Associate/VP, Japanese Corporate Rates Sales (Japanese Speaker Required)

Do 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.

Job Description Summary:

This function covers Interest Rate and Currency Swaps/Derivatives area. The incumbent should ideally have a good understanding of the product's or process's daily operations but may require guidance on more complex issues. The individual is expected to cover a client to originate and execute transactions for client. This individual may have oversight of a small team of junior staff to ensure all daily responsibilities are completed. The individual at this level has some understanding of the firm's different businesses and the related economics. Depending on the qualifications, the individual may also be considered for product development role such as Structuring.

Responsibilities:

• Assist senior marketers with client coverage and derivatives trade execution.
• Maintain client engagement through regular communication and strategic updates.
• Drive business opportunities and keep stakeholders informed.
• Create presentations, commentary, and contribute to special projects.
• Coordinate across internal teams to support derivatives marketing.
• Ensure timely issue resolution and compliance with MUFG standards.
• Partner with traders to structure and execute client trades.
• Promote cross-selling and collaboration across GMDA and MUFG.
• Support leadership on profitability, efficiency, and strategy.
• Provide team coverage as needed.

Qualifications:

• Native-level bilingual in English and Japanese.
• Strong communication, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• Adaptable team player with ability to work independently.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Math, or related field preferred.
• Candidates without prior experience in sales and trading within financial markets may still be considered if they demonstrate a high level of potential and aptitude for growth.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $135K - $200K 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.