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 Summary:
MUFG is seeking an experienced structured finance attorney to join the Americas Legal Department as a Vice President & Counsel. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Working Capital & Trade Finance business team with a focus on the Supply Chain Finance/Receivables Finance group within our Global Corporate Investment Bank. A successful candidate will be familiar with all manners of transaction documentation and legal issues with respect to receivables, payables, participations, drafts/bills of exchange and UCC matters.
Draft/negotiate/review core documentation: seller-led receivables purchase agreements, buyer-led payment services agreements and buyer services agreements for drafts/bills of exchange, master participation agreements and participation certificates/funding requests, parent guarantees, UCC and collateral agreements, intercreditor, consents & releases, assignments and notices.
Apply structured-lending and receivables financing fundamentals (e.g. True sale and security interests).
Expertise with UCC Article 9 perfection/priority rules including Lien Search review and UCC filings of all @types.
Assist with management of cross-border matters for suppliers and buyers in foreign jurisdictions including governing law, licensing, data privacy, recognition, local enforcement rights/perfection, and coordination with local counsel.
Partner closely with Credit, Risk, Operations, and Global Financial Crimes related to Compliance/Sanctions provisions in agreements. Ensure consistency across legal documentation and credit approvals.
Advise and assist business in the development and structuring of new products and services.
Support new initiatives within the Americas Legal Department and MUFG as a whole.
Directly interact with MUFG's clients, both in negotiating agreements and in assisting the business unit in explaining products to credit, risk, external clients and liaison with external counsel.
Advise on the legal, regulatory and reputational issues and risks arising in transactions (regionally and internationally as required).
Keep abreast of industry trends, regulatory developments, and best practices in receivables financing/structured financing transactions.
Manage the legal spend with respect to the business area including management of relationships with and selection, retention and costs of external counsel.
Some familiarity with insolvency situations and understand legal aspects of insolvency proceedings.
Participate in industry forums, internal working groups and committees as relevant.
Coordinate closely with colleagues globally to ensure proper application of U.S. rules and regulations in other jurisdiction
Qualifications:
Qualified, active/in good standing license in New York with a minimum of three years of relevant experience. (Solicitor / lawyer qualified in England and Wales or other relevant jurisdiction is desirable but not required).
Demonstrated expertise in transactional work from within the legal department of a large financial services, investment bank, corporation or Fintech or similar work experience at a law firm providing related legal support to financial services company specializing in supply chain finance products.
Strong experience in working capital solutions, receivables finance, supply-chain finance.
Strong working knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code
Knowledge of banking and finance laws, regulations, and market practices
Familiarity with Master Purchase Agreements for participation/assignment of receivables, payables, drafts, bills of exchange (including BAFT Forms desirable but not required).
Strong communication skills and relationship building qualities to maintain existing and build new relationships with the business and legal department colleagues.
Proven ability to handle multiple complex bilateral deals independently, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders under tight timelines
Ability to deliver practical solutions in a changing and market-driven environment.
Solid decision making and the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
Ability to thrive as part of a team in a fast-paced, ever-changing and open-office environment.
Willingness to learn new areas of law to cover new businesses and initiatives.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Maintain a calm approach, with the ability to perform well in pressurized situations.
Monitors industry trends and best practices and applies insights to advance the business
The typical base pay range for this role is between $200k-$225k 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 Summar (https://careers.mufgamericas.com/sites/default/files/document/2023-01/mb-live-well-work-well.pdf) y
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
