Vice President, Resilience Standards

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. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

MUFG, a globally respected financial institution, is seeking two experienced Operational Resilience Vice Presidents to join their London-based Operations Office for EMEA. These pivotal roles offer you the opportunity to shape and deliver resilience standards across a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment, ensuring that MUFG remains at the forefront of regulatory compliance and operational excellence. You will play a key part in translating evolving regulatory requirements into actionable standards, supporting both business and second line teams, and embedding best-in-class resilience practices throughout the organisation. With a strong focus on collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement, this position provides a unique platform for you to make a significant impact on the bank’s ability to withstand disruption while working within a supportive and inclusive team culture. MUFG values flexibility, professional growth, and the well-being of its employees, offering you the chance to develop your expertise in a highly visible and influential capacity.

What you'll do:

• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of the Operational Resilience standards framework, ensuring it remains aligned with multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements and internal risk appetite.
• Own and maintain specific elements of the identification and mapping of Important Business Services (IBS) and Critical or Important Functions (CIFs), ensuring consistency, traceability, and regulatory alignment across all relevant entities.
• Contribute to the calibration and periodic review of impact tolerances by supporting the translation of regulatory expectations into practical and measurable metrics for business continuity.
• Translate relevant regulatory requirements—including FCA/PRA rules, DORA provisions, and Middle East frameworks—into clear, actionable standards that support both business units and second line teams in interpretation and implementation.
• Support the definition and maintenance of technology resilience and Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) standards to ensure comprehensive coverage of operational risks in line with broader resilience objectives.
• Maintain and enhance assigned components of the scenario library to support credible assurance activities as well as regulator-aligned testing initiatives.
• Engage proactively with stakeholders across Assurance & Testing, Crisis Management, Business teams, and other functions to ensure that resilience standards are understood, adopted, and effectively embedded throughout the organisation.
• Assist the Head of Operational Resilience with committee work such as the Oversight Committee or Practitioners Forum when required, contributing insights that help steer strategic direction.
• Contribute to performance management within the Operational Resilience team by ensuring compliance with governance policies and procedures while supporting short- and medium-term objectives within budgetary constraints.
• Analyse regional reporting arrangements for Operational Resilience effectiveness; identify areas for improvement; escalate issues as appropriate; develop staff training programmes; provide regular updates on progress; contribute to governance deliverables influencing business strategy regionally and globally.

What you bring:

• Demonstrable experience in developing or maintaining operational resilience frameworks within financial services or similarly regulated environments is essential for success in this role.
• A deep understanding of UK (FCA/PRA), EU (DORA), and Middle Eastern regulatory requirements relating to operational resilience is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear policies or standards that can be practically implemented by business units is crucial.
• Experience managing or supporting third party risk management (TPRM) processes within an operational resilience context would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills enabling you to assess risk reporting arrangements effectively while identifying areas for improvement are required.
• Excellent communication skills are necessary for engaging stakeholders at all levels including first line business teams, second line oversight functions, committees, forums, regulators, auditors, etc.
• A track record of delivering training or awareness programmes related to operational resilience or risk management topics is beneficial.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams while building positive relationships across different lines of defence is vital for this position.
• Experience contributing to governance deliverables or influencing business strategy through policy implementation is preferred.
• A commitment to staying up-to-date with regulatory changes affecting operational resilience frameworks is expected.

What sets this company apart:

MUFG stands out as one of the world’s leading financial groups with a long-standing reputation for stability, integrity, and innovation. The company places great emphasis on creating an inclusive workplace where every employee feels valued for their unique perspectives. At MUFG you will find a culture built around collaboration—where teamwork is encouraged at every level—and where your contributions have real impact on both regional operations and global strategy. The organisation supports flexible working arrangements designed to promote work-life balance alongside generous opportunities for professional growth through training programmes tailored specifically for your career progression. As part of a knowledgeable team committed to excellence in everything they do—from customer service through compliance—you’ll benefit from supportive leadership that prioritises your well-being while empowering you to achieve your full potential. Joining MUFG means becoming part of a networked community dedicated not just to meeting but exceeding industry standards in operational resilience.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your career in operational resilience to new heights within a globally respected institution like MUFG—this is your moment! Apply today by clicking on the link provided—your next rewarding challenge awaits at MUFG.

This advert will close 9th June 2026. 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.