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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.

Job Summary:

The Head of Contract Management role will manage a team of Contract Managers that manage Contracts with third-party vendors for a wide variety of services, including software license/ implementation/ maintenance, financial products and services, subscriptions, property maintenance/ construction, marketing, training, and consulting. The candidate will work closely with internal business resources and procurement stakeholders to ensure all third-party agreements meet MUFG’s legal and third-party management policies. The Head of Contract Management will partner with internal stakeholders including but not limited to, corporate legal, risk, compliance, information security, finance, sourcing, and business units to bring procurement resources, tools, methodologies and judgment to business units in a collaborative environment that values insight, creative thinking, group problem solving, intellectual curiosity and a growth mindset. The candidate will use processes to generate, manage and execute all third-party vendor agreements.

Major Responsibilities

Oversee the performance of administrative and review related tasks related to the management and research of third-party contractual documents:

• Perform assigned tasks related to third-party engagement intake and review

• Assist internal stakeholders with third-party contractual document research as needed to support company initiatives

• Review, update, and engage, as required for remediation activities and projects

Lead the Contract Management team as they prepare and review all third-party agreements in accordance with internal requirements and standards:

• Support the correspondence and the exchange of drafts to resolve issues in third-party contractual agreements directly with the relevant third-party in a cooperative and professional manner in order to resolve conflicts and reach final resolution within the required internal timeframes.

• Work with internal stakeholders, including the legal department, and adhere to internal policies and procedures related to obtaining approvals for changes to the terms of third-party documents.

• Mitigate third-party document risk by ensuring adherence to internal company policy and procedures.

• Will cooperate and effectively communicate with various internal stakeholders to negotiate agreement on optimal Bank terms and in accordance with governance processes.

• Produce third-party contractual documents that are consistent with company policies and business objectives, under the guidance of legal

• Effectively and professionally communicate across the Procurement of Americas organization, business unit representatives, and MUFG’s third parties as needed

Lead the Contract Management team as they perform closeout on third-party contractual agreements by facilitating execution and preparing summaries in accordance with company policy:

• Prepare final versions of third-party documents to route through the contract approval process.

• Prepare and manage execution of and approvals for third-party documents

• Facilitate signature of third-party documents through the company’s electronic signature program or otherwise

• Prepare third-party document summaries

• Store and manage third-party documents in procurement database and ensure that all relevant metadata within a contract is extracted, recorded, stored and accessible to internal stakeholders

Identify process improvement opportunities and work with the related stakeholders to make the Contract Management process more effective and efficient. The processes that should be addressed include, but are not limited to:

• Core Term Mapping and Core Term approvals

• Initial engagement and Kick-off call

• Artificial Intelligence

• Ariba data management

• SOW reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Procurement/Sourcing exposure; 12-15 years of related experience required

• 3-5 years of leading and managing people

• Understand and review contract language, Master Service Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Non-disclosure agreements, and Third-Party Risk Assessments

• Aptitude and experience in using and modeling Microsoft Office Suite of products (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and Tableau

• Must have excellent oral and written communication and organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under time pressure and handle multiple tasks/projects at the same time

• Problem resolution skills with strong analytical skills, sound judgment and ability to work effectively with clients and technical staff

• Ability to work with all levels of management

Additional Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge and experience developing solutions to access and display external data through SharePoint, Excel, Access and other tools.

• Knowledge compiling flowcharts and using flowcharting software (e.g. Visio).

• Detail oriented with the potential to work efficiently and independently with little supervision.

• Experience with Financial Industry regulations and guidance

• JD, Juris Doctor degree preferred

The typical base pay range for this role is between $165K - $210K 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 (https://careers.mufgamericas.com/sites/default/files/document/2023-01/mb-live-well-work-well.pdf)

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.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric

• People Focused

• Listen Up. Speak Up.

• Innovate & Simplify

• Own & Execute