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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

  
Position Summary:

Join the Transaction Banking PMO team and work on large project initiatives related to Transaction Banking’s core strategy. Responsible for the research, initiation, coordination, and management of assigned projects for a specific business. Development and delivery of solution are not always well defined, but usually have defined practices. Project may require managing multiple technical project teams or external vendors. Projects assigned are generally highly complex, have significant impact to the Bank's revenue, and are multi-disciplinary projects.

 Major Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple large inter-division projects by developing and administering the project plan.
• Serves as the principal coordinator of the project team responsible for ensuring the project's success and also participates as a key player on other projects.
• Makes recommendations to management to help identify methods, procedures and technologies that enhance project processes.
• Manages projects and coordinates implementation of project rollout.
• Oversees the implementation of projects by developing or coordinating project plans, facilitation of meetings, gaining consensus and creating appropriate communication to offices or status to senior management.
• Plans and conducts the analysis of complex business problems.
• Monitors and reports trends.
• Requires the ability to describe complex business problems and their solutions to senior management.
• Ensure the project is on target, identify issues resolution and update management on projects.
• Make recommendations to management for improvements to varies projects, tasks, and objectives.
• Monitors and reports trends.
• Requires the ability to describe business problems and their solutions to management Coordinate project flow with other impacted departments for the bank.
• Quickly identify the business needs and translate these needs into business requirements, exhibiting a comprehensive knowledge of the Bank's business and system flows within the organization.
• Assists in reviewing long-range business plan proposals based on current and anticipated business needs.
• Participate in portfolio reviews and reporting.
• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires 7+ years of demonstrated knowledge and direct work experience in leading and project managing large complex projects that cross company business lines.
• Requires direct experience in business analysis and project leadership and management skills.
• PMP and CSM Certifications preferred.
• Process improvement/Six Sigma preferred.
• Knowledge of Treasury Management products preferred.
• Knowledge of Project management reporting and portfolio tools.
• Advanced Visio and Excel
• Requires complete knowledge of customer strategies, practices, and priority in order to make decisions.
• COMMUNICATIONS: Excellent verbal and written skills
•  Ability to communicate complex issues and ideas with absolute precision and clarity.
• Ability to communicate effectively within all levels of the organization and externally with vendors.
• Ability to prepare excellent formal management presentations.
• Ability to organize and conduct effective meetings appropriate for the topic.
• Ability to recognize and effectively communicate a course of action on difficult projects Ability to provide help and guidance to project team members on matters of communication.
• WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Excellent ability to work within all levels of the organization and externally with vendors
•  Ability to work independently and within teams.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal networks within the organization.
• Ability to provide help and guidance to project team members on all matters of project management.
• ORGANIZATION and PLANNING: Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and successfully Excellent personal time-management skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain complex project plans and manage work according to defined methodologies.
• Effective management skills in a matrix environment where project participants report to others.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $125K - $155K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

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 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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.