Head of Data Governance - Financial Crime Risk & Core Compliance

The Compliance department, covering both Financial Crime and Core Compliance activities, within MUFG works to ensure that our organization conducts its business such that we protect our reputation, our business, and our clients within the regulatory and legal framework. It is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective systems and controls to protect clients' assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used for further financial crime.,

Reporting to the Head of FCOE Operations the role holder will adopt/develop and implement data governance strategy, frameworks, policies and standards to ensure a high level of data quality, with specific focus on financial crime and core compliance risks. This leadership role involves managing data-related risks, creating/maintaining data dictionaries, and fostering a culture of data literacy across Compliance/MUFG. In collaboration with various internal stakeholders, the role holder will collaborate with EMEA Systems Office (ESO), wider GFCD/Compliance stakeholders to ensure data is a trusted asset for decision-making and changes made are accurately assessed and approved, supporting both run the bank and change the bank activities.

This position requires strong leadership, a knowledge of financial crime and compliance frameworks, and expertise in data governance within highly regulated environments. This role holder will work closely with the EMEA ECO/FCOE teams, EMEA Systems Office (ESO); EMEA Planning Department (EPD) and European Operations Division (EOD) as well as Global GFCD teams to improve communication and ensure data quality is paramount.,

• Define and/or implement the data governance strategy, collaborating with required country/regional/global counterparts, leading a regional DG team with oversight of DG Compliance activities including AML, Sanctions, ABC, Trade Surveillance etc.
• Ensure adoption of Global data governance policies and standards, providing strategic oversight and creating/adopting policies, standards, and guidelines appropriate for regional/local adoption. Support regulatory or internal audit requests and/or reviews, as required. Serve as a champion of global standards and policies within the region; assuring adherence and buy-in from stakeholders.
• Implement and oversee processes for data quality management, and data lineage to ensure data is accurate and consistent.
• Identify and mitigate data-related risks, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Build strong partnerships with multiple internal stakeholders, including but not limited to system owners, business process owners, application managers, technology partners, internal audit.
• Support data owners and stewards to drive a data-driven culture through training, awareness and communication to improve data literacy across the organization and embed data ownership and accountability across departments.
• Oversee the implementation of data governance tools, such as data dictionaries, key data elements (KDEs) and ensure business changes to tools, systems and processes are assessed for impacts to the data quality / data completeness, and impact on compliance monitoring/activities.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in data management, and refine policies and processes to adapt to changing business needs.
• The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity's performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.
• As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.
• The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS.
• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement in place between MUFG Bank and MUFG…