Government Affairs Office

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 120,000 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 Overview:

The Vice President, Public Policy & Strategy, will serve as an integral member of the Government & External Affairs team within MUFG’s Americas Legal Department, based in New York. This multifaceted role blends traditional government affairs responsibilities with enterprise-level sustainability strategy support to advance MUFG’s policy, brand, and commercial objectives across the region.  In the government affairs function, the Vice President will help drive MUFG’s advocacy and engagement efforts on a range of public policy matters, including federal legislative and regulatory developments impacting MUFG’s regulation, operations and  strategic interests in the U.S. including artificial intelligence, energy and infrastructure, digital innovation—and other areas relevant to MUFG’s core business lines, including Global Corporate & Investment Banking (GCIB) and Japanese Corporate Banking (JCB). The candidate will also play a key part in MUFG Americas’ strategic activities related to MUFG Americas’ enterprise-wide sustainability strategy, governance, and planning in addition to supporting executive-sponsored Corporate Responsibility and Social Impact Council (CRSI) and Climate and Sustainability Sub-Council (CSSC) working in close coordination with cross-functional colleagues from Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Corporate Communications, and in close coordination with MUFG’s Sustainability Strategy and Regulatory Affairs Offices in Tokyo working to support alignment with MUFG’s net-zero initiatives, including the Carbon Neutrality Declaration (CND) in addition to partnering with GCIB and JCB colleagues on market-based transition finance solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Sustainability Strategy & Planning

• Support MUFG Americas’ strategy and positioning on sustainability, including climate transition and net-zero planning, in alignment with MUFG Group’s global strategy.
• Track and monitor policy trends, peer best practices, and market developments to support strategic planning and progress towards enterprise-wide sustainability objectives.
• Support enterprise-wide governance efforts, including the CSRI/CSSC and ongoing work amongst cross-functional teams, including Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations, to ensure cohesive execution of sustainability initiatives.
• Collaborate with Tokyo-based Sustainability Office to in support of global net-zero aspirations and MUFG Group’s Carbon Neutrality Declaration.
• Help develop messaging and positioning for external stakeholders, including government entities, industry peers, and advocacy partners on sustainability topics.

Public Policy & Government Affairs

• Monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, and executive branch developments affecting financial institutions, with a focus on issues relevant to internationally headquartered banks operating in the U.S.
• Track and provide insight on public policy issues impacting MUFG’s operations and lines of business, including financial regulatory reform and supervisory frameworks; artificial intelligence and innovation; energy policy, data center and AI infrastructure investment, U.S.-Japan relations; digital technology, payments, and financial innovation
• Produce briefing materials, internal memos, and analysis for senior executives and relevant SMES — legal, risk, and business leaders on key policy issues and issues impacting MUFG Americas regulation, strategic interests and its customers and clients.
• Support internal LoB stakeholders to assess the commercial, operational, and regulatory impacts of legislative and regulatory developments.

Stakeholder Engagement & Thought Leadership

• Support Tokyo and US executive, legal/regulatory and SME engagement with senior U.S. officials (White House, Treasury, agencies), Congressional officials, and senior staff on relevant policy matters, positioning MUFG as a thought leader on relevant policy matters.
• Assist in developing and executing engagement strategies with policymakers, regulators, trade associations, and external partners to promote MUFG’s strategic interests.
• Collaborate with client-facing teams, particularly GCIB and JCIB, to ensure policy engagement supports client-centric outcomes and commercial goals.
• Work with the Corporate Communications team to elevate MUFG’s profile in policy and sustainability spaces through events, panels, and publications. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree is required, in addition to 5-7 years of experience in public policy, public sector finance, government or external affairs, sustainability, corporate responsibility, or a related field.
• Candidates should possess a strong understanding and background in research or policy related to sustainability, transition finance, and emerging technologies and demonstrable ability to translate complex policy and regulatory issues into memos and briefs that support corporate strategies.
• Experience in tracking public policy at the global, federal, and state levels, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and relevant sectors, is essential.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are necessary for conveying complex information to diverse audiences.
• The successful candidate will have a proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite is required, and experience with sustainability reporting tools is considered an asset.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $120K - $160K 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.

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