Financial Crimes Compliance, Operations Execution - Vice President

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Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

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.

The Vice President, Operations Execution will play a critical role in overseeing the governance and operational performance of offshore delivery centers and operation functions responsible for executing Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) activities. This role will ensure that offshore operations are aligned with bank’s operational excellence objectives. The VP will partner with senior stakeholders, onshore teams, and vendor leadership to drive efficiency, consistency, and high-quality outcomes across all offshore delivery locations.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversight & Governance

• Provide operational oversight for offshore delivery centers performing FCC activities, ensuring adherence to internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with team members to execute governance framework that clearly defines accountability and performance metrics for offshore operations.

Operational Execution & Process Excellence

• Drive process standardization, automation opportunities, and operational efficiency across multiple geographies and service lines.
• Collaborate with compliance leadership and offshore teams to implement best practices and enhance quality control.
• Ensure operational readiness for new product launches, regulatory changes, and system enhancements impacting FCC processes.
• Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Audit teams to ensure offshore operations meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support responses to internal audits, regulatory examinations, and management testing.
• Maintain proactive oversight of operational risks and execute mitigating actions promptly.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendor leadership to ensure alignment on priorities, issue resolution, and performance improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance operations, with at least 5 years in a leadership or governance role overseeing offshore or outsourced operations.
• In-depth knowledge of AML and Sanctions operational processes.
• Proven experience in vendor governance, operational oversight, and managing large-scale global teams.
• Strong understanding of operational risk management and process controls.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder management skills across diverse geographies and cultures.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, drive change, and deliver results in a fast-paced, complex environment.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $126k-$164k 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.