First Line Technology Risk Director (BURM)

Company: MUFG
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: May 23, 2020

Job Description:

Description Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th largest financial group in the world (as ranked by S&P Global, April 2018). In the Americas, we’re 14,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, developing positive relationships built on integrity and respect. It’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. We’re a team that accepts responsibility for the future by asking the tough questions and owning the solutions. Join MUFG and be empowered to make your voice heard and your actions count. Job Summary: As part of an effective risk and control framework, Operations and Technology for the Americas (OTA) has a Head of Technology Governance and Control to drive a variety of work across technology control related initiatives and governance processes. This role is responsible for implementing and monitoring enhancements and impacts to the technology control environment to manage information risk under the leadership of the Business Unit Risk Control Officer (BURCO) First Line Risk Executive. Major Responsibilities:  Examine trends, develop insights, and collaborate on solutions to sustain and strengthen the control environment. Review current capacity, capability and target operating model. Implement industry standard controls and associated procedures for legacy, cloud and third-party hosted environment. Drive various control-related projects and initiatives focused on process enhancements, control assessment and deep dives with various functional and business partners. Includes an ability to independently drive work, project manage and pragmatically solve problems. Drive production of reporting and messaging of emerging risk topics to Management Team and other Firm-wide forums. Ensure operational practices follow relevant risk standards and policies to maintain an effective control environment. Provide control related subject matter expertise for relevant projects driven inside and outside of the OTA organization. Facilitate interaction and strong connectivity related to emerging topics, ongoing communication, and meetings with an objective of keeping the team well connected. Maintain strong engagement across multiple stakeholders and collaborate with key senior business partners and stay abreast on risk and control agendas. Work across functional organizations to identify synergies. Participate on various governance committees to assess and respond to emerging risks and participate in ad-hoc working groups to resolve new areas of risk. Responsible for ensuring that the resources dedicated to risk management within their area of responsibility are qualified to effectively carry out the required functions. Manage and oversee activities performed by the Business Unit Risk Manager (BURM) to provide a holistic view to senior leadership and ensure the team effectively executes required functions. Actively participate in building a strong risk culture and risk mind-set. Qualifications Requirements: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience. 10+ years of experience designing, implementing and assessing technology processes, including technology across the full technology stack. Experience building or enhancing risk and control frameworks. Experience interacting with regulators on technology issues. Experience presenting balanced risk perspectives and interacting with senior risk and control governance committees. Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate findings clearly and effectively. Experience with managing resources (people, tools and/or budget) effectively to execute required functions. Strong leadership, people management and influencing skills. Meticulous planning and documentation skills. Ability to constructively work both independently and in collaborative environments involving all levels of management and employees. Ability to successfully delivery results in a highly matrixed environment. Knowledge of the transaction cycle of several financial service products. Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently, prioritize and efficiently complete responsibilities while maintaining the highest quality. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the 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.

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