Strategy & Planning, VP

About the role

The Global Operations Planning for the Americas (GOPA) team implements global strategy driving various initiatives and system projects, providing sound controls over operations in the region, including various reports and regulatory matters such as operational incident reports. The role involves working closely with Tokyo Head Office (Tokyo HO) and regional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Execute various reporting tasks for U.S. management, regional offices (Canada, Mexico, and Brazil), and Tokyo HO, including KPIs and management decks.
• Plan and lead initiatives and build strong partnerships with Tokyo HO, front-office teams, and key control/support functions (Technology, Risk/Compliance, etc.) to align with Tokyo HO’s direction and policies and improve operational efficiency and quality across the Americas.
• Own delivery governance and stakeholder management: establish work plans and WBS, resource estimates, schedules, and progress/risk visibility; escalate issues and drive decisions to closure across multiple stakeholders and locations.
• Lead cross-border liaison and complex case resolution by structuring and driving time-sensitive inquiries and escalations (e.g., payment/settlement coordination, production readiness/hypercare support for major changes, and nostro account lifecycle changes) through end-to-end coordination.

Requirements

• Bilingual Japanese/English required.
• 5+ years of experience in the financial industry.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives independently (multi-stakeholder, multi-location, tight deadlines), including structured planning and disciplined execution.
• Strong working knowledge of banking operations and related products/processes (e.g., payments/settlement operations and related change/incident governance).
• Proven experience working in a diverse, multicultural environment.
• Ability to proactively take the initiative to work efficiently and effectively on team-oriented projects.
• Deadline-oriented and able to perform effectively while working independently.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, economics, risk management, business analytics, technology or equivalent experience.

SkillsStrong Microsoft Office suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Power Automate/Power BI Desktop/Visio/Outlook) skills.

Benefits

The typical base pay range for this role is between $120K - $164K 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