Commodities Specialist
MUFGDo 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 150,000 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. Commodities Specialist Director Global Markets Strategy & Finance (GMDA Planning) Location: New York, NY Position Overview MUFG is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Commodities Specialist to support the implementation and growth of its Commodities Derivatives platform in the Americas. Working closely with stakeholders across New York, Tokyo, and other global locations, this individual will play a key role in launching and scaling the U.S. Commodities business. This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role requiring expertise in commodities markets, end-to-end trade lifecycle management, operating model design, risk frameworks, and large-scale business implementation initiatives. As the platform matures, the role will evolve toward ongoing franchise management, business planning, and strategic growth initiatives supporting MUFG's Commodities business across the Americas. Key Responsibilities Commodities Platform Implementation & Business Transformation Support the strategic implementation and launch of the Commodities platform in the United States. Serve as a key U.S. representative for the global Commodities implementation program, ensuring alignment between global strategy and U.S. regulatory, operational, and business requirements. Coordinate implementation efforts across Sales & Trading, Operations, Finance, Product Control, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Technology teams. Partner with global project managers and business leaders to deliver business, technology, infrastructure, and operating model initiatives. Drive business readiness activities and support regulatory commitments related to the Commodities platform rollout. Identify project dependencies, risks, and execution challenges, and coordinate timely resolution with key stakeholders. Support continual enhancement of the operating model to ensure scalability, efficiency, and alignment with strategic objectives. Business Architecture, Risk & Controls Act as a subject matter expert on commodities products, trading activities, trade lifecycle processes, risk management practices, and financial controls. Partner with Finance, Operations, Risk, and Technology teams to implement front-to-back operating models supporting Commodities trading activities. Provide expertise across trade capture, confirmations, settlements, lifecycle events, exception management, and operational workflows. Support implementation of valuation governance, P&L attribution, financial controls, balance sheet management, and management reporting frameworks. Establish and monitor key business performance, market risk, credit risk, liquidity, and capital metrics. Partner with Market Risk and Credit Risk teams to oversee reporting, stress testing, counterparty exposure management, concentration limits, and capital utilization. Evaluate and document operating models, risk frameworks, business processes, and industry best practices. Support new product launches, infrastructure enhancements, and reg…