Securities and Market Data Director
MUFG
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Arizona • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $222,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the business steward and point of accountability for critical data elements across the Securities & Markets domain (e.g., instruments, trades, positions, counterparties, pricing, valuations, exposures, lifecycle events)
- Define and maintain clear business definitions, usage standards, and ownership for Securities & Markets data
- Ensure data accurately reflects the true business intent, product structures, and operating realities of Securities & Markets activities
- Identify where process gaps, manual workarounds, or inconsistent practices contribute to data quality or control issues
- Partner with front office, operations, risk, and control teams to improve upstream processes that generate or modify Securities & Markets data
- Help prioritize and resolve data issues that impact reporting, client experience, risk management, financial control, or regulatory obligations
- Translate complex business processes and requirements into clear, actionable guidance for downstream consumers of Securities & Markets data
- Represent the Securities & Markets business in data governance forums, working groups, and control discussions
- Oversee and support data quality monitoring, root‑cause analysis, and issue remediation efforts
- Improve transparency, trust, and confidence in how Securities & Markets data is sourced, defined, governed, and used across the organization
- Provide people leadership, including setting direction, managing priorities, developing talent, and fostering strong partnerships across teams
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience (highly preferred) in Securities & Markets, such as trading, sales, middle office, operations, product control, risk management, or markets‑related control functions
- Strong, hands‑on understanding of the end‑to‑end Securities & Markets lifecycle, including trade capture, lifecycle events, valuations, settlement, and reporting
- Ability to explain complex markets concepts clearly to both business and non‑business audiences
- Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and drive change across front‑to‑back stakeholders
- Excellent communication, judgment, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong attention to detail paired with a high sense of accountability and ownership
- Exposure to data quality, control environments, or process improvement initiatives (formal or informal)
- Comfort operating in highly regulated, risk‑sensitive environments
- Experience driving improvements without direct authority, through partnership and influence
- Curiosity and passion for improving how business data is created, governed, and consumed
- Prior team leadership or people management experience
Benefits
- 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
- paid vacation
- sick days
- holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data quality monitoringroot-cause analysisissue remediationtrade capturelifecycle eventsvaluationssettlementreportingprocess improvementdata governance
Soft Skills
collaborationinfluencecommunicationjudgmentstakeholder managementattention to detailaccountabilityownershipcuriosityleadership