Vice President - EMEA Cash and Liquidity

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Position Details:

The role is accountable for the provision of Cash & Liquidity (Payments) resourcing/technology solutions in support of change projects / programs and for the maintenance and support of those products post change delivery. The role holder will be accountable for one or more technology products.

The role-holder will work closely with, and take direction from, the relevant Programme Lead for change initiatives. The role holder will be accountable for BAU / expense related budgets for associated products.

Technology products can comprise of infrastructure, internally developed applications and vendor developed applications.

Change responsibilities for the given products will be to provide support to the relevant Programme Lead for planning activities (estimations, resourcing (people and technical), and financials); delivery of investment and expense projects; feasibility studies.

Maintenance responsibilities for the given portfolio will cover proactive management of the technology estate in line with security policies; delivery of small project activities; incident and problem resolution; licensing; product life cycle management and adherence to standards, procedures and policies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the approach and delivery of relevant elements of the Portfolio’s investment funded initiatives. In accordance with delivery KPIs and working closely with the assigned Project Manager

• Responsible for the delivery of the expense funded initiatives for the Portfolio in accordance with delivery KPIs

• Responsible for supporting the relevant Program Lead in defining the demand pipeline for the Portfolio

• Responsible for the high quality of deliverables to ensure production stability, working closely with change governance in EMEA Technology

• Responsible for the end-to-end life cycle of all assigned technology products

• Responsible for the strategy, architecture and roadmap of technology products in the Portfolio, in line with Enterprise Architecture standards

• Responsible for providing a cost-effective and delivery-oriented 2nd and 3rd line support service for all assigned products

• Responsible for ensuring all products have established DR and BCP capabilities, in line with ISSP criteria. Responsible for supporting regular DR testing events for Portfolio’s products.

• Responsible for resources/capacity management across Portfolio’s technology products in line with business expectations

• Responsible for self-identification and mitigation of risks for the Portfolio, within the regions risk framework

• Accountable for the effective management of the team’s performance, ensuring they comply with the organization’s governance policies and procedures. Ensure all team members are clear on what is expected and how they are performing against KPIs.

• Responsible for the management of, and adherence to, the expense budgets for assigned products

• Responsible for the identification, selection and management of the resources (people and technology) necessary for all stages, delivery and change in cooperation with relevant Program Lead. Support the relevant Program Lead in mitigating key person risk, succession planning and performance management

• Responsible for the effective management of the department’s performance against EMEA Technology KPIs, governance policies and procedures.  Ensure all team members are clear on what is expected.

• Responsible for maintaining effective interfaces with other Portfolios and Shared Services to enable alignment and efficiencies

• Responsible for providing defined metrics and reporting data in support of mandatory, cyclical departmental level reporting; on time and to quality

• Keep abreast of external market / solution trends to ensure all assigned product offerings remain relevant and meet industry expectations and standards

• Responsible for managing all the project resources and leading the Cash & Liquidity Technology Team in MGS

* Targets to be defined on a term basis and agreed with senior management.

Job Requirements:

• Has a deep understanding of the IT industry and the implications of IT for the wider business environment.

• Knowledge of the IT infrastructure (for example, hardware, databases, operating systems, local area networks) and the IT applications and service processes used within a Financial Services organization. Is conversant with the concepts around IT strategy, policies and standards.

• Has detailed practical knowledge of software development and maintenance methods, tools and techniques.

• Demonstrates an understanding of strategic issues and is an authority on the systems development life-cycle and typical problems associated with the implementation of information systems, from initial concept through development and implementation to operation and support.

• Experience in one or more of the bank's key technologies

• Management of external vendors and consultants.

• Financial Services experience preferable

• Line management experience of engineers, developers, testers and solution analysts

Education level:

•  Degree Educated (preferably Computer Science / other technical field from a leading university) and /or equivalent experience essential

Experience:

Significant number (15+ Years) of recent and direct experience managing within a Systems office of a Financial Services Organization

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.