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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.

What you'll do:

As Vice President, Global Markets Operation you will be entrusted with overseeing critical aspects of global markets settlement operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with various teams to ensure smooth service delivery across multiple locations. You will play an integral role in supporting new product launches and system upgrades by preparing comprehensive readiness assessments and developing robust procedures. By identifying areas for improvement within existing workflows and controls you will contribute significantly to enhancing operational resilience. Your ability to nurture talent through coaching will help build a dependable team equipped with strong technical knowledge. Working alongside stakeholders from diverse functions such as Compliance or Technology ensures that processes remain aligned with regulatory standards. Monitoring service levels closely guarantees consistent quality while your involvement in management reporting keeps senior leaders informed. Participation in strategic projects allows you to further shape the future direction of operations.

- Support the Team Lead in managing daily global markets settlement operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and effective service delivery across both onshore and offshore locations.

- Provide operational support for new products, business initiatives, system implementations, and enhancements by conducting readiness assessments, developing procedures, testing solutions, and overseeing implementation.

- Assist in reviewing and enhancing operational procedures, controls, and workflows to improve overall efficiency, productivity, and operational resilience within the department.

- Identify operational risks and control gaps while driving process improvements and risk-mitigation measures that safeguard the integrity of operations.

- Lead, motivate, and coach team members to strengthen their technical knowledge, operational capabilities, product expertise, and develop appropriate staff backup as well as succession coverage.

- Promote adoption of market best practices while supporting the team in responding to business growth and evolving market requirements.

- Work closely with internal stakeholders including Front Office, Compliance, Risk Management, Finance, Technology, and other Operations teams to establish robust operational processes and controls.

- Ensure all operations are conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements such as AML regulations, DFA standards, HKMA guidelines as well as internal policies and procedures.

- Monitor service standards rigorously to ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) during business-as-usual operations.

- Support management reporting activities including operational reviews, audits, regulatory requests, governance tasks as required by senior management.

- Participate in or lead ad hoc projects focused on process enhancements or strategic initiatives assigned by Department Head or Team Lead.

What you bring:

- Tertiary education or above preferably in Finance Business Administration Economics or related discipline provides a solid foundation for success in this role.

- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in treasury global markets operations or settlement including at least 3 years in managerial or supervisory capacity demonstrates your depth of industry knowledge.

- Strong understanding of treasury global markets products settlement processes and related operational controls enables you to navigate complex environments effectively.

- Sound awareness of regulatory requirements industry practices risk management principles internal policies ensures compliance across all activities.

- Proven ability to manage business-as-usual operations while supporting new products system changes process improvement initiatives highlights your adaptability.

- Exceptional leadership coaching people-management skills allow you to nurture motivate develop team members fostering communal growth.

- Excellent communication interpersonal skills facilitate effective collaboration with stakeholders across different functions promoting inter-personal connections.

- Analytical problem-solving organisational skills combined with good awareness of operational risk control enable you to respond sensitively to challenges.

- Good computer literacy especially strong Microsoft Excel skills supports efficient data analysis reporting documentation needs.

- Fluency in English Cantonese ensures clear communication within multicultural teams.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out for its unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace where every individual’s contribution is valued. Employees benefit from flexible working opportunities that accommodate personal needs while encouraging professional growth through comprehensive training programmes. Supportive leadership ensures that guidance is always available whether you’re navigating complex projects or seeking advice on career development. The company’s dedication to upholding high ethical standards creates a dependable environment where trust forms the foundation of all relationships—both internally among colleagues and externally with clients. Collaborative teamwork is encouraged at every level so you’ll find yourself surrounded by knowledgeable professionals who share insights freely helping everyone achieve their best together. Opportunities for advancement are plentiful thanks to ongoing investment in staff development which means your journey here can be both fulfilling and progressive.

What's next:

If you are ready to take the next step in your career journey within global markets operation apply now for this exciting opportunity!

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.