Global Financial Crimes Risk Assessment & Monitoring, Director

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for leading MUFG’s financial crimes compliance (“FCC”) risk assessment and monitoring activities globally. In this role, the successful candidate will work with various functions across lines of business, entities, and jurisdictions and will manage key elements of MUFG’s global FCC risk management framework.

Major Responsibilities:

Risk Assessment

• Establishing and maintaining the overall governance and execution framework for the risk assessment process;
• Directing the execution of annual risk assessments across MUFG;
• Serving as subject matter expert for risk assessment-related matters, including providing review and challenge with respect to local or entity-specific risk assessments;
• Presenting risk assessment results to management;
• Maintaining the Global FCC Risk Assessment Methodology and supporting documentation;
• Managing interactions with first and second line of defense stakeholders involved in the risk assessment process;
• Interfacing with Internal Audit and relevant regulators with respect to risk assessment activities; and
• Keeping abreast of risk assessment trends across the industry.
  
  

Monitoring

• Leading the quarterly risk assessment refresh process as part of ongoing program monitoring;
• Reviewing quarterly results, presenting them to management, and integrating them into the annual risk assessment, as appropriate; and
• Directing control-based reviews to monitor control effectiveness.
  
  

Risk Appetite

• Coordinating the risk appetite setting and monitoring process;
• Monitoring for adherence to risk appetite thresholds; and
• Preparing management reporting.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; law degree or Master’s degree welcome.
• Minimum of 10-15 years’ experience in banking or other financial institution setting with at least 5-6 years in risk management, preferably in the compliance/FCC space;
• Specific knowledge of risk assessment processes as applied to banking;
• Strong knowledge of FCC banking requirements as well as strong writing and communication skills;
• Team player and ability to work collaboratively;
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects on a global scale;
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities;
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships across multiple departments and work horizontally across teams and at various levels in the organizational hierarchy; and
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and knowledge of reporting/analytics tools, such as Power Bi and Tableau.
  
  

The typical base pay range for this role is between $180K - $240K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes 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, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.