Compliance Officer

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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.

Job Summary: 

Reporting into the Manager of the Global Financial Crimes Division’s (GFCD) Data Insights and Analytics - Intelligence Delivery (DIA-ID) team, which is part of the GFCD Operations Financial Crime Compliance – Data Analytics (FCC-DA) function, this new position has been created for the purpose of supporting analytic capabilities of DIA-ID.  This is a global position that will work closely with regional DIA and Intelligence and Analytics teams located in the Americas, Asia, EMEA and Japan. This position will be responsible for supporting a team that provides a consistent and cohesive intelligence and analytics capability covering all financial crime risk taxonomies across all products, branches and entities where MUFG operates.  The DIA-ID team supports financial crimes investigations through the creation of actionable intelligence.  This intelligence is developed via  data capture, conditioning, and enrichment; analytical methods such as descriptive, diagnostic, outlier detection, geospatial analysis, network analysis, and predictive analytics. This position will be responsible for the production and quality control of ad-hoc reports in support of GFCD teams such as Sanctions, AML Advisory, and Complex Investigations teams.  Additionally, this position will be responsible for branch, country, regional, and global thematic reviews executed by Data Insights and Analytics.  These products are designed to clearly communicate MUFG exposure to the global FinCrime Risk environment to senior GFCD leadership and empower decision making about risk mitigation measures. This role requires a strong skillset in descriptive and predictive analytics and modeling.  The incumbent will be responsible for supporting leadership to ensure a globally consistent analytics effort that enables the proactive identification of potential financial crime risks.  

Major Responsibilities:

In connection with the Global Financial Crimes program –

• Support the identification and implementation of diagnostic and predictive analytics to be leveraged and applied globally.
• Analyze large and disparate structured and unstructured datasets to create statistical models to identify known and emerging financial crime risks, network activity, and develop risk segmentation strategies.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
• Create and standardize data visualization techniques to communicate findings and provide support to financial crimes investigations.
• Coordinate with regional Intelligence & Analytics teams to implement the global operating model.
• Work collaboratively across functional teams within GFCD to ensure effective and efficient operations with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

Experience/Skills

• A Master’s Degree or higher in Economics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Biostatistics strongly preferred, and Five plus (5+) years of direct engagement in business intelligence or data analytics, preferably in Financial Crime compliance, internal to MUFG, another global financial institution or FinTech firm. OR if lacking a Master’s Degree, a Bachelor’s Degree and seven plus (7+) years of direct engagement in business intelligence or data analytics, preferably in Financial Crime compliance, internal to MUFG, another global financial institution or FinTech firm, law enforcement or military intelligence operations.
• A background in counter threat finance, anti-money laundering, and/or sanctions compliance is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of database structures and how to query data (e.g., using SQL) from Enterprise Data Warehouses strongly preferred.
• Expert knowledge of statistics, forecasting, and predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and modeling methods.
• Familiarity in working with large sets of data and synthesizing such data into analyses and insights.  
• Highly skilled in communicating data needs and findings.  Capable of producing clear and concise reports and presentations.  A working knowledge of dashboards (mastery of MS Office Suite, Tableau, and R Markdown preferred).  
• Highly proficient in R, Python, and experience developing in RStudio, Spyder, or Jupyter Notebook.  Experience with SAS Viya and Alteryx preferred.
• Experience interacting with control function leadership and Compliance subject matter experts.
• Proven excellence in execution in complex and demanding situations.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Systemic thinker with a global outlook.  Capable of demonstrating an Enterprise Risk Management perspective
• Process-oriented and a strong ability to develop appropriate program-enhancing strategies
• Detail-oriented and organized execution.

 Additional skills/requirements

• Proficiency in programming languages such as R and/or Python.
• Proficiency with analytical tools and software including SAS, Alteryx Designer/Server, SQL Server, Oracle, Power BI, or Tableau preferred.
• Thorough understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization, including Bank staff, management, directors, and regulators.
• Ability to work autonomously and initiate and prioritize own work.
• Ability to work with teams of project managers.
• Solid judgment, strong negotiating skills, and a practical approach to implementation – including knowledge of Bank systems.
• Ability to balance regulatory requirements with the best interests of the Bank and its customers.
• Role may require some domestic and/or international travel.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $116K - $160K 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.