Scott Brennan

About Scott Brennan

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE | OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY | PROJECT DELIVERY Driven leader with demonstrated success in supporting Global Capital Markets, Private Banking / Wealth Management and Personal and Commercial Banking Businesses in strategic planning, workforce transformation, expense management, and budgeting. Lead large-scale integrations and implementation programs which provide for low-cost operational solutions. Provide thought leadership, evaluate efficiencies, develop plans, and execute initiatives as a trusted leader. Manage through effective teams and collaborate across highly matrixed organizations. • Strategy, Planning and Execution. Exceptional at earning credibility and trust with internal stakeholders and external service providers, enabling the successful execution of major initiatives. Collaborates effectively with leadership to ensure that both operational and technology infrastructures evolve appropriately to support growth, improve the customer and client experience, and realize efficiencies. Successful record of driving strategy, planning, and execution with successful outcomes, delivering on strategic roadmaps. • Business Operations Integration and Transformation. Consistently champions and delivers key initiatives that transform cultures, operating methodology and reduce costs. Successful record of centralizing and integrating teams and functions for better service delivery and cost efficiency. • Business Enrichment and Organizational Leadership. Exercises strong organizational influence and leads high performing global teams with a collaborative, transparent, and charismatic style. Adept at working across large cross-functional teams directing major strategic initiatives. Successfully merged technology and operational systems and teams of newly acquired partners, realizing efficiencies. Recognized as a developer of talent and an enabler of high-performing teams.

Experience

1. Director, Business Strategy & Management

   MUFG

   May 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Lead a team of 9 overseeing technology strategy and planning, business and workforce management (strategically and logistically), resource management, appropriations, management routines and employee engagement. • Coordinate with leadership team and enterprise partners to identify highest priority initiatives and developed 3-year strategic roadmap with expected FY23 planned cost reduction of ~$128M.• Enhance the Supply vs Demand model to include ‘Run the Bank’ activities and alignment to financials, resulting in a 37% decrease in workforce.• Redesign the Resource Control Tower to provide enhanced governance for workforce planning and demand management that allows management to accurately appraise capacity to execute project work.• Manage the collection of the Technology business unit management routines for governance and executive reporting.• Drive employee engagement activities (Recognition Awards, Summer Analysts, Network Activities, Diversity, Culture and Philanthropy Council lead). Increased Summer Analyst conversion by 57%.• Partner with Enterprise Project Management Office to align technology strategy with annual appropriations submissions.• Lead resource workstream for Planview implementation, a best-in-class Project Portfolio Management application for resource planning (onboarding, allocations, utilization and availability).• Develop and execute scorecard which provides a snapshot of progress against goals and objectives.

Education

• The George Washington University School of Business

  BBA, Finance

  1990 — 1993