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Assistant Vice President, Business Management and Planning
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Discover Your Opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
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.
Assistant Vice President Business Management - EMEA Operations
MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups with a rich heritage spanning over 350 years, is seeking an Assistant Vice President Business Management to join their EMEA Operations team in London.
What You'll Do
- Coordinate across EMEA Operations to ensure key policy and procedure documents such as Business Continuity plans, internal organisation charts, and policy documents are consistently updated and maintained.
- Establish and manage the Operations Balanced Scorecard (BSC), aligning KPIs with local, regional, and global targets while monitoring results and developing action plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop presentation materials articulating high-level initiatives for various audiences including Town Halls and Senior Executives, ensuring clear communication of strategic objectives.
- Lead projects representing EMEA Operations in wider programmes, acting as a dependable point of contact for cross-functional collaboration.
- Analyse current operational processes to identify areas for improvement, implementing enhancements that boost productivity and reduce costs.
- Support cost control management by tracking expenses, reporting accurately, and constructively challenging costs to optimise resource allocation.
- Enhance and roll out the Skills Matrix across Operations, ensuring staff capabilities are mapped effectively for ongoing development.
- Maintain and update Operations’ Intranet pages so information remains accurate and accessible for all users.
- Coordinate with key stakeholders to identify relevant performance and risk indicators (both quantitative and qualitative) for producing high-level management reports.
- Design, develop, and maintain effective PowerBI dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights from complex data sets.
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What You Bring
- Demonstrated experience working within regulated environments or organisationally complex settings—ideally within financial services—ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team with excellent interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- A proactive approach combined with motivation to learn new concepts quickly; readiness to engage fully in all activities required for successful delivery of responsibilities.
- Agility in adapting calmly under pressure within fast-paced environments; capacity to manage large workloads efficiently while prioritising tasks against tight deadlines.
- Strong sense of accountability paired with outstanding organisational skills; focus on delivering consistently high-quality output with meticulous attention to detail.
- Discretion when handling sensitive matters; ability to exercise sound judgement in maintaining confidentiality across dual entities (MUFG Bank & MUFG Securities EMEA plc).
- Experience in data analysis with particular expertise in PowerBI; adept at analysing complex datasets to extract trends and actionable insights.
- Excellent analytical thinking coupled with critical problem-solving skills; able to present data-driven insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; proficiency in Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Word for effective reporting and presentation creation.
- Adaptability and flexibility suited to evolving business needs—including minimum three days per week onsite—while aligning with MUFG’s values: Integrity & Responsibility; Professionalism & Teamwork; Challenge Ourselves To Grow.
What Sets This Company Apart
MUFG stands out as one of the world’s most respected financial institutions thanks to its deep-rooted history dating back over three centuries. With headquarters in Tokyo and an expansive global footprint covering more than 40 countries—including major operating companies like Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ—the Group offers unrivalled exposure across corporate banking, commercial banking, wealth management, investment banking, capital markets, trust services, securities trading, and transaction banking.
Employees benefit from working alongside knowledgeable colleagues who share a commitment to integrity, responsibility, professionalism, teamwork—and continuous growth leadership. The company fosters an inclusive environment where every voice is heard through principles such as Client Centricity (“Listen Up Speak Up”) and “Innovate & Simplify.” Flexible working arrangements allow you to balance professional ambitions with personal wellbeing while generous pension contributions secure your future. Training opportunities abound so you can continually expand your skillset within a supportive network dedicated to nurturing talent at every stage of your career journey.
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At MUFG London’s Ropemaker Place office, you’ll find yourself surrounded by dependable teammates who value collaboration above all else—making it an ideal setting for those seeking both challenge and fulfilment within a truly global organisation.
What's Next
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact at one of the world’s leading financial groups while advancing your career within an inclusive team environment—apply now! Apply today by clicking on the link provided.
This advert will close 24th July 2026
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.
At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive, and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be, and what we expect from one another.
We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!
Our Culture Principles
- Client Centric: Putting clients at the heart of everything we do.
- People Focused: Valuing and empowering our people.
- Listen Up. Speak Up.: Encouraging open communication and feedback.
- Innovate & Simplify: Driving innovation and simplifying processes.
- Own & Execute: Taking ownership and delivering results.
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