Director, Regional Strategy and Business Planning

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 120,000 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.

Job responsibilities  

• Lead the development of the division's strategy and business plans for Japanese Corporate Banking Business in APAC region.
• Promote collaboration with headquarters, branches, product offices, other divisions and partner banks.
• Create regional business plans for Japanese Corporate Banking Business.
• Work in partnership with various divisions to develop business strategies.
• Monitor financial performance and assess against projected targets.
• Lead the team to achieve the Balanced Score Card for the region.
• Evaluate performance of regional branches      
• Work in partnership with head office to promote business initiatives across APAC region.
• Build effective relationships with key customers to develop new business and to deliver a high quality of service.  
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder management with key stakeholders both with MUFG and externally.
• Responsible for managing (objective setting & performance management), developing (coaching, career progression & training) and rewarding (financial and non-financial reward decisions) direct reports. 
• Support, coach and guide team and the staff on complex issues
• Act as role model to team members and adhere to all company policies/ guidelines
• Lead the team to meet the organization’s expectations for productivity, quality and goal accomplishment.
• Coach, mentor and develop staffs, including overseeing new staff onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
• To always comply with internal rules and guidelines as well as external laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to proper conduct of banking business.                                                                                                                
• To undertake any other matters instructed by Management.
• Liaise and collaborate with the Tokyo Head Office and other internal stakeholders within the bank across regions, head office, business units, to ensure cohesive strategy development and execution.

Job requirements

• Min 10 years in business strategy and business planning in Japanese corporate banking business
• Minimum JLPT N1 Certification, a degree from a Japanese university or equivalent required to effectively communicate with Japanese stakeholders and senior management in Tokyo Head Office on strategy and business plan matters where primary business communication is in Japanese.
• Experience in leading a team in business strategy and business planning in financial sector.
• Excellent managerial and financial skills and the ability to take leadership
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to deal effectively and courteously with others using Japanese.
• Ability to adapt organization change and demands of different stakeholders.
• Well organized and efficient time management
• Understand banking regulatory environment with particular focus on the local regulations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

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.