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Operations Business Planning Analyst
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Jersey City, NJ, United States
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Description
Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th largest financial group in the world with total assets of over $2.4 trillion (as ranked by SNL Financial, April 2016) and 140,000 colleagues in nearly 50 countries. In the U.S., we’re 13,000 strong, working together to positively impact every customer, organization, and community we serve. We achieve this by delivering on our values, putting people first, fostering long-term relationships built on honesty and mutual understanding, and inspiring the best in each other. This is all part of our inclusive, high-performing culture supported by Total Rewards that include our cash balance pension plan. Join a team that’s working to fulfill its vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group.
Job Summary:
ISA Operations Business Planning is a global team within Operations division, responsible for managing large scale IT or non-IT projects while identifying and helping to design and build key process improvements and enhancements. The team also acts as a regional office, contributing to MUFG bank’s goal of increasing operational scale and leverage. The team will partner with cross-functional business leaders across the organization and seeks to attract and develop best-in-class talent from multi-disciplinary backgrounds including finance, operations, technology, data science, risk management and asset management. Successful professionals in this team will demonstrate a strong understanding of the banking businesses, capability to leverage technology and data analytics, build strong working relationships with business partners, and deliver value-added services which strengthen the company’s operating environment.
The Analyst – Program/Project manager will be responsible to assist in identifying and solving emerging and current business problems and drive change and innovation within the organization. She/he will partner with stakeholders to develop specific operational improvement ideas, assist in the design of project plans and work with relevant businesses to help advance critical projects. This position will be located in New Jersey. We are looking for candidates that can combine expertise in operational analysis, risk management, technology and cross-functional execution of highly visible projects. This position requires considerable cross-department collaboration with all areas of the bank across the region and globally.
Major Responsibilities:
• Assist in the creation project proposals, build business case, syndicate and achieve business consensus
• Assist in the regular update of polished executive level reports and presentations for complex projects
• Day-to-day work may involve process mapping, data analysis, project planning, understanding root-causes of operating errors and other related events, and interacting with colleagues and business leaders at various levels to understand issues and emerging risks
• Scope of the work include but is not limited to process analysis, efficiencies, automation, technology adoption, and driving innovation
• Work closely with other team members and leaders to plan, define, manage and communicate priorities to achieve the goals
• Form strong partnership with adjacent functions such as Operations Risk and Wholesale Investment Bank and accelerate the pace of change across functions
Qualifications
• Education: Undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, economics, risk management, business analytics, technology or equivalent
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in banking industry is preferred
• Must be highly motivated with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed
• PMP certificate holder preferred
• Strong project management, organizational skills and presentation skills
• Expert knowledge of project management techniques, standard office software(MS Office, Visio, MS Project)
• Excellent communication (verbal, written and listening) and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Japanese language is plus
• Excellent critical thinking and analysis, problem solving, meeting facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead up and influence others without functional authority
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/Affirmative Action 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 in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
A conviction is not an absolute bar to employment. Factors such as the age of the offense, evidence of rehabilitation, seriousness of violation, and job relatedness are considered in all employment decisions. Additionally, it’s the bank’s policy to only inquire into a candidate’s criminal history after an offer has been made. Federal law prohibits banks from employing individuals who have been convicted of, or received a pretrial diversion for, certain offenses.