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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.

The Derivatives Middle Office Trade Support Associate/AVP will be responsible for supporting all the firm's Fixed Income businesses; but especially the Rates Trading and Sales Desks performing trade checkout and verification for securities and derivatives. Perform US Treasury Auctions and other Fed Open Market Operations. Provide trade floor support functions ensuring the proper lifecycle of the trade. This person will be responsible for handling all Middle Office operational functions providing trade and sales support for Flow Products desks including Rates, Credit, Commercial Paper, Syndicate, Structured Products, Repo and Financing desks, Equity Trading, and Institutional Investor Sales Desk.

• Provide end-to-end trade and sales support for Global Markets businesses including Rates, Credit, Structured Products, Commercial Paper, Equities, FX, Repo, and Securities Lending

• Ensure timely and accurate trade capture, verification, and lifecycle management across all the supported asset classes

• Partner closely with Trading and Sales desks to resolve booking issues, allocations, and trade discrepancies in real time

• Monitor and reconcile trading activity, identifying and resolving breaks, mismatches, and exceptions across internal systems and external platforms

• Oversee trade flow through key market infrastructures and platforms, ensuring completeness and accuracy of downstream processing

• Support critical market operations including US Treasury Auctions and Buybacks

• Coordinate closely with Settlements, Product Control, Credit Risk, and external counterparties to ensure smooth trade settlement and issue resolution

• Manage client and internal queries related to trade activity, confirmations, and settlements in a timely and professional manner

• Maintain oversight of intraday and end-of-day controls, including trade balancing, reconciliation, and exception management

• Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and strengthening of operational controls

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent work experience equally preferable. Degree in Business or Finance a plus.

• 5-10+ years of Derivatives Middle Office / Trade Support experience.

• Strong product expertise across Rates and/or Equity Derivatives.

• Deep understanding of derivatives trade lifecycle within Middle Office.

• Handson experience with systems such as MarkitWire, Bloomberg, and Murex

• Proven ability to manage escalations, interact with senior stakeholders, and operate in a fastpaced trading environment.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $101K - $122K 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

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.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.