Assistant Vice President, Project Manager - Technology (Infrastructure) in London

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The Project Promotion team is part of the IT Planning, Reporting and Administration department (IPR). The role of the IPR department is to ensure communication and liaison with Head Office (HO) in Tokyo, for both Bank and Securities, as well as accountability for EMEA Technology wide reporting, management of resourcing processes, management of asset processes and administration of wider planning processes including annual budget planning. The Infrastructure Portfolio is part of the Project Promotion team which delivers EMEA and global projects within the planned schedule and budget.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• To plan, direct and govern one or more projects in the Technology portfolio, ensuring quality, outcomes, timelines and cost requirements are delivered.
• This includes ensuring compliance to the prescribed project delivery framework and ensuring that reporting obligations as defined within the project delivery framework are met.
• To scope each project and plan individual project delivery.
• The project being delivered could be both non-IT and IT related.
• To manage un‑resourced roles in line with published rules and timelines.
• To engage all stakeholders of the project and agree/put in place effective project governance using the guidelines in the project delivery framework.
• To create the baseline plan and scope for the project.
• To oversee that project delivery adheres to agreed scope and baselined timeline.
• To provide Change Management expertise to manage delivery, resolve conflict and mitigate change risk.
• To structure the project plan with meaningful milestones.
• Provide transparency as to project progress in regular project updates.
• Ensure that reporting updates are meaningful to all project and Technology portfolio stakeholders.
• To support portfolio manager in the delivery of portfolio strategy.
• To collaborate with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables.
• To provide accurate, and concise, point‑in‑time reporting to all stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full lifecycle project management ensuring that the projects/programmes being delivered are compliant to minimum quality standards defined in the project delivery policy/process/procedures.
• Responsibility for the project will be from initiation through to handover to business and project closure.
• Regular catch‑up with peers/risk control owners in other departments.
• Using golden source data to submit updates to oversight/executive committees.
• Sign‑off all deliverables assigned to the Project Manager roles in the project delivery lifecycle.
• Run and manage steering committees, working groups and ensure accountability of actions against timelines.
• Identify and understand issues, errors or concerns, swiftly and accurately and resolve problems.
• Carry out analysis and form clear recommendations and proposals on projects/programmes.
• Ensure consensus and collaboration with project delivery partners.
• Define and track the delivery of project outcomes and benefits.
• Engage, contract and manage third‑party vendors.
• Ensure that responsibilities are appropriately assigned and controlled.
• Show awareness of all sub‑portfolio’s within the investment portfolios.
• Ensure that project delivery steering committees/working groups remain in governance.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Essential: Minimum 5 years proven track record delivering projects to financial institutions within time and budget.
• Demonstrable experience of investment budget management.
• Delivery resource review and attestation of on time project/programme delivery.
• Project/Programme Management Subject Matter Expertise.
• Project/Programme governance design and delivery.
• Document Management.
• Project/Programme closure.

PREFERRED

• Strong knowledge of banking regulations and running regulatory projects.
• Good understanding of financial products and front‑to‑back processes.
• Experience of working with and negotiating contracts for vendors and consultancies.
• Coaching, mentoring and leadership skills.
• Proven experience and expert understanding of delivering through full project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Essential: Financial – cost categorization, Project/Programme management including change control.
• Project/programme baseline control and management.
• Lessons learned/post implementation review delivery.
• Change Risk management.
• Familiarity with/experience of adhering to key controls.
• Portfolio management.
• Delivery of a portfolio.
• Risk and issue management.
• Financial control/management.
• Structuring governance.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

• Essential: Degree level education.
• Preferred: Relevant qualifications/ accreditations e.g. Prince2, PMI, Six Sigma or other.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• Strong decision making skills.
• A structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office & other project management tool skills.

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.