Assistant Vice President, Global HR… at Mitsubishi UFG · Mumbai

Assistant Vice President, Global HR Solutions Consultant APAC (Region - Location Agnostic)
Location: Singapore Office Marina One
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.
Global Human Resources (HR) Solutions Overview
Global HR Solutions is a new, trailblazing organisation within Global HR (GHR) that performs as an internal consulting function. We are a flexible and agile team that delivers upon a portfolio of prioritised projects to enable the GHR operating model, provide strategic project and cyclical process support, and bring HR analytics and data-driven insights to our clients within HR and the business.
Our mission is to:
Deliver best-in-class support to HR change projects and cyclical process backed by human capital intelligence and insights to enable business results
Provide data-driven and solutions-oriented services to clients to enable them to make well-informed decisions and enhance their talent and business outcomes
Harness the collective knowledge and capability of a dynamic and skilled Global HR Solutions workforce to optimise GHR service delivery and results
Provide HR colleagues with extensive client exposure within HR and the business, the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to strategic initiatives, and offer stimulating growth experiences and diverse career paths
Are you:
Eager to be at the forefront of HR innovation?
Keen to make an impact and drive meaningful change in organisations?
Energised by collaborating with diverse clients and teammates across disciplines and geographies to solve exciting problems and generate new opportunities?
Ready to expand your breadth and depth of HR skills and hone new expertise?
Looking to join a dynamic and growing global team?
If you answered yes to these questions, Global HR Solutions could be a great next step in your career journey!
Note: Given the international and collaborative nature of MUFG, Global HR Solutions work on global and regional engagements, and flexibility is required to allow for meetings and connectivity as needed with clients and colleagues across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA time zones. Employee wellbeing is a critical element of GHR’s culture. Measures, work practices, and technology will be in place to enable team member wellbeing, connectivity, and productivity.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The HR Solutions Consultant Assistant Vice President role will execute internal consulting engagements that provide project and cyclical process support.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will have the following key responsibilities:
Serve as an internal consultant, working with clients in GHR and the business to lead and deliver engagements. Engagements include: (1) strategic projects (e.g., transformation initiatives, new services / products, process improvement, regulatory programmes) and (2) cyclical process support (e.g., year-end processes, talent review)
Help plan, design, develop, and execute engagement activities and deliverables, including: Lead engagement workstreams, including managing workstream project plan, activity execution, deliverable development, and stakeholder / partner interactions, Lead qualitative and quantitative data analysis; produce findings and recommendations, Execute engagement activities and produce deliverables, Help facilitate interviews, focus groups / listening sessions, and working sessions with clients and stakeholders
Support knowledge and capability transfer to clients (as needed)
Utilise their HR background and skillset (e.g., knowledge and experience in HR practice areas, policies, processes, procedures, compliance, laws, regulations, ethics) to successfully deliver engagements
Actively participate in HR Solutions communities of practice (e.g., change management & communications, process excellence, organisational design & effectiveness, experience & design thinking) to grow skills and help enhance client results
Help champion HR Solutions with HR colleagues and the business
WORK EXPERIENCE
A history of delivering results in a high-pressured, fast-paced, heavily matrixed environment
Experience across one or more HR practice areas (e.g., Talent, Learning, Culture, Performance, Reward, HR Business Partnering, HR Analytics, HR Shared Services, etc.)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Collaboration and teamwork
Proven ability to work effectively across cultures and in a global environment
Employment with a top management consulting firm or equivalent consultancy-based experience, ideally in a practice area related to human capital management is beneficial, but not required
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Understanding of the HR function
Able to analyse data, formulate findings, and provide data-based recommendations
Proficiency in the full range of Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams)
Experience with productivity enabling and analytics tools (e.g., Copilot, Power BI, etc.) is beneficial, but not required
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
Objective, open-minded, and inquisitive
Future-focused and energised by new opportunities
Passionate about continuous learning and improvement
Proactive and results-driven, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Analytical and strategic thinker, with strong problem-solving skills
Adaptable and resilient
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and able to remain calm under pressure
Resourcefulness to identify alternate paths and options for achieving results
Strong decision-making skills and sound judgement
Keen attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent organisational skills
Flexibility to work well independently as well as with stakeholders across multiple functions and time zones
Orientation toward simplifying processes and adopting a design thinking approach
Optimistic and highly motivated
PERFORMANCE AND DUTIES
The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process, with relevant input obtained from the dual-hatting entity as relevant.
As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.
Additional Locations: MUFGM, Kuala Lumpur Branch, Mumbai Office (MGS)