Vice President, Program Manager

Location: London

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MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups with a rich heritage spanning over 350 years and a global presence in more than 40 countries, is seeking a Vice President, Programme Manager to join their Digital Engineering Service Portfolio team in London. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to play a pivotal role in delivering EMEA and global projects within a highly respected organisation renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and inclusive culture.

As part of the IT Planning, Reporting and Administration department, you will be instrumental in ensuring seamless communication between the UK office and Head Office in Tokyo, while driving project success across multiple business units. MUFG offers a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued, and you will have access to flexible working opportunities, generous pension contributions, and ongoing training to foster your professional growth.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact within financial services and thrive in collaborative settings, this role provides the perfect platform to advance your career.

• Join a globally recognised financial institution with over 140,000 employees and a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee development.
• Be at the heart of digital transformation initiatives, managing complex programmes that span EMEA and global operations while collaborating with senior stakeholders across departments.
• Benefit from flexible working arrangements, generous pension contributions, and continuous training opportunities designed to support your personal and professional growth.

What you'll do

As Vice President, Programme Manager at MUFG in London, you will be responsible for orchestrating the successful delivery of medium to large-scale projects within the Digital Engineering Service Portfolio. Your day-to-day activities will involve coordinating diverse work streams across EMEA and global operations while ensuring that synergies are maximised for optimal outcomes. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders from various departments to guarantee compliance with internal policies as well as external regulatory requirements.

By overseeing analytical outputs and forming actionable recommendations grounded in robust business rationale, you will drive consensus among functional partners. Running steering committees and cross-functional working groups will be central to your role; you’ll ensure accountability for actions taken against planned timelines. Managing implementation deliveries requires transparency regarding risks, issues, dependencies—and alignment with business owners—while developing detailed project plans that incorporate input from all participants.

You’ll monitor budgets meticulously and provide concise updates on financial progress. Maintaining RAID logs alongside business justification documents ensures comprehensive status reporting. Engaging key staff across technology teams enables accurate reporting from golden source tools like General Ledger or PPM systems. Your ability to foster collaboration among consultants/contractors (2-3 direct reports) will be crucial for achieving programme objectives.

• Co-ordinate multiple projects and work streams across wider programmes to ensure synergies are identified and optimised for maximum efficiency.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the first and second lines of defence to ensure compliance with firm policies, frameworks, external regulatory expectations, and industry standards.
• Oversee analysis outputs and form clear recommendations based on sound business rationale while fostering consensus and collaboration among functional partners.
• Run steering committees and cross-functional working groups as required, ensuring accountability of actions against planned timelines through effective management.
• Act as a trusted partner to functional stakeholders and the Planning department by providing updates, addressing issues, and facilitating consensus in project delivery.
• Manage implementation deliveries by ensuring transparency of risks, issues, dependencies, and alignment with functional or business owners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop detailed project plans incorporating inputs from all participants and report on status of deliverables using golden source tools such as General Ledger and PPM systems.
• Monitor project costs against budget parameters and provide concise status updates on financial progress to all relevant stakeholders.
• Create and maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), Business Justification documents, and comprehensive status reporting activities.
• Engage key staff in Technology teams as well as other impacted departments to ensure accurate point-in-time reporting generated from reliable sources.

What you bring

To excel as Vice President, Programme Manager at MUFG you will bring extensive experience managing complex projects within financial institutions—demonstrated by a decade-long track record of successful delivery under tight deadlines. Your deep knowledge of project management methodologies (both waterfall and agile) allows you to navigate full lifecycle challenges efficiently. You possess strong governance skills that ensure compliance with internal controls like SOX as well as external regulatory requirements.

Your ability to manage budgets accurately is complemented by advanced numerical skills; you can categorise costs effectively while monitoring financial progress throughout each programme. Building relationships across diverse teams comes naturally thanks to your excellent interpersonal abilities; you communicate clearly at all organisational levels—from consultants up through senior stakeholders—fostering collaboration every step of the way.

Experience negotiating vendor contracts further enhances your value proposition. Coaching or mentoring junior colleagues demonstrates your commitment to communal growth leadership. Degree-level education forms your foundation; additional accreditations such as Prince2 or PMI are advantageous but not essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Project plus other PM tools ensures seamless planning/reporting activities.

• Extensive experience successfully leading full lifecycle complex projects within financial institutions over at least ten years.
• A proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining high governance standards throughout the process.
• Expert understanding of project delivery methodologies including SDLC/PDLC using both waterfall and agile approaches.
• Strong skills in financial cost categorisation (capital vs expense) coupled with demonstrable experience managing budgets effectively.
• Direct experience managing multiple senior-level functional stakeholders and consultants to derive clear outcomes across international organisations.
• Familiarity with adhering to key controls such as SOX compliance, third-party risk management, operational resilience management, data protection regulations, and financial services standards.
• Excellent communication skills enabling you to build relationships across diverse skill sets at all levels within the organisation.
• Experience negotiating contracts for vendors or consultancies alongside coaching or mentoring junior team members.
• Degree-level education is essential; relevant qualifications/accreditations such as Prince2, PMI or Six Sigma are preferred but not mandatory.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office suite & other Project Management tools.

What sets this company apart

MUFG stands out as one of the world’s most respected financial groups due to its unwavering commitment to integrity, inclusivity, and employee development. With over 140,000 employees worldwide operating from more than 1,100 offices across 40 countries—including a prominent presence in London—the company fosters an environment where collaboration thrives alongside individual achievement. Employees benefit from flexible working opportunities tailored to promote work-life balance; generous pension contributions secure long-term wellbeing; ongoing training supports continuous professional advancement; supportive leadership encourages communal growth; inclusive practices ensure everyone feels valued regardless of background or experience level.

The organisation’s dedication extends beyond business success—it prioritises nurturing talent through knowledge sharing networks so every team member can flourish personally/professionally while contributing meaningfully towards digital transformation goals within banking/financial services sectors.

What's next

If you are ready to make a significant impact within a globally renowned organisation committed to supporting your growth journey—apply now!

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.