Trade Finance Technology Lead, Vice President

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.

Role Summary We are seeking a Technology Lead with deep expertise in Trade Finance to drive strategic initiatives across Trade Finance and Working Capital  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 fintech8+ 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 Dev Ops 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…