Director, Securities Business Data Quality & Process Excellence

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. 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. Position Summary We are on an exciting journey to improve the quality, consistency, and accessibility of our data to enable timely, informed decision‑making across Securities & Markets. To support this effort, we are seeking a senior business leader with deep Securities & Markets domain expertise and a strong understanding of front‑to‑back trading and post‑trade operations. The ideal candidate brings significant hands‑on knowledge of how securities and markets products are structured, traded, booked, risk‑managed, and serviced across their lifecycle. This role is well‑suited for a seasoned Securities & Markets professional who understands trading, sales, operations, risk, and control processes—and who is motivated to improve the quality and usability of the data that underpins those activities. This is not a technical or analytics role. The Director will act as a senior business subject matter expert and data steward, partnering closely with front office, operations, risk, and control teams to improve the clarity, controls, and reliability of Securities & Markets data. This role is expected to serve as a team lead or people manager for a team of 3–7 individuals, providing direction, prioritization, and mentorship. Key Responsibilities Serve as the business steward and point of accountability for critical data elements across the Securities & Markets domain (e.g., instruments, trades, positions, counterparties, pricing, valuations, exposures, lifecycle events) Define and maintain clear business definitions, usage standards, and ownership for Securities & Markets data Ensure data accurately reflects the true business intent, product structures, and operating realities of Securities & Markets activities Identify where process gaps, manual workarounds, or inconsistent practices contribute to data quality or control issues Partner with front office, operations, risk, and control teams to improve upstream processes that generate or modify Securities & Markets data Help prioritize and resolve data issues that impact reporting, client experience, risk management, financial control, or regulatory obligations Translate complex business processes and requirements into clear, actionable guidance for downstream consumers of Securities & Markets data Represent the Securities & Markets business in data governance forums, working groups, and control discussions Oversee and support data quality monitoring, root‑cause analysis, and issue remediation efforts Improve transparency, trust, and confidence in how Securities & Markets data is sourced, defined, governed, and used across the organization Provide people leadership, including setting direction, managing priorities, developing talent, and fostering strong partnerships across teams Qualifications 7+ years of experience (highly preferred) in Securities & Markets, such as trading, sales, middle office, operations, product control, risk management, or markets‑related control functions Strong, hands‑on understanding of the end‑to‑end Securities & Markets lifecycle, including trade capture, lifecycle events, valuations, settlement, and reporting Ability to explain complex markets concepts clearly to both business and non‑business audiences Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and drive change across front‑to‑back stakeholders Excellent communication, judgment, and stakeholder management skills Strong attention to detail paired with a high sense of accountability and ownership Preferred Skills Exposure to data quality, control environments, or process improvement initiatives (formal or informal) Comfort operating in highly regulated, risk‑sensitive environments Experience driving improvements without direct authority, through partnership and influence Curiosity and passion for improving how business data is created, governed, and consumed Prior team leadership or people management experience What This Role Is Not Not a data engineering, analytics, or technical role No coding, modeling, or system development responsibilities No requirement for formal data management or data architecture experience Focused on business ownership, clarity, and accountability, not technology delivery The typical base pay range for this role is between $175k-$222k 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. MUFG Benefits Summar y 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.