Americas Quality Assurance (QA) Execution, VP

MUFG•Irving, TX

1d•$107,000 - $152,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Americas GFCD QA Execution Lead role reports directly to the Head of Americas GFCD QA, and it forms part of the Americas GFCD QA leadership team. This role will be responsible for leading Regional Americas GFCD QA Execution over key financial crimes controls (AML and Sanctions) in Americas. This position oversees and leads the Americas GFCD QA Execution function, including managing team members, prioritizing workloads, quality control, absences and leave, training, coaching, and career development. Importantly, it includes developing initiatives to maintain team morale and sustain motivation across the function. The role holder will be a role model through leading by example and may need to support more junior members through coaching and mentoring.

Requirements

Significant experience in Financial Crimes Compliance QA and leading a team with direct reports.
Prior financial industry and compliance experience, preferably within a global organization in a role directly involved with AML and/or Sanctions operational activities.
Experience interacting with executive management, control function leadership, and compliance subject matter experts.
Strong working knowledge of QA concepts including: sampling, stratification, QA testing, and QA MI.
Thorough understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with particular strength in Excel.
Strong decision-making skills and ability to exercise sound judgement.
Proven excellence in execution in complex and demanding situations.
Ability to provide clear direction to a team.
Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to lead a team.
Process oriented coupled with ability to develop appropriate program enhancing strategies.

Nice To Haves

BA or BS Degree (equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu)
Financial crimes risk management or control design and evaluation related certifications.

Responsibilities

Delivery of output by the Americas GFCD QA Execution function, including meeting target dates and deadlines.
Quality of output by the Americas GFCD QA Execution function, including the completeness and accuracy of the work.
Escalating identified risks or issues to the Head of Americas GFCD QA in a timely manner.
Completing issue actions on time where the role holder is the action owner.
Completing mandatory training on time, including the role holders and team members.
Achieving annual personal objectives or escalating risks to achieving the annual personal objectives to the Head of Americas GFCD QA in a timely manner.
Maintaining technical and non-technical personal development to meet the demands of the role.
Effectively managing a team of analysts responsible for executing QA reviews over sanctions and AML control processes.
Drafting, refreshing, and maintaining the Americas GFCD QA Execution components of Americas GFCD QA operating manuals.
Drafting, refreshing, and maintaining the Americas GFCD QA Execution annual plan.
QA execution and overseeing the deployment over regional GFCD-owned FC controls to QA functions across the region.
Implementation of a coordinated, consistent, and risk-based AML and Sanctions QA program.
Articulating and establishing the allocation of roles and responsibilities among QA Reviewers in accordance with the Global FCC QA Methodology.
Communication of the QA review results to stakeholders in a timely manner.
Managing offend-to-end execution of QA reviews, including planning, scoping, executing, escalating, and reporting, in accordance with the Global FCC QA Methodology.