUFG's commitment to inclusive practices and flexible working arrangements ensures you can thrive both personally and professionally. As a Structured Trader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategy, managing risk, and fostering strong relationships across global teams.

What sets MUFG apart: MUFG stands out as one of the world's most dependable financial institutions-a place where integrity meets innovation on a global scale. With roots stretching back centuries in Japan's banking tradition but an eye firmly fixed on the future of international finance, MUFG offers employees access to an unparalleled network of resources spanning continents. The London office is renowned for its inclusive culture: here you'll find supportive leadership committed not only to professional excellence but also personal wellbeing through flexible working opportunities. Generous pension contributions reflect MUFG's dedication to long-term security for its people; meanwhile ongoing training ensures every employee remains knowledgeable about industry developments. Collaboration is woven into the fabric of daily life at MUFG-whether sharing best practices across regions or partnering on cross-entity projects designed for sustainable growth. Employees are encouraged to connect meaningfully with colleagues worldwide while benefiting from clear guidance on compliance/regulatory matters. At MUFG you're not just joining a company-you're becoming part of a community built on trustworthiness and mutual respect.

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.