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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.

GCIB Operational Risk Associate

Join a financial group that’s as committed to your future as you are!  At MUFG, we share a vision for our future, we share our successes, and we strive to bring out the best in each other in everything we do. Our 14,000 diverse colleagues are connected by a common ambition to create change for the better—from forging more dynamic career paths, to driving progress in our communities, to continuously reshaping the standards of global financial services. Positive impact starts here; see the change you can make as we strive to become the world’s most trusted financial group.

The Operational Risk Associate supports the Business Unit Risk and Control (BURCO) team in the “first line of defense,” responsible for supporting and coordinating the application of the enterprise’s operational risk management framework within Global Corporate and Investment Banking (GCIB).  Primary focus is on identification, assessment, and monitoring of key business operational risks through execution of MUFG’s Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) framework. The Operational Risk Analyst reports to the GCIB Business Unit Risk Manager (BURM). 

The Operational Risk Analyst will play an integral role in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of operational risk management for GCIB product lines and support areas including: customer onboarding, wholesale lending, portfolio management, asset based lending, capital markets, trade finance, funds finance, project finance, structured solutions, securitization, supply chain finance, syndications and transaction banking.

Major Responsibilities:

• RCSA execution

• Control design testing

• Control gap analysis and remediation

• Key Risk Indicator (KRI) design and monitoring

Qualifications:

As part of the Bank’s Operational Risk Management team, this position requires a general knowledge of and sensitivity to the current regulatory environment; understanding and adherence to the Bank's Risk Vision; knowledge and application of operational risk management policies, programs, and techniques; and the ability to recognize and proactively address risk. 

Specific experience in one of GCIB’s core disciplines is highly desirable, preferably within the associated areas of operations, risk management, regulatory environment, or accounting systems. 

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience in finance, business or another relevant discipline

Ability to use analytical, evaluative and/or critical thinking skills to assess risks and controls in banking operations processes

Minimum 2-5 years of experience performing RCSA’s or similarly assessing operational risk as a risk analyst, auditor, compliance analyst, regulator in the financial services industry

Ability to assimilate, evaluate and articulate business impact when control exceptions are identified

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to interact effectively with mid and senior-levels of management

Ability to prioritize assignments to meet critical deadlines

Ability to work with a moderate level of guidance;

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Visio

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

The typical base range for this role is between $88K and $111K per year 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.