Global Financial Crimes – Complex Investigations, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Assistant 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.

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 w