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MUFG Governance, Associate Vice President in Jersey City, New Jersey
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 120,000 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.
Job Summary:
The Project Enablement Control Office – Quality Assurance group (PECO QA) leverages extensive experience in software quality assurance processes, procedures, and methods to assure successful construction and delivery of IT systems. The primary objective of PECO QA is to provide independent evaluation, control, and associated recommendations for significant projects and programs being implemented by the bank. PECO QA is focused on continuous process improvement by identifying tasks or activities that deviated from the guidelines, investigating the root cause(s) that triggered the deviation, and suggesting corrective and preventive remedies.
The PECO QA Governance Associate Vice President brings 5 to 8 years of business, technology, or operational experience to the role. The individual at this level has some understanding of the bank’s different businesses and the related economics. Will have experience in analytical skills, project management and business analysis. Naturally inquisitive, analytical in nature and will possess a strong desire to learn.
Responsibilities:
The candidate will be responsible for ensuring general quality of delivered solution as well as defined standards across the project lifecycle and all project deliverables.
Activities include reviewing assigned project related documents from a governance perspective, ensuring quality as well as demonstrating process standards.
Can demonstrate understanding and development of a project governance structure for Project Methodology and Software Development Lifecycle
Has worked in an Agile/Scrum environment or on Agile projects, or as Product Manager on a technology solution.
Review project artifacts (BRD, FDD, Design Entry Assessment, SIT Entry Assessment, SIT Plan/Scripts, SIT Results, UAT Plan/Scripts UAT Results) created by the project teams per MUFG provided templates and offer feedback/findings through QA’s review/verification process. Provide assessments and act as a signatory on assigned ITPD tollgates.
Evaluate tasks performed in SIT and UAT phases of the project and provide “best practice” recommendations.
Provide Governance process training to IT and non-IT staff.
Prepares detailed and complex financial analysis, projections, and reports as required
Develop, recommend, and monitor group-wide performance.
Closely monitors the department's performance with relation to budgetary boundaries.
Partner and assist PECO team members in identifying and extracting data for quality assessments and improvement initiatives
Supervise process adherence audits and assess corrective and preventive measures
Analyze project progress within the PECO portfolio tracking tool for direct reports and provide guidance and recommendations on next steps and action plans
Ability to evaluate project’s Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), business benefits, project costs and assess the impact of any changes incorporated throughout the project lifecycle
Provide recommendations to PECO leadership on best practices to improve overall QA engagement on projects
Support the enhancement of PECO QA methodology by identifying quantitative measurement and analysis techniques
Support the QA Lead for Project Risk and Control Assurance in defining and developing PECO’s methodology and review practices on assigned projects
Provide guidance and direction to QA Leads in the execution of Project Post Implementation Reviews, perform Post Implementation reviews
Represent PECO on key stakeholder and tollgate approval meetings
Qualifications
At least 5 years of IT Project Execution, Information Technology Risk and Control background and experience, either from an IT Project Management /Testing, Technology Audit, Management position and associated responsibilities
Minimum of 3 years prior Banking and/or Financial Services experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, solid presentation skills
Four year baccalaureate degree required; advanced degree a plus
PMP, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification preferred; other information risk related certification (e.g., CRISC, CIA) or information technology related certifications (e.g., ITIL) a plus.
Additional/Recommended Expertise:
PMP and CSM Certifications
Sigma certifications are a plus
Experience within the financial industry
Knowledgeable on Quality processes, measurements and analysis
Business analysis or project management skills based on PMBOK.
Experience with testing or internal audit.
The typical base range for this role is between $76K and $94K per year depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus 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 (https://careers.mufgamericas.com/sites/default/files/document/2023-01/mb-live-well-work-well.pdf)
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.
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