Trade Finance Solutions Technology Lead, VP

Company: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: April 1, 2026

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. Role Summary: We are seeking a technology leader with deep expertise in Trade Finance to support and drive initiatives across Working Capital and Trade solutions. The role requires active participation in the development and maintenance of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance applications. The candidate should have experience working as a Technology lead, collaborating closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into clear inputs for systems development teams and build technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, enabling effective collaboration with multiple technical teams supporting complex applications. A solid financial services background is required, with a strong preference for Trade Finance domain expertise and hands on experience with the T360 application from CGI Inc. The role also requires knowledge of relational databases, including the ability to create queries, extract data, and work with Business Objects. The candidate should be able to work independently and collaboratively across cross functional teams with minimal direction from senior management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. Experience in application development on data platforms is required, including the use of structured query language (SQL), extract transform load (ETL) tools such as Informatica, and object-oriented programming languages including Java, Python, and C#. Experience in AWS, Spark and Glue. As a key member of the organization, the candidate will contribute to the design, development, and implementation of modern software solutions that enhance Trade Finance capabilities. Expertise in commercial banking products, payment processing, loan products, and industry platforms such as CGI’s T360 will be critical in driving innovation and delivering seamless customer experiences. Education: ? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience Qualifications: 8 years of work experience within a technology organization in the banking, financial services, or financial technology industries is required 8 years of work experience in Trade Finance domain and hands on experience with the T360 application from CGI Inc. Experience in structured query language (SQL), extract-transform-load (ETL) tools Previous experience working in regulated industry and matrixed organization required Work experience in Trade Finance domain and hands on experience with the T360 application from CGI Inc Candidates must have experience working in a technology organization within the banking, financial services, or fintech industries. Experience in Trade Finance domain required. Demonstrates leadership Communicates effectively Identifies multiple paths to success using analytical and critical thinking as well as decision-making skills Operates strategically to support a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking Makes sound business decisions in a complex work environment Collaborates with other business functions and divisions to advance business objectives Is flexible, decisive, and able to establish support from leadership Monitors industry trends and best practices and applies insights to advance the business Exhibits and fosters optimism, resilience, flexibility, and openness to others' ideas Inspires innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent Always acts with integrity Iterative problem-solving Serving as a trusted advisor Experience managing teams in Agile environments Programming/systems analysis experience with emphasis in applications and systems, architectural and database design and development Strong experience in writing complex queries; experience working with enterprise database management system (DBMS) such as Oracle, DB2 or SQL, and with stored procedures Experience in AWS, Spark and Glue. Advanced knowledge of application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines Cloud experience, preferably in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Experience with RDBMS based databases such as Oracle and SQL Server or NoSQL DBs such as DynamoDB. Experience with monitoring systems Knowledgeable in CI/CD principles Knowledgeable in DevOps workflow tooling Knowledgeable on Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) Excellent communication skills Able to research and learn new methodologies and technologies and bring knowledge to the team Ability to present information to wide variety of audiences including senior management Participate in all phases of software engineering life cycle and troubleshoot technical problems as needed. Design, develop, and maintain applications, infrastructure, and platform according to changing requirements and following established processes and procedures. Facilitating in the integration of third party services, applications and functionalities. Lead in designing, developing, coding, and/or enhancing applications, features, infrastructure, and/or application frameworks Monitor, test, analyze, and evaluate application performance; resolve issues and/or recommend improvements. Provide guidance and technical instruction to junior level engineers. Conduct needs analyses and requirements assessments, assess technical viability of products/technologies, contribute to development of business cases, and consult and make recommendations on technical solutions to meet specific business requirements Consult on database development, database transaction management, and application integration for various systems or platforms. Test, debug, and/or oversee the testing and validation of applications to ensure that quality and functionality are in line with the requirements, as well as industry standards and protocols. Other: As per MUFG’s work policy for all personnel, candidates must work onsite for 4 days and 1 day remotely. The typical base pay range for this role is between $140K - $188K 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 Summary 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.

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