Global AML​/KYC Vice President

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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.

The Global AML/KYC Vice President sits within the Global Financial Crimes Department (GFCD) and serves as the subject-matter expert for Global KYC requirements, Customer Risk Rating Methodology, Product Risk Rating Methodology, Financial Crimes Geographic Risk Ratings, AML/KYC Screening, and related quality assurance activities. The role is responsible for supporting the implementation, execution, and continuous enhancement of Global KYC requirements to ensure the Bank maintains a consistent and effective approach to customer due diligence, screening, and financial crimes risk management globally.

This role partners closely with GFCD Quality Assurance, GFCD Operations (Technology, Intelligence & Analytics, and Centers of Excellence), Regional Financial Crime Offices, and the Global KYC Office within the First Line of Defense to provide guidance on KYC standards, methodologies, screening requirements, quality assurance activities, and issue remediation efforts.

• Serve as subject-matter expert for Global KYC requirements, Customer Risk Rating Methodology, Product Risk Rating Methodology, Financial Crimes Geographic Risk Ratings, and AML/KYC Screening, with responsibility for the quality, consistency, and effective application of associated requirements globally.
• Support the development, implementation, operation, and refinement of financial crime risk rating methodologies for customers, geographies, products and services, approved regulators, and stock exchanges.
• Support global AML/KYC screening standards and related advisory activities, including screening requirements, list management, adverse media screening, PEP screening, vendor screening criteria, and related control expectations.
• Assist in the development and analysis of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) supporting KYC screening and financial crimes compliance programs.
• Act as a Global KYC point of contact for Quality Assurance escalations, supporting interpretation of Global KYC Standards, QA methodology, scoring guidance, and variance assessments.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance and regional stakeholders to review findings, assess remediation considerations, and support the resolution of identified control issues.
• Monitor regulatory developments and emerging financial crime risks and support updates to KYC guidance, procedures, standards, and program materials.
• Partner with Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption teams to ensure alignment on cross-financial crime initiatives and related compliance activities.
• Provide advice, guidance, and subject-matter expertise to regional compliance teams to support effective implementation of KYC and…