Global Financial Crimes, Risk Assessment & Monitoring - Vice President

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group•Irving, TX

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will be responsible for supporting 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 assist with key elements of MUFG’s global FCC risk management framework.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; law degree or master’s degree welcome.
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in banking or other financial institutions with at least 5-6 years in risk management, preferably in the compliance/FCC space.
Ability to analyze financial risk factors across customers, geographies, products and transactions for at least one of the risk disciplines, i.e. AML, Sanctions, or ABC
Ability to summarize analysis, identify key drivers, draw conclusions, and draft risk assessment reports
Strong knowledge of FCC banking requirements as well as strong writing and communication skills.
Team player and ability to work collaboratively.
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.

Responsibilities

Risk Assessment Supporting the design and execution of MUFG’s risk assessment processes.
Serving as subject matter expert for risk assessment-related matters, including providing review and challenge with respect to local or entity-specific risk assessments.
Financial Crimes experience including a background with AML, Sanctions, or ABC, including supporting advisory, program management/governance, and reporting.
Keeping abreast of risk assessment trends across the industry.
Monitoring (Quarterly Risk Assessment Refresh) Leading the quarterly risk assessment refresh process as part of ongoing program monitoring; and Reviewing quarterly results, presenting them to management, and integrating them into the annual risk assessment, as appropriate.
Risk Appetite Coordinating the risk appetite setting and monitoring process.
Monitoring for adherence to risk appetite thresholds; and Preparing management reporting.