Corporate Banking Middle Office, AVP

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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.

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.

Overview

The Corporate/Investment Banking Middle Office AVP oversees the closing and setting up syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, ensuring compliance with credit agreements and accurate booking of facilities and amendments. The role leads end-to-end operational processes, partners with key stakeholders, and drives operational excellence to support Corporate and Investment Banking activities.

Major Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end closing of syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Partner with Front Office, Operations, Legal, Credit, Compliance, and other stakeholders to facilitate successful transaction execution and deliver exceptional service.
• Review and validate closing documentation, approvals, onboarding completeness, and conditions precedent to funding.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for loan products, operational processes, and internal systems.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight to analysts, ensuring high-quality execution and professional development.
• Review and approve facility, fee, and related transaction bookings within the Bank's systems of record.
• Monitor operational activities through reporting and reconciliation tools to maintain a strong control environment and data integrity.
• Ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), risk metrics, regulatory requirements, and Bank policies.
• Identify operational risks, resolve issues proactively, and escalate matters appropriately to support timely resolution.
• Drive process improvements, enhance controls, and promote operational efficiency across the team.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and management reviews.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture while coaching and developing talent.
• Execute additional Corporate and Investment Banking-related projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong knowledge of syndicated and bilateral loan products, credit facilities, loan documentation, and closing processes.
• Experience with reviewing and interpreting credit agreements, legal documentation, and loan-related operational requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of operational risk management, internal controls, and regulatory compliance requirements within a banking environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Experience with leading, coaching, and developing analysts or junior team members.
• Strong ability to effectively collaborate with Front Office, Operations, and other business partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to issue identification and resolution.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with loan servicing, booking, and workflow management systems preferred.
• Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain a high level of professionalism and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in Corporate and Investment Banking operations or loan middle office functions.
• Experience with supporting audits and control testing activities.
• Familiarity with service level agreements (SLAs), key risk indicators (KRIs), and operational performance metrics.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field or 5+ years of experience in Corporate Banking, Loan Operations, Middle Office, Credit Administration, or related financial services functions.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $84,000-$106,000 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.