Technical Project Manager - AI

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group•Jersey City, NJ

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Project Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the successful integration and execution of advanced AI and digital transformation initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. This position bridges architecture and execution across data, model, and platform domains, ensuring compliance, security, and operational excellence throughout project lifecycles.

Requirements

5+ years of technical project or program management experience, preferably in financial services or other highly regulated industries.
Strong literacy in enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and digital transformation methodologies.
Demonstrated expertise in Agile and DevOps practices, including KPI and OKR tracking and reporting.
Experience working with cross-functional teams, including technology, compliance, and business units.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience managing projects subject to regulatory oversight (e.g., OCC, SEC, FINRA) and audit processes.
Proficiency in Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes, evidence-based gating, disaster recovery, and regulated cutover procedures.
Background in AI and Machine Learning technologies, with a focus on operationalizing models in production environments.
Familiarity with information security best practices and financial industry compliance standards.

Responsibilities

Translate architectural blueprints into actionable project plans, defining milestones, deliverables, and acceptance criteria aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
Manage complex, cross-functional dependencies across technology, business, and compliance teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of solutions.
Oversee and coordinate integration, performance, and security testing in accordance with industry standards and regulatory mandates (e.g., SOX, FFIEC, GLBA).
Develop, communicate, and execute robust rollback and contingency plans to mitigate operational and regulatory risks.
Embed CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and monitoring systems to enforce Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and compliance with internal/external audit requirements.
Create and maintain comprehensive runbooks, incident response protocols, and evidence documentation to support audit readiness and regulatory reviews.
Ensure all project activities adhere to financial industry standards, including change management controls (CAB), data privacy, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity planning.
Drive evidence-based gating processes for production cutovers, ensuring all regulatory, security, and operational checkpoints are satisfied prior to release.
Partner with information security, risk, and compliance teams to proactively identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities or non-compliance issues.
Communicate project status, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership and key stakeholders using clear, data-driven KPIs, OKRs, and regulatory metrics.
Foster strong relationships with business, technology, and compliance partners to ensure alignment and transparency throughout the project lifecycle.