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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.
The Vice President, Trade Finance Product & GPS SME Lead will provide end-to-end business and product leadership for CGI Trade360 (T360), KOMGO, annual T360 maintenance releases, periodic platform upgrades, and global implementations. The position will serve as the senior GPS Trade Finance SME, lead onsite stakeholder engagement, and direct MGS offshore resources supporting requirements, testing, data, documentation, controls, and release delivery.
Core Responsibilities
· Serve as the primary GPS business and product SME for CGI T360, KOMGO, Trade Finance operations, workflows, controls, data, and downstream integrations.
· Own annual T360 maintenance releases, periodic upgrades, product enhancements, regulatory changes, and global implementations across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.
· Lead end-to-end scope, requirements, process flows, business rules, BRD/DRD, data mapping, UAT strategy, defect governance, operational readiness, cutover, and post-production stabilization.
· Partner with Trade Finance Operations, Front Office, Technology, CGI, KOMGO, QA/SIT/UAT, regional teams, and senior stakeholders to deliver approved business outcomes.
· Lead and develop MGS offshore resources; assign WBS deliverables, establish SME ownership, review output quality, manage dependencies, and ensure sustainable BAU support.
· Maintain product roadmap, release calendar, RAID, decisions, stakeholder approvals, evidence, version control, and executive-level delivery status.
· Drive process optimization, automation, AIQ/AI opportunities, operational controls, and measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and supportability.
Trade Finance Product Expertise
· CGI Trade360 product capabilities, configuration, release lifecycle, interfaces, and global deployment model.
· KOMGO workflows and digital Trade Finance integration.
· Letters of Credit, Standby Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Documentary Collections, Open Account, Supply Chain Finance, Trade Loans, Trade Payments, and related SWIFT Category 4 and 7 messages.
· Trade Address, trade-party data, COMPCHEK, operational exceptions, maker-checker controls, reconciliations, and regulatory requirements.
Cross-Product & Downstream Accountabilities
· Coordinate Trade Finance impacts and interfaces across Deposits, Markets, Payments, and other downstream business products.
· Partner with Compliance teams supporting data quality, data lineage, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, AML controls, reporting, and evidence requirements.
· Ensure source-to-target mapping, transformation logic, data ownership, control totals, exception handling, and downstream consumption are clearly documented and validated.
· Assess cross-project impacts from SWIFT, ISO 20022, vendor releases, regulatory changes, and enterprise data initiatives.
GPS SME Leadership & Delivery Model
· Act as the onsite GPS Trade Finance lead and escalation point for business, operations, technology, vendor, and regional…