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Sanctions Advisory & Oversight Vice President
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Tempe, AZ, United States
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Sanctions Advisory & Oversight: Canada/Latin America, Vice President
Discover opportunities with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest financial institutions in the world with an extensive network of operations spanning over 50 countries. In the U.S., we’re a team of 13,000, working together to positively impact every customer, organization and community we serve. We achieve this by delivering on our values, putting people first, fostering long-term relationships built on honesty and mutual understanding, and inspiring the best in each other. We are looking for motivated individuals interested in building a career in the Bank’s Financial Crimes Compliance division. Join our inclusive, high-performing team to fulfill its vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group.
Job Summary:
The Vice President, Sanctions Advisory & Oversight for Canada/Latin America will provide sanctions advisory support and assist with program oversight for MUFG Bank, Ltd (formerly BTMU) offices within Canada and Latin America. The position supports the wider Americas Sanctions Compliance team to ensure bank compliance with U.S. economic sanctions requirements, including, but not limited to sanctions with respect to terrorists, narcotics traffickers, weapons proliferators, jurisdictions, and other parties subject to U.S. economic sanctions. The successful candidate will have a passion for, and demonstrable experience implementing national security and financial crimes compliance objectives. Requires comfort with operating in a fast paced environment involving multiple jurisdictions.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Providing sanctions advisory support and assists with program oversight to the MUFG Bank, Ltd offices within Canada and Latin America;
• Effectively communicate with broad range of people across business lines and support areas;
• Ensuring processes, policies, procedures and automated systems are effective and comply with the Global Financial Crimes Standards;
• Identify and recommend the development of new processes or procedures, where needed;
• Helping lead the governance of all sanctions related projects within the Americas region;
• Ensuring issues are escalated, documented, and resolved;
• Assisting with risk assessments and sanctions-specific, regional training;
• Providing subject matter expertise, particularly for testing, audit and regulatory reviews;
• Reviewing and assessing operational impact of internally distributed Sanctions guidance;
• Supporting general compliance activities across the organization and other duties, including special projects, as assigned; and
• Other sanctions compliance duties, as needed.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have the following experience:
• Minimum of 6 years of experience working in sanctions compliance at a financial organization and/or in a regulatory agency charged with sanctions oversight; experience working at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is highly desirable;
• Knowledge and expertise in the laws and regulations administered by OFAC; experience in developing and implementing a holistic sanctions compliance program to meet OFAC requirements at a complex, global financial institution;
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with regulators externally and key internal stakeholders in a global, cross-cultural, matrixed environment;
• Strong management skills desirable;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is highly desirable;
• Bachelor’s degree required; JD or MA strongly desired; and
• Ability to travel occasionally.
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 / Affirmative Action 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 in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
A conviction is not an absolute bar to employment. Factors such as the age of the offense, evidence of rehabilitation, seriousness of violation, and job relatedness are considered in all employment decisions. Additionally, it's the bank's policy to only inquire into a candidate's criminal history after an offer has been made. Federal law prohibits banks from employing individuals who have been convicted of, or received a pretrial diversion for, certain offenses.