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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 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.

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.

Job Summary: 

Reporting into the Manager of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), which is part of FCC Investigations within GFCD Operations, this position is responsible for conducting investigations derived from the Bank’s participation in public-private partnerships.

FCC Investigations is responsible for investigating complex anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism finance risk, and other financial crime matters resulting from law enforcement referrals, proactive initiatives, 314a/314b, and internal referrals.

The primary area of responsibility for the PPP team is managing and conducting investigations that derive from various engagements with law enforcement. The team coordinates investigations of significant matters with global impact or of a highly sensitive nature. The team may also undertake global complex investigations into potential financial crimes risks that could have a significant impact on the Bank and engages with law enforcement and peer institutions to stay abreast of and internalize relevant financial crimes typologies.

The PPP team works closely with Financial Crimes Advisory partners in the Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption space. Together, the teams ensure that potential financial crimes risk identified by FCC Investigations is mitigated.

The work of the PPP team enjoys a high-level executive audience within and outside of the Financial Crimes function, so the successful candidate will be expected to deliver oral briefings and written products of the highest caliber and adeptly manage a heavy, time-sensitive caseload of predominantly sensitive or high-priority cases.

Skills You’ll Have:

Knowledge of criminal typologies and experience investigating financial crimes

Technical or functional experience in financial services and/or related government entity

Knowledge of global markets, banking and investment banking businesses, and related financial crimes risks

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to distill a complicated fact pattern into a coherent and concise narrative

Strong command in English (written and spoken)

Proficiency with MS Office programs and ability to quickly learn proprietary technology applications

Experience analyzing large amounts of data, intelligence and information in order to detect suspicious activity

Ability to work in a high energy environment and adhere to strict deadlines

Be a team player, with ability to work independently

Exercise discretion while prioritizing case work based upon management direction

Ability to thoroughly analyze and make case-related decisions with justification

Experience using closed-sourced and open-sourced research channels

Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure that potential financial crimes risk is acted on in a timely way

Communicate to key stakeholders, including leadership of the Global Financial Crimes Division, emerging risks, new significant matters, progress in ongoing matters, financial crimes risk identified within the Bank, and plans for addressing any such risk

Coordinate with regional FCC Investigations and FCC Data Analysis teams to implement the global model

Prepare communications and presentations to be shared with business line executives and senior management

Experience/Skills

Bachelor's Degree.

At least 3-6 years of experience in a Bank, government agency or law enforcement agency in a function that demonstrates expertise in AML, BSA and Financial Crimes.

Experience interacting with the Executive Committee Leadership, control function leadership, and compliance subject matter experts.

Proven excellence in execution in complex and demanding situations, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills.

Systemic thinker across enterprise.

Process oriented coupled with a strong ability to develop appropriate program enhancing strategies.

Detail-oriented and organized execution.

Possess an Enterprise-level Risk Management perspective.

Comfortable working in data tables or spreadsheets with large numbers of transactions and be able to summarize the overall activity clearly and concisely

  Additional skills

Experience interfacing with banking regulators and law enforcement.

Thorough understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework.

Knowledge of Bank systems.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $90k - $112k 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.