VP, Operations Business Strategy

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

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.

The VP, Operations Business Strategy will lead the delivery and execution of strategic product and business initiatives, bridging business, technology, risk, and operations. This role combines hands-on execution with strategic leadership to drive enterprise-level outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute product, operational, and strategic initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Partner with senior operations, business, risk and technology leadership to shape strategy, priorities, and roadmaps.
• Executive presentation deck coordination and creation related to strategy, priorities, roadmaps, etc. for internal and external audiences.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across business, product, risk and technology teams, including cross-functional operations issue action plan development, tracking and resolution.
• Ensure solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement using data insights, manage cross functional operations projects.
• Assess market trends, risks, and opportunities to inform decision-making.
• Develop and present recommendations, business cases, and strategic plans to managers.
• Drive end-to-end operations initiative delivery, including planning, execution, and performance tracking.

Experience

• Extensive experience in product management, business analysis, or strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to operate across both execution and strategic leadership levels.
• Experience working in agile environments and leading cross-functional teams.
• Background in financial services or regulated industries preferred
• Strong track record of delivering complex, process/technology-driven solutions.

Skills

• Very strong presentation skills including creation and coordination of executive materials, using PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Strong understanding of product, business operations, and technology delivery.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business insights.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong project, program, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Leadership & Competencies

• Executive presence with strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Proven leadership and ability to drive outcomes in complex environments.
• High integrity, accountability, and sound judgment.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and results-oriented mindset.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or related field preferred.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $110K - $173K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses 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.