Vice President, Payments Regulatory Change Management in London

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The Vice President will support day-to-day regulatory change management activities, focusing on detailed regulatory analysis, project support, and PMO functions. The role plays a key part in ensuring regulatory requirements are clearly understood, properly tracked, and effectively implemented.

• Monitor and analyze EMEA payment-related regulatory and scheme developments.
• Prepare regulatory summaries, impact analyses, and briefing materials for internal stakeholders.
• Support the development of regulatory response proposals and implementation plans.
• Assist in the preparation of documentation for internal approvals and governance processes.
• Support the launch of regulatory-driven system development and change projects.
• Provide PMO support to ongoing projects, including progress tracking, issue and risk management, and reporting.
• Coordinate with business, IT, operations, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Support escalation of issues and preparation of management updates.
• Support the Payment Accountable Executive designated in London in fulfilling its regulatory and governance accountabilities, through analysis, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and execution support.

Essential: work experience in financial institution.

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Essential: Experience in payments, transaction banking, regulatory affairs, or change/project management within a financial institution or consultancy.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of EMEA payment regulations and payment infrastructures.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience supporting projects or PMO activities is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Essential: Bachelors Degree

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel & Power Point)

The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.