Business Analyst Manager

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.

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.

MUFG Securities is a high-performing technology team within MUFG Securities. We are driving crucial initiatives and addressing emerging needs across the organization within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. As champions for MUFG, we collaborate strategically with stakeholders to enable business objectives and foster adaptability in a challenging and rewarding landscape.

About the Role:

As Business Analyst Manager, you will lead a team of Business Analysts, working collaboratively on projects throughout the organization. You will play a critical role in understanding current business processes, identifying opportunities for efficiency, and supporting large-scale team initiatives to drive success. This role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and a collaborative spirit to effectively bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You will be instrumental in enhancing organizational operations and empowering teams to achieve optimal performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & Development: Provide comprehensive mentorship, coaching, and career development guidance to a team of Business Analysts. Ensure effective staffing with the necessary product expertise to support project success. Manage the onboarding and offboarding processes for Business Analyst resources.
• Project Ownership & Management: Maintain accountability for the team and oversee all project activities, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate communication and collaboration between functional business leads, IT teams, and other stakeholders to define project approaches, requirements, and testing strategies.
• Process Optimization: Drive process re-engineering initiatives across the front-to-back office, focusing on market products and operational improvements.
• Documentation & Reporting: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including BRDs, FRDs, and target state operating procedures. Track project plan activities, including planning, sequencing, and coordinating with Development and QA teams.
• Data Analysis & Review: Leverage strong analytical skills to independently review and evaluate data sources, business rules, and system specifications.
• Testing Support: Support the testing lifecycle by reviewing test strategies, plans, and test cases, ensuring thorough documentation.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve risks and issues impacting project timelines and deliverables.

Functional/Technical Competencies:

• Brokerage & Financial Markets Expertise: Deep understanding of the trading lifecycle, including trade settlement and trade flow. Proven experience working within a Broker/Dealer environment.
• Product Knowledge: Expertise with a broad range of instruments including Equities, Fixed Income (Bonds, Treasuries), Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), Securitized Products, Repos/Reverse Repos, Stock Borrow/Loan, Secondary Loans, and Derivatives.
• System Proficiency: Significantly proficient with financial industry systems, including Broadridge BPS, ICI, and Postedge. Experience with Bloomberg is highly valued.
• Methodologies: Proficiency in Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate effectively across Technology, Operations, Finance, and Front/Back Offices.
• Risk & Market Knowledge: Solid understanding of key Credit and Market Risk topics.
• Adaptability & Problem-Solving: Ability to thrive under pressure, both independently and as part of a team, and proactively solve complex problems with a logical approach.
• System Experience (Preferred): Experience with Broadridge BPS, ICI ,and/or Murex, Oracle General Ledger, and/or Markit WSO is a plus.
• Data & SQL: Strong data analysis skills, including a working knowledge of SQL concepts; prior experience with Oracle and/or SQL Server databases is a plus.

Personal Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst with a proven track record of team management.
• Prior experience within the financial services industry, preferably in a relevant role within a Broker/Dealer or similar organization.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and motivate teams.
• Highly proactive and results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Sound decision-making and judgment abilities.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities and tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and a logical approach to challenges.
• Commitment to collaboration and partnership across the organization.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience

The typical base pay range for this role is between $151K - $181K 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, paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

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.