Vice President - Sanctions Programs

Overview Of The Department/Section

We are MUFG. 360 years of heritage. A world‑class set of businesses. And more than 180,000 employees in 50 markets. It’s no surprise that MUFG has grown to become one of the top five banks in the world. Our services include commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. MUFG offers stability in an ever‑changing market, providing services to high‑profile clients worldwide.

Our vision? To become the world’s most trusted financial group. You’ll help us achieve it.

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• Driving the implementation of MUFG Bank’s financial crimes risk appetite, policies and standards by managing and providing an approachable sanctions advisory hub to the EMEA region for all sanctions queries, ensuring advice is clear, informative and consistent.
• The Sanctions Program Team is responsible for the effective running and oversight of Sanctions Controls across all jurisdictions within EMEA. The team ensures the robust management of the broader Sanctions Control Framework, in support of this they provide oversight, SME knowledge and support to other Sanctions Teams.
• As part of a leading global financial group, MUFG is required to act with integrity and meet our corporate responsibilities in the fifty‑plus countries and regions where we operate. Ensuring we have a comprehensive financial crime compliance program is one of our most important responsibilities. MUFG has established the Global Financial Crimes Division in New York, USA to lead the program and each region under this program has a Financial Crimes Office.
• Financial Crimes Office EMEA (FCOE) is the regional office responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective systems and controls to protect customers’ assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used to further financial crime in EMEA.
• MUFG’s financial crime compliance framework includes control processes designed to help the Bank detect, deter, and prevent financial crime as well as assess and mitigate related risks (i.e. money laundering and terrorist financing risk, sanctions risk, and bribery and corruption risk) in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations, supervisory guidance, and commensurate with the Bank’s risk profile and risk appetite.

• Responsible for managing part of the Sanctions Programs team.
• Oversee the implementation, ongoing maintenance of, and compliance with Global Policies, Standards and Procedures which govern MUFG’s financial crime control framework across EMEA.
• Accountable for the drafting and reviewing of Sanctions Policy and Procedure documents for the EMEA region, including general oversight of the sanctions policy and governance lifecycle.
• Provide Sanctions SME knowledge, risk management and guidance for Sanctions systems and other related transformation initiatives.
• Support oversight of implementation of GFCD initiatives related to sanctions, including system rollouts and new policy/procedure implementation.
• Responsible for input into all relevant audits, testing reviews and risk assessments, providing sanctions input and guidance.
• Drive the timely and effective resolution of all EMEA Sanctions issues, including managing ongoing governance of issues identified via testing, audits and regulatory findings.
• Responsible for ongoing people management and development of direct reports (2), including recruitment and ongoing oversight.
• Oversee business continuity planning for relevant sanctions activities.
• Provide SME input to sanctions‑related training.
• Oversee and manage daily operations of Sanctions outsourced services; ensure achievement of KRIs and KPIs and manage any required escalations.
• Support in EMEA transformation activities, ensuring adherence to agreed timelines, risk management and escalation of emerging issues as required.

Essential:

• A minimum of 2 years in a central sanctions function.
• Experience with, and strong knowledge of banking and Sanctions controls for financial crime.
• Previous experience with issues management and audit and testing teams.
• Previous experience…