Associate: Global Markets FRM - Portfolio Risk & Capital Efficiency

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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.

Job Title: Associate: Global Markets FRM - Portfolio Risk & Capital Efficiency

Department: Global Markets

Reports To: Americas Head of Trading Business Management, Front office Portfolio Risk & Financial Resource Management

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical professional to join our team in a role that combines a general financial resource management with a focus on financial risk analysis. Serving as a critical support resource for our international product and business heads, this role demands strong quantitative skills and a sound awareness of the various markets in which we operate, their associated risks and financial resource consumption. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, self-starter with exposure to trading environments.  Candidate should possess a solid understanding of financial risks and financial resource consumption drivers, and will liaise across multiple functions including trading, risk, finance and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the regional head of Front office Portfolio Risk (FPR) and Financial Resource Management (FRM) for MUFG’s Americas Global Markets activities, including:
• Produce ad-hoc reports detailing positions, exposures, market commentary,
• Host weekly meetings with Trading heads and teams to ensure full communication of trading and risk environment
• Collaborate closely with International Front office Portfolio Risk colleagues to ensure regional alignment and representation
•  Conduct holistic and targeted portfolio analysis across regional businesses’ financial risks (market, credit and liquidity)
• Contribute to the design of analysis and reports for early identification of areas of portfolio risk and formulation of mitigation strategy / plans of action
•  Define and maintain an orderly exit strategy for crisis management / orderly position wind down in extreme situations
• Collaborate closely with International Financial Resource Management colleagues to ensure regional alignment and representation
• Investigate ways to optimize MUFG’s clearing relationships and margin postings across Global Markets
• Follow regulatory developments and strategic business objectives to ensure resource efficiency, enhance profitability and improve financial resilience
• Analyze, monitor and recommend effective usage of the financial resources deployed across Global Markets
•  Lead financial resource planning for new business initiatives, ensuring regulatory and economic capital efficiency

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; FRM or CFA certification (or progress toward) preferred.
•    2–5 years of experience in financial services, ideally in finance, risk management or trading support.
•    Strong quantitative skills with proficiency in Excel, Power BI/Tableau.
•    Intermediate to strong proficiency in Python.
•    Solid understanding of market risk concepts, financial instruments, and trading strategies.
•   Proven experience managing cross-functional initiatives and delivering results in a high-pressure environment.
•   Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills:

Experience working in a global investment bank or trading environment.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g., Basel III, FRTB, Volcker Rule).
• Knowledge of front-office risk systems and tools (e.g., Murex, Bloomberg, Calypso, RiskMetrics).

The typical base pay range for this role is between $145K - $155K 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.