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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.

Job Description:

The Head of Global Sanctions Controls reports into MUFG Bank’s Global Head of Sanctions, leading the Global Sanctions Controls Team with additional programmatic oversight for personnel in Japan, APAC, and EMEA. The position is responsible for directly managing MUFG’s Global Sanctions Policy and Procedure framework, global screening and alert review program, and a wide range of other second-line sanctions controls across all MUFG global regions.

Responsibilities:

• Manage MUFG’s Global Sanctions Policy and Procedure framework, including the Global Sanctions Screening and Investigation Standard and Global Sanctions Procedures, as well as provide oversight for the localization of procedures across the globe

• Partner with global and regional compliance teams as well as first line of defense stakeholders to act as a coordinated input channel for sanctions controls, determining where additional guidance or training may be required due to evolving regulatory landscape.

• Provide sanctions subject matter expertise and oversight in relation to decisions and escalations relating to sanctions screening systems, from both a tuning and technology standpoint.

• Provide sanctions subject matter expertise over risk assessments (e.g., Risk and Control Self-Assessments, Product and Service Risk Assessments, New Product Assessments, Third Party Vendor Risk Assessments, Global Risk Assessments).

• Oversee the Global and Americas List Management function.

• Manage communication with regulatory agencies, internal audit, and testing.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 10+ years of financial services experience with at least 7 years of experience in sanctions compliance

• Sanctions subject matter expertise, including with OFAC and JMOF sanctions

• Experience in developing and executing financial crime/sanctions compliance programs and overseeing implementation across multiple jurisdictions in a global financial institution

• Ability to draft, oversee and implement global policies and procedures

• Experience managing large teams, cross-functionally and spanning across the globe

• Proven ability to anticipate, understand, and execute training based on needs

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Professional level presentation skills

• Experience interacting with third party examiners and banking regulators

The typical base pay range for this role is between $180K - $240K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.