MUFG

Company Description

Experience something Brilliantly Different with a career at MUFG Investor Services. 

Who are we? In a nutshell, MUFG Investor Services is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and we partner with over 480 loyal global investment firms to provide them with administration, asset services, banking and fund financing. 

We’re in 14 global locations and provide an exceptional hub of Brilliantly Different talent to thrive. 

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Job Description

A Project Manager at MUFG IS is an influential change agent/trusted advisor with business and technology who drive and implement organizational priorities that add value. Project managers play a key advisory and change/ project leadership role in the projects’ early initiation phase (i.e., business casing) to the structuring of the project to implementation and handoff to BAU. To be effective in their role, Project Managers must be (1) resourceful and be strong relationship managers; Building strong working relationships with the project and organizational stakeholders at every level of the organization must be second nature, (2) Bring a blend of strong execution expertise and business knowledge, (3) adept at mitigating and managing risk and (4) have excellent communication, impact/influence and facilitation abilities.

As a member of the Project Management team, the Project Manager directs and controls a variety of projects throughout a global organization, ensuring that the projects are conducted on time, within budget using project management best practices to ensure the highest level of quality. Implementing effective governance throughout the project lifecycle and managing the day-to-day operation aspects of the projects – Plan, budget, RAID, Resource and Status to ensure project objectives are achieved. Project Managers also supports the PMO with portfolio and resource planning and reporting.

You Will:

• Ensure successful, timely and effective delivery of change projects
• Developing project plans, budgets and schedules, managing tasks and teams on the project’s critical path
• Responsible for scope control with stakeholders, task execution with the project team and relevant upward communication to managers and senior stakeholders
• Helps define process improvements and feedback for the project, including any strategies required for timely execution
• Gather or track the completion of necessary artifacts required for development of each project, including but not limited to risk assessments, technical architecture drawings, requirements, design specifications, testing, change plans, etc.
• Provide feedback to project stakeholders, including specification feedback, issue escalation to managers or scope changes/clarifications to project resources
• Update relevant project information in real time and work across all departments to deliver projects that align to the organization's strategic vision
• Assess and manage risks and issues, take corrective measures accordingly
• Guard the viability of the vision and the business case
• Flexibility to attend to urgent matters outside of normal business hours if/when needed

Qualifications

You Have:

• Must have a Financial Services background, preferably Fund Administration or Banking
• Experience managing projects across business and technology
• Demonstrated technical and business project Management skills
• Proven track record of effectively managing and delivering multiple projects on-time, within scope and on budget
• Successful track record in working with business and technology teams to define, develop, test and launch new products/services
• Experience in authoring project plans, building a project budget and technical requirements
• Experience with Agile, Lean, waterfall, hybrid and other project management methodologies are beneficial
• Experience with Smartsheets, Jira, Confluence project management tools are an asset
• Ideally certified or studying towards a relevant professional Project Management certification (PMP, Scrum/Agile certificates)

Additional Information

What’s in it for you to join MUFG Investor Services? 

Take a look at our careers site and you’ll find everything you’d expect from a career with the fastest-growing business at one of the world’s largest financial groups. Now take another look. Because it’s how we defy expectations that really defines us. You’ll feel that difference in all kinds of ways. Our vibrant CULTURE. Connected team. Love of innovation, laser client focus, and next-level LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT. Oh, and we really walk the talk when it comes to HYBRID WORKING. 

So, why settle for the ordinary? Apply now for a Brilliantly Different career. 

We thank all candidates for applying; however, only those proceeding to the interview stage will be contacted.