Trade Finance Technology Lead, Vice President

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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.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Technology Lead with deep expertise in Trade Finance to drive strategic initiatives across Trade Finance and Working Capital Solutions.

In this role, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of technology solutions supporting Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance platforms. You will work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into actionable technical specifications, and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, deep domain knowledge in Trade Finance, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams supporting complex enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance applications
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Design, develop, and enhance applications, data pipelines, and system integrations
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end technology solutions
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
• Drive application performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Support integration of third-party systems and platforms
• Conduct technical analysis, feasibility assessments, and contribute to business cases
• Ensure application quality through testing, validation, and adherence to industry standards
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices to drive innovation

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technology within banking, financial services, or fintech
• 8+ years of experience in the Trade Finance domain
• Hands-on experience with CGI T360 platform
• Strong experience with SQL and ETL tools (e.g., Informatica)
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#)
• Experience with AWS , including services such as Spark and Glue
• Strong understanding of relational databases and ability to write complex queries
• Experience working in regulated environments and matrixed organizations
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with reporting tools such as Business Objects
• Knowledge of commercial banking products, payments, and lending solutions
• Familiarity with monitoring tools, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Leadership & Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to operate strategically in complex environments
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Adaptability, resilience, and commitment to continuous improvement
• Passion for innovation and continuous learning

Key Technical Capabilities

• Application development and system design
• Trade Finance platforms (CGI T360 preferred)
• Data integration and ETL processes
• Cloud technologies (AWS)
• Database design and management (SQL-based systems)
• Application performance monitoring and optimization

Education:

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

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

The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:

• New York / New Jersey: $138k - $205k

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.

Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.

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.