LoanIQ - VP, Business Analysis

MUFG • Tampa, FL

1d • $176,000 - $215,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is seeking an experienced senior business analyst with expertise in Finastra LoanIQ (LIQ), ACBS, and/or other core lending platforms, and Vice President-level experience in lending operations, product, change delivery, or business transformation. The role drives business analysis, target operating model design, requirements management, migration support, and cross-functional delivery for LoanIQ, ACBS, legacy loan platforms, and related peripheral systems across agency, syndicated, and commercial lending products.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of the end-to-end lending lifecycle and strong stakeholder management skills, translating business needs into clear functional requirements for technology and operations teams. They will partner with Operations, Technology, Product, Finance, Risk, front-office stakeholders, vendors, and system integrators on platform implementation, migration, enhancement, and optimization initiatives. The position also leads and mentors junior analysts and delivers executive-level project updates.

The colleague will work at an MUFG office or client site four days per week and remotely one day per week. The typical base pay range is $176,000–$215,000, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. The role may also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. MUFG’s benefits package includes 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Technology, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience in Business Analysis, Operations Change, or Project Management within Corporate or Investment Banking.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Finastra LoanIQ, ACBS, and/or other core lending platforms.
• Vice President-level experience in Business Analysis, Lending Operations, Product, Change Management, or related banking functions.
• Hands-on experience with LIQ, ACBS, or another core lending platform in a business, operational, product, or change capacity.
• Deep understanding of commercial lending, including syndicated and bilateral loans, agency servicing, trading, and secondary loan markets.
• Experience supporting or leading large-scale system implementations, particularly migration from legacy platforms to vendor solutions.
• Experience writing business requirements documents, functional specifications, process maps, gap analyses, and UAT documentation.
• Knowledge of the end-to-end loan lifecycle, including origination, servicing, rollover, rate setting, fee processing, payments, notices, and settlements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage senior leaders, business users, and technology teams effectively.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience defining creative solutions to meet business needs.
• Experience creating training plans and materials and training Operations on functionality developed by IT.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with LoanIQ, FIS ACBS, and/or legacy loans platforms.
• Experience in Target Operating Model design and business process re-engineering.
• Knowledge of agent bank operations, lender servicing, primary and secondary loan trading, and fee processing.
• Experience with data mapping, conversion, interfaces, and reconciliations between LoanIQ and surrounding applications.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Exposure to JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with global teams across Operations, Technology, Product, and Change.
• Knowledge of control, audit, risk, and regulatory considerations in lending operations.
• Knowledge of application functionalities that translate across products.
• Ability to identify and assess near-term business needs and advise business and technology stakeholders on options and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis for LoanIQ, ACBS, and legacy loan platform initiatives, including implementation, migration, platform enhancement, and operating model transformation.
• Partner with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to define current-state processes, identify gaps, and design future-state workflows.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, functional requirements, process flows, and data requirements.
• Support Target Operating Model deliverables, including process design, roles and responsibilities, control points, and business capability mapping.
• Liaise among business users, operations teams, technology teams, vendors, and front-office stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood and delivered accurately.
• Support legacy loan platform decommissioning through data mapping, migration, reconciliation, and cutover readiness activities.
• Identify, document, and prioritize system enhancements to optimize LoanIQ capabilities and address complex lending requirements.
• Partner with external vendors and system integrators to align deliverables with project milestones and business expectations.
• Support solution design discussions and assess upstream and downstream impacts, integrations, and operational dependencies.
• Drive stakeholder workshops across lending operations, agency services, servicing, finance, accounting, settlements, and risk and control functions.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, functional specifications, and testing scenarios for development and QA teams.
• Support UAT planning and execution, including test case review, defect triage, business validation, and go-live readiness.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual lending lifecycle processes to reduce operational risk and improve service delivery.
• Provide and lead business support activities for LIQ, ACBS, legacy loan platforms, and other peripheral systems as needed.
• Assist with issue management, risk tracking, dependency management, and status reporting for senior governance forums.
• Lead and mentor junior analysts, providing guidance on LoanIQ functionality and project delivery practices.
• Deliver executive-level presentations and updates to senior leadership on project milestones, risks, and achievements.

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
• Paid sick days
• Paid holidays
• May be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior