AI Program / Project Manager, VP

AI And Digital Transformation Lead

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.

Overview

Lead and oversee the successful delivery of AI and digital transformation initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. Take ownership of project scope, schedule, budget, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring all deliverables meet stringent compliance requirements and drive measurable business value. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement while aligning with industry best practices and regulatory mandates.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and manage complex, multi-team project roadmaps, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs, interdependencies, and change requests, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategy.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including external vendors and internal stakeholders, to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
• Champion Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies, facilitating key ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives) and maintaining transparent status, decision, and action logs.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Qualifications

Preferred

Success Metrics

Other Qualifications : As per MUFG's Return to Office policy, a candidate must work onsite for 4 days and 1 day remotely out of either Jersey City, NJ, Tampa, FL, or Tempe, AZ office.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $121K - $157K 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 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.