MUFG
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Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.
Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.
Position Overview:
MUFG, one of the world’s most trusted financial groups, is seeking an Assistant Vice President to join their Financial Crime Operations Intelligence and Analytics team in London. This pivotal role offers you the opportunity to play a key part in enhancing global financial crime detection and prevention by supporting the design, tuning, and optimisation of sanctions screening systems across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
You will be joining a collaborative environment that values your expertise in data analytics, model validation, and regulatory compliance, while providing you with exposure to cutting-edge technologies and international best practices. MUFG is committed to nurturing talent through continuous learning opportunities and fostering a supportive culture where your contributions directly impact the safety and integrity of the global financial system. If you are passionate about protecting customers and the wider economy from financial crime, this is your chance to make a meaningful difference within a highly respected institution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with regional teams to refine sanctions screening models using advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques.
- Identify emerging risks through detailed data analysis while supporting policy development initiatives that underpin effective compliance operations.
- Prepare insightful reports for senior stakeholders and participate in strategic optimisation projects to help ensure that MUFG remains at the forefront of industry best practices.
- Coordinate complex implementations across multiple business lines to contribute towards building resilient systems that protect both customers and the broader financial ecosystem.
- Support the development and refinement of policies and procedures related to sanctions screening optimisation, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
- Conduct ATL/BTL testing on models, interpret results for performance evaluation, and memorialise model selection rationales along with defined assumptions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams within GFCD to ensure efficient operations with clearly defined roles and responsibilities across business lines.
- Assist in large-scale strategic optimisation programmes aimed at enhancing MUFG’s sanctions screening capabilities throughout EMEA.
- Engage in model validation processes by documenting methodologies used, supporting regulatory submissions or audits as required.
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Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience within a global bank, consulting firm or regulatory agency focused on AML or sanctions screening model tuning is essential for this position.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python or R for conducting sophisticated data analysis tasks relevant to compliance systems is required.
- Comprehensive understanding of statistical sampling methods as well as model validation techniques applicable to financial crime prevention.
- Hands-on experience using vendor platforms such as Actimize, Hotscan or Finscan for sanctions screening purposes is highly desirable.
- Solid grasp of machine learning concepts including decision trees, neural networks or entity resolution within a data science context.
- Well-developed knowledge of regulatory expectations regarding model governance coupled with experience preparing documentation for audits or regulatory submissions.
- Ability to manage stakeholder relationships effectively both within local functions and across international teams operating under dual mandates.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills enabling clear articulation of technical findings to diverse audiences including non-technical stakeholders.
- Degree or equivalent industry standard qualification is required; Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) or similar credentials are preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate inclusively across teams while maintaining high ethical standards.
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What Sets This Company Apart:
MUFG stands out as one of the world’s most respected financial institutions thanks to its unwavering commitment to integrity, customer protection, and operational excellence. The organisation fosters an inclusive culture where every employee’s voice is valued—encouraging open dialogue across all levels while promoting mutual respect among colleagues from diverse backgrounds. At MUFG you will benefit from flexible working arrangements designed to support work-life balance alongside generous pension contributions that secure your future.
The company invests heavily in ongoing training opportunities so you can continually expand your skillset while advancing your career within a supportive network of knowledgeable professionals. With access to state-of-the-art technology platforms and exposure to international best practices through cross-regional collaboration initiatives, you’ll find ample opportunities for personal growth as well as professional achievement.
Next Steps:
If you are ready to take on this rewarding challenge at MUFG and contribute meaningfully towards global financial security, we encourage you to apply now!
Apply today by clicking on the link provided—your next career step awaits at MUFG.
We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.
MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.
We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.
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