Assistant Vice President, Sanctions Programs - Payment Project (12 month FTC)
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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve.
The Financial Crimes Office for EMEA (FCOE) in London is part of the Global Financial Crimes Division (GFCD) headquartered in New York. It works to ensure that our organisation conducts its business such that we protect our reputation, our business, and our clients within the regulatory and legal framework.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Sanctions Program Team is responsible for the effective running of the Sanctions Program across all jurisdictions within EMEA. The team ensure the robust management of the broader Sanctions Control Framework, in support of this they provide oversight, SME knowledge and support to other Sanctions Teams and the delivery of key projects.
- Driving the implementation of MUFG Bank’s financial crimes risk appetite, policies and standards through working with Transformation and Technology partners, Country Compliance teams, Operations and Business stakeholders.
- Providing support and logistical management to enable Sanctions Programs to deliver its book of work efficiently and effectively across the EMEA region with specific responsibility for the management of Sanctions-related projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will drive the effective and timely delivery of changes that are required to enable continued compliance with sanctions and new payment regulations. This will be achieved through the timely delivery of an ambitious project which will require changes to payment and sanctions controls/systems.
- Provide subject matter expertise on economic sanctions, and the related controls, in particular HMT, EU, and OFAC.
- Collaborating and communicating with various teams and key stakeholders across the Bank.
- Managing and escalating Risks and Issues.
- Conducting continuous regulatory horizon scanning for changes in sanctions and payment regulations and guidance.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Essential:
- Working experience in a central sanctions function.
- A strong knowledge of banking and associated systems and controls for financial crime.
- Working experience in project management.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Functional / Technical Competencies:
Core
- Manages priorities effectively and delivers efficiently.
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail.
Preferred:
- AML or Sanctions process knowledge.
- Experience of interacting with stakeholders at a senior level.
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.
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