Human Resources Business Partner - Global Markets & Securities, Director

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.

Role Summary:

This role will partner with the International Head of Global Markets, CEO MUSA, and oversee a team that also supports Capital Markets and Securitized Products.  Given the international responsibilities, the candidate will report regionally (NY) to the MD-HR Business Partner Global Corporate & Investment Bank and internationally to the International MD-HR Business Partner, Global Markets, located in London. This is an in-office (4 days weekly) located at our NY Headquarter office.

Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with executive management and senior leaders in workforce planning and strategy, leading the department in establishing human resources management goals and objectives that align with the overall business direction

• Enable the delivery of HR initiatives to stakeholders, identifying and managing opportunities for workforce development and working across the business to drive the achievement of strategic human capital and business goals

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to identify and design solutions and proposals to respond to current and future employee requirements

• Ensure the delivery of HR advisory services for all business areas and align HR resources and practices with the strategic business initiatives

• Actively contribute to and collaborate with regional/ global HR teams to share knowledge and practices and design solutions that will drive HR effectiveness for business leaders/stakeholders

• Continuously pursue efficiencies and improvements in how services and processes are provided, executed and governed in accordance with global standards

• Work with senior leaders to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes that align to strategic imperatives

• Advise managers in forecasting and planning talent requirements in line with the business strategy

• Represent HR at business forums and manages relationships between broader HR team and business

• Partner with teams responsible for talent lifecycle events such as comp reviews, talent and performance reviews, talent acquisition, succession planning, employee engagement, etc.

• Ensure performance management policies and procedures are adhered to 

• Provide guidance regarding HR practices, compliance, laws, regulations and ethics

• Work with Centers of Excellence (COE) teams in directing HR programs including recruiting, training, development, benefits, compensation, employee relations and communication, coaching and counseling, talent planning and succession, leadership development, performance management, and diversity

• Lead critical HR initiatives and projects (Performance Management, Leadership Development, Talent Management) in collaboration with leadership

• Lead organization structure changes and talent integration, as required

• Partner with Centers of Excellence to establishes best practices across functions to drive continuous improvement

• Facilitate long-term initiatives aligned with the bank's strategic agenda

• Hire, develop and retain top talent

• Manage budget and resource allocation, as required

• Build a Human Capital Plan aligning business strategy to successful outcomes

• Responsible for ensuring talent is enabled to succeed

• Lead projects that define success for HR globally and regionally in addition to ensuring the respective business imperatives are met

• Will directly manage and be supported by a team of HR Professionals

• Additionally, this role has dual reporting to global and regional HR leadership

Expected Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent work experience equally preferable

• Leadership experience of at least 10 years as an HR Generalist/HR Business Partner in the financial services industry. Experience supporting Global Markets/Securities is required

• Extensive background in the full range of human resource disciplines, the hiring process, talent lifecycle, annual review process (covering performance and compensation) and succession planning

• Highly numerate and comfortable navigating and analyzing data to support HR strategy that serves business needs

• Strong knowledge of HR policies and procedures, employment/labor laws and current regulations globally

• Experience in developing organization-wide HR strategy and policy

• Subject matter expert on HR best practices

• Experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), and database management

• Demonstrated capability in employee relations

• Objectivity in employee management and coaching through complex matters

• Significant experience overseeing budgets and resources, as is required

• Communicates effectively, with the ability to build networks and work within a matrix structure

• Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives

• Equips the business to become an effective competitor in an highly dynamic landscape

• Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions

• Is flexible, decisive, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the organization

• Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills, comfortable with challenging the status quo

• Prioritizes and facilitates a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking

• Sets the tone for successful collaboration with other business units and corporate entities

• Cultivates innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective

• Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent

• Affiliation or certifications:

  • The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

  • Professional in Human Resources - International (PHRi)

  • Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR)

  • Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) is a plus

The typical base pay range for this role is between $165K - $210K 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.