Global Sanctions Advisory, Vice President

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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.

As a member of the Global Sanctions Compliance Department (GSCD), this contributor will be a sanctions regulations subject matter expert supporting GSCD’s Regulatory Advisory functions across MUFG Bank, globally.  The GSCD Program is responsible for advising on regulatory/bank policy matters, managing global sanctions policy/procedure related matters, overseeing risk management related activities (including sanctions-related risk assessments), and communicating with prudential regulators.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities of the Global Sanctions Advisory Vice President may vary based on need, but will include, at a minimum:

• Providing sanctions regulatory guidance on real-time and prospective transactions and complex fact patterns across the Bank’s global footprint.  Enhancing programmatic documentation to promote global consistency of sanctions reviews.

• Engaging with OFAC, prudential regulators, internal audit, and testing.

• Sanctions regulatory change management - Monitoring sanctions regulatory changes, including those administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), interpreting these changes, drafting related Bulletins and Communications, briefing MUFG Bank’s three lines of defense on these changes, assessing MUFG Bank exposure and directing/overseeing augmentation of sanctions controls (as applicable) to comply.

• Interacting with regional sanctions compliance teams on both routine and strategic matters to further develop sanctions compliance expertise overseas.

• Engaging in industry discussions and peer benchmarking.

Experience

• 7+ years and/or equivalent of relevant OFAC/sanctions-related experience within public or private sector.

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or JD degree.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly with respect to the successful implementation of a sanctions compliance program. Foreign language skills a plus.

• Strong and demonstrable interest in foreign policy, national security, and international affairs.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently as well as with peers and senior management in order to deliver solid results.

• Desire and ability to provide training to junior sanctions compliance colleagues.

• Willingness to embrace change and thrive within a rapidly-evolving sanctions regulatory framework.

• Experience working with financial industry regulators.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $103k-$161k 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.

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