Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 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.

The Role

As an Operational Risk Manager, you will support MBE in ensuring a fit for purpose risk management approach towards the identification, assessment, and management of operational risks within the bank, in line with the ORM Framework. You will ensure that the risk identification and assessment for specific operational risks is effective and that material risks are communicated to senior management promptly and with sufficient quality.

Responsibilities

• Act as the ORM sparring partner for senior management and First Line Risk Champions.
• Support the Head of ORM department in promoting risk culture in the bank.
• Take ownership of specific level 2 operational risks and serve as the subject matter expert.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to the 1st Line for consistent management of operational & IT system risks.
• Monitor adherence to MUFG’s framework of rules and policies, ensuring risk management principles are embedded in daily operations.
• Escalate potential risk events or regulatory breaches as per MBE’s risk governance framework.
• Enhance risk awareness through training and instruction.
• Contribute to the development of risk management policies and procedures.
• Maintain relationships across departments to support ORM activities.

Requirements

• Academic (master) degree in a relevant field; MBA or professional qualification (e.g. CPA/RA/RE) is advantageous.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in risk management within a regulated entity.
• Strong understanding of operational risk management.
• Experience in IT Risk Management, Resilience, DORA, and outsourcing risk.
• Proficient in developing risk assessment methodologies.
• Familiarity with product governance in financial institutions.
• Knowledge of EBA guidelines and regulations in the EU.
• Excellent writing and editing skills for policy documents.
• Experience in stakeholder management and project management.
• Fluent in English.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and international environment.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing our Culture Principles.