VP Regional Solutions & Implementation Manager, Transaction Banking APAC

About the role

MUFG is looking for a Vice President, Regional Solutions and Implementation Manager for Transaction Banking in APAC. The role is the senior technical and delivery bridge between Sales, Product, client Treasury and Technology teams and MUFG implementation stakeholders. It covers complex APAC cash-management and host-to-host mandates, combining pre-mandate solution consulting, hands-on integration expertise and disciplined programme leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Sales and Product on complex regional opportunities, RFPs and client workshops, and assess implementation complexity, country coverage, ERP/TMS dependencies and security requirements
• Turn client objectives into an executable solution blueprint, including scope, risks, resourcing and delivery approach, and give solution sign-off before external commitment
• Design host-to-host solutions across SFTP/HTTPS, SWIFTNet FileAct/FIN and API channels, and advise Treasury and Technology teams on ERP/TMS connectivity (SAP, Oracle, Kyriba, FIS, ION)
• Define payment, status and reporting flows, interface requirements and reconciliation controls, and design multi-entity, multi-country, multi-currency account structures
• Run gap analysis between client file formats and bank schemas, validate payment files, run end-to-end UAT and certify files for production
• Lead multi-country implementations, manage scope, milestones, dependencies, RAID and governance, and resolve cross-country issues before handing over to production support
• Build reusable design principles, mappings, templates, checklists and playbooks, coach implementation managers and run post-implementation reviews
• Ensure approvals and evidence for bespoke transformations, escalate material risks and maintain knowledge of ISO 20022, API banking and APAC market practice

Required profile

• At least 10 years of experience in banking, in customer solutioning or client integration roles
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Finance Systems or a related technical discipline
• Experience engaging clients before mandate, including RFP response, technical scoping and solution consulting, and leading requirements discovery, UAT and cutover
• Experience coordinating multi-country, multi-stakeholder implementations across APAC

Required skills

• Configuring at least one of: SAP (S/4HANA or ECC), Oracle E-Business Suite or Oracle Cloud Financials, Kyriba, TreasuryXpress, FIS Integrity or similar TMS platforms
• Hands-on ISO 20022 XML, including pain.001 file construction, field mapping and schema validation
• Building file translation tools such as XSLT transformations, Python converters or middleware mapping
• Configuration of H2H SFTP, SWIFTNet (FileAct/FIN) and API connectivity
• Solid project management and strong written and verbal communication