Associate, Change Manager (Global Corporate Investment Banking) in London

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.OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTIONMUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with around 2,300 offices in over 50 countries including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania, and East Asia.. The group has over 150,000 employees, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.As one of the top financial groups globally with a vison to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do. We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: MTU) stock exchanges. The group’s operating companies include, but are not limited to, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (Japan's leading trust bank), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings (one of Japan's largest securities firms), and MUFG Americas Holdings.Please visit our website for more information - mufgemea.com.Global Corporate & Investment Banking ("GCIB") is the division responsible for managing the Bank's key international client relationships and main financing products (Syndication, Structured & Project Finance, Securitisation, Working Capital Solutions, ECA financing, , etc.).NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTSNoneMAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE GCIB Change Management functionprovides definitive statement of good governance and business practice in the change and project management, and forms an integral part of the GCIB control infrastructure. The role is to oversee and drive effective change management practices across the EMEA GCIB portfolio to ensure that projects meet their success criteria. The successful candidate will need to support the Programme Manager in the development and delivery of a number of initiatives that have been developed or are to be developed as part of the Business strategy and their book of work. Cross-project synergies, dependencies and challenges need to be identified to ensure optimal delivery. The successful candidate will be part of the GCIB Change Management function, reporting to the Head of GCIB Change Management.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESFull lifecycle project management for GCIB initiatives and supporting the GCIB Programme lead for project deliveryManage implementation deliveries ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business ownersCreate and deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirementsEnsure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately storedWhen required, the candidate should be able to facilitate analysis and interpret facts and figures to allow for streamlined decision making processCollaboration with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of workPartner with key stakeholders across the 1st and 2nd LoD to ensure compliance with relevant firm policies and framework, understand external regulatory expectations and industry standards, where appropriateAssist with running and managing steering committees, working groups (cross functional) and ensure accountability of actions against planned timelinesSubmit project status reports to stakeholders, coordinate and provide updates to steering committeesCreate and maintain project lifecyle documentation which includes business justification, feasibility study, business requirements, implementation strategy, closure packs, etc.Define Target Operating models across various functions and regions and their executionAbility to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines, such as coordinating cross-functional teams, prioritising competing tasks, and delivering complex initiatives within tight timeframes while maintaining quality standards.WORK EXPERIENCEEssential:Strong investment banking experience or management consultancy within financial institutionsSolid project management experience (with a proven track record of delivery)Solid Business Analysis experienceProven track record of Front Office change projects experience and developing framework models or their implementationGovernance across the three Lines of Defence and experience of defining frameworks and their implementationTransformation delivery and change management – overall strategic and /or transformation led change and delivery experienceStrong presentation, communication and negotiation skills enabling the candidate to interact effectively with stakeholdersSKILLS AND EXPERIENCEFunctional / Technical Competencies:EssentialStrong understanding of the 1st Line of Defense frameworkStrong understanding of the project lifecycleFront to back understanding of IB Operating model with good Front Office / product knowledge. Experience in development of strategies and target operating models; implementation of strategic or transformation programs / projectsExperienced interaction of delivering front to back solutions with demonstrable knowledge/interactions with functional divisions e.g. Finance, Ops, Risk, Legal, ComplianceDirect experience in managing multiple functional stakeholders (senior level)Strong planning, budgeting and prioritization skillsStrong communications skills (up to senior management, across stakeholders and direct reports) and be able to present and challengeEducation / Qualifications:Degree level (min) or equivalent work experienceProgramme/Project management or financial markets led accreditation (beneficial)PERSONAL REQUIREMENTSExcellent communication skillsResult & Delivery driven, with a strong sense of accountabilityA proactive, motivated approach.Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomesStrong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgementA structured and logical approach to workThe ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlinesExcellent attention to detail and accuracyA calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environmentStrong numerical skillsAdvanced Experience of MS Project and or other PM tools (Planview)Microsoft Office skills (specifically PowerPoint, Visio, Excel & Word).We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.SummaryLocation: LondonType: Full time