Associate, Global Markets Risk & Controls-Regulatory Risk & Surveilance Team

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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.

Overall Purpose of Job:  

The position is within the Global Markets Risk and Controls – Regulatory Risk and Surveillance team.

The Individual will:

• Provide direct support of the Global Markets business to monitor and mitigate regulatory risk for swaps and derivatives products.  The position requires significant interaction with front office, including responding to ad-hoc inquiries from the trading desk to investigating regulatory exceptions.  The ability to think critically, communicate clearly and confidently is essential
• Develop and/or enhance existing processes and controls designed to prevent and detect non-compliance issues with emphasis on CFTC Swap Dealer regulations.  Support corrective action planning and develop strategies for issue remediation
• Act as a junior project manager for mid to high-impact regulatory projects and initiatives across the Global Markets business.  This includes supporting new business initiatives to coordinating with technology to implement system enhancements related to regulatory change
  • Leverage subject matter expertise and problem solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project
  • Develop detailed project and action plans, coordinating with and providing status updates to key project stakeholders
  • Support UAT testing for system enhancements
• Participate in industry-wide calls and forums (ISDA, etc.) centered around regulatory changes and prepare meeting notes for internal stakeholders

 We Require:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a finance, economics or business related field
• 3-5+ years of Banking industry experience or external consulting (financial services)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, etc., is required.
• Working knowledge of Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Derivative products as well as knowledge of and sales and trading functions
• Experience with bank derivatives regulations preferred
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required

The typical base pay range for this role is between $96K - $128K 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 Author