Assistant Vice President, Project Manager – Infrastructure

Overview

In this role, you oversee the end-to-end management of IT and business change projects within the Infrastructure Portfolio for MUFG in London. You will collaborate with stakeholders, establish governance, and manage scope, schedule and budget to deliver high-impact outcomes across EMEA. You will apply change management and robust reporting to keep leadership informed and drive portfolio strategy. This is a collaborative, growth-oriented opportunity at a globally respected financial group focused on sustainable impact and continuous learning.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working opportunities
• generous pension contributions
• extensive training opportunities
• supportive leadership
• inclusion and diversity in recruitment
• global network and career growth

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and govern multiple projects within the Technology portfolio, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards within time and budget
• Scope IT and non-IT initiatives and develop comprehensive delivery plans
• Engage stakeholders to establish effective governance and clear communication across the lifecycle
• Create baseline project plans, monitor scope and timelines, manage change controls
• Provide expert change management guidance to resolve conflicts and advise senior leaders
• Structure project milestones for regular, transparent reporting to stakeholders
• Support portfolio strategy delivery and cross-functional collaboration in required forums
• Collaborate with business partners to achieve clear outcomes for the portfolio book of work
• Deliver concise, timely reporting from golden source data for executive visibility
• Manage third-party vendors and recruit internal delivery staff, ensuring clear roles and accountability
• Ensure governance meetings are well-structured and action-tracked across the portfolio
• Deliver projects within regulatory and banking environment expectations

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience delivering projects in financial institutions
• Expertise in investment budget management with accurate forecasting and cost control
• Experience securing stakeholder agreement on allocations and assessing resource availability
• Strong project/programme governance design and regular reporting to portfolio committees
• Document management skills for audit-ready artefacts and clean project closure
• Knowledge of banking regulations and regulatory project experience (preferred)
• Proven stakeholder management across diverse teams and vendor negotiations
• Coaching and growth leadership abilities; strong communication across levels; SDLC/PDLC knowledge in waterfall/agile
• Degree-level education; relevant accreditations such as Prince2, PMI, Six Sigma preferred

• stakeholder management
• communication
• collaboration
• project/programme management
• governance structures and RAID logs
• change management

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