Sr. Systems Analyst - Commercial Cards Technology - Assistant Vice President

Job title: Sr. Systems Analyst - Commercial Cards Technology - Assistant Vice President

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President with strong business analyst and technical leadership skills to join MUFG's Commercial Card technology team. You will analyze business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and drive implementation of innovative card and payment solutions.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and document requirements for technology projects.
• Analyze existing processes, workflows, and systems to identify pain points and opportunities for optimization.
• Develop detailed business requirements, use cases, and functional specifications.
• Work with IT teams to ensure successful implementation of solutions.
• Participate in project planning, testing, and user acceptance activities.
• Provide ongoing support to business users, troubleshoot issues, and propose enhancements.
• Assist in data analysis, reporting, and performance measurement.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies related to Commercial Card solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product management, operations, compliance) to translate requirements into technical specs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, QA processes, and security protocols.
• Collaborate with external partners, vendors, and industry stakeholders to drive innovation.
• Participate in architectural discussions, system design, and technology evaluations.
• Design, develop, and maintain applications and infrastructure per changing requirements and following established processes.
• Facilitate integration of third-party services to enhance web performance.
• Monitor, test, analyze, and optimize application performance; resolve issues and implement improvements.
• Conduct needs analyses and assess technical viability; contribute to business cases and recommended solutions.
• Test, debug, and oversee testing and validation of applications.
• Troubleshoot issues and problems, develop action plans, and implement production-ready solutions.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 4+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong expertise in building and maintaining Commercial Card solutions, including payment processing, card issuance, and transaction management.
• Solid understanding of Commercial banking products.
• Experience with TSYS, MasterCard, Bottomline, Fiserv, and SpendLabs card products.
• Proficiency with microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Prior experience in financial services, banking, or fintech is a plus.
• Application development experience on data platforms, leveraging SQL, ETL tools, and OO languages (Java, Python, C#).
• Experience managing teams in Agile environments.
• General understanding of UI design principles and best practices.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in financial services, banking, or fintech is a plus.