Associate, Global Co-ordination Team, Treasury Department, Global Market Division for Asia

Job description

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. MUFG Bank is looking for an Associate or Vice President within the Global Coordination team of the Treasury Department, based in Singapore. This role is designed for individuals who are passionate about driving impactful treasury initiatives on a global scale, working closely with experienced leaders and diverse teams across multiple regions. You will be at the forefront of advancing non-Yen balance sheet operations, guiding overseas branches across US, Asia and EMEA, and contributing to strategic projects that shape the future of global treasury management. The organisation offers a collaborative culture where knowledge sharing, teamwork, and inclusive decision-making are deeply valued, ensuring your voice is heard and your expertise is recognised. With a strong focus on professional growth, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, tokenisation, and artificial intelligence. If you are looking for a role that combines strategic influence, technical challenge, and meaningful impact within a supportive environment, this position provides the perfect platform for your next career move. Play a pivotal role in global treasury optimisation initiatives by collaborating with international teams to enhance profitability, enablement, and resiliency across all markets. Enjoy a workplace culture that prioritises teamwork, knowledge sharing, and inclusive decision-making processes, allowing you to make significant contributions alongside highly experienced colleagues. Gain exposure to innovative technologies including blockchain and AI while developing your expertise in liquidity management, regulatory compliance, and financial analysis within a truly global context. What you'll do: As an Associate or Vice President in the Global Coordination Team in Treasury Department, you will immerse yourself in a multifaceted role that spans strategic project leadership, cross-border collaboration, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance. Your day-to-day activities will involve working hand-in-hand with senior leaders to advance critical treasury initiatives that drive profitability and resilience across international markets. You will play an integral part in establishing advanced MIS infrastructure while providing analytical insights that inform balance sheet strategy. By advising management on both opportunities and risks—especially those arising from emerging technologies—you will help shape the division’s long-term direction. Your ability to foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders will be essential as you collaborate on liquidity improvement strategies and support new product development. Additionally, you will ensure operational excellence by supporting daily functions such as planning for global meetings, refining transfer pricing frameworks, monitoring regulatory changes, and maintaining up-to-date industry knowledge. Success in this role requires not only technical proficiency but also a genuine commitment to teamwork, communication, and delivering value across every aspect of treasury operations. Support the Deputy Head of Treasury and Investments Division in advancing key global treasury initiatives focused on enhancing non-Yen balance sheet operations and ensuring consistency among various entities including overseas securities and partner banks. Assist customer departments and provide support in responding to overseas authorities while maintaining high standards of service delivery across all regions. Lead and contribute to global treasury optimisation projects with an emphasis on improving profitability, operational enablement, and organisational resiliency. Establish robust treasury management information system (MIS) infrastructure to facilitate effective data-driven decision making across the division. Conduct comprehensive analyses of competitive market landscapes to inform allocation strategies and track balance sheet capacity in alignment with optimal growth opportunities. Advise senior management on emerging financial opportunities as well as potential risks by leveraging insights from new technologies such as blockchain, tokenisation, and artificial intelligence. Collaborate with head office and regional treasury groups to diversify funding products while minimising interest expenses on a global basis. Work closely with regional management teams to drive liquidity improvement strategies through market debt issuance experience and support for liability product structures and development. Partner with stakeholders on balance sheet allocation matters including pricing liquidity/funding through FTP settings; provide guidance on product pricing trends and market movements. Support daily operations of the function by assisting in planning for global working groups, managing incentive frameworks for deposit business growth, understanding local regulatory requirements, monitoring risk profiles, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations. What you bring: To excel as an Associate or Vice President within the Global Coordination Team in Treasury Department, you will bring a wealth of proven experience from previous roles within major financial institutions—particularly those involving complex treasury or global markets functions. Your academic background will underpin your deep understanding of banking operations while your hands-on expertise ensures you can navigate intricate balance sheet management challenges. You will be adept at translating strategic objectives into actionable plans through your involvement in key projects such as funds transfer pricing implementation or new product development. Your interpersonal skills will allow you to build trust-based relationships with colleagues across regions while effectively communicating recommendations to senior management. A passion for technological innovation—especially around AI or blockchain—will set you apart as someone who can identify new efficiencies or risk mitigation strategies. Your technical toolkit should include advanced Excel modelling capabilities along with programming skills that enable sophisticated data analysis. Above all else, your collaborative spirit combined with attention to detail will ensure you consistently deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with organisational goals. A degree qualification in Business, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is essential for understanding complex banking operations within a global context. A minimum of five years’ experience (for Associate level) or eight years’ experience (for Vice President level) in Treasury or Global Markets within an international financial institution is required to ensure familiarity with best practices. Demonstrated experience in planning and executing strategic initiatives within treasury functions including exposure to funds transfer pricing (FTP), finance-related activities, balance sheet management, or chief-of-staff type responsibilities. Proven communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels while presenting solutions clearly and persuasively. A keen interest in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, tokenisation platforms—and their application within asset-liability management (ALM), liquidity management, funding strategies or interest rate risk (IRR). Proficiency in Python programming language is preferred for data analysis tasks relevant to treasury operations. Experience using robotic process automation (RPA) tools is considered advantageous for streamlining workflows within the division. High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications—including Word, Excel and PowerPoint—is necessary for preparing reports and presentations; some proficiency in VBA is also desirable for automating routine tasks. 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.