First Line Risk & Controls - Assistant Vice President

Assistant Vice President – Risks and Controls

London, United Kingdom – Market and Securities Operations Services Risk and Control division at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

MUFG is a leading global financial group with 150,000 colleagues worldwide.

This role offers you the opportunity to be part of a dedicated First Line Risk and Control team, strengthening operational risk management across investment banking functions.

• What you’ll do
• Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the First Line Risk & Control framework across Operations, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, monitored and appropriately mitigated through collaborative efforts.
• Maintain comprehensive risk and control inventories by documenting, assessing, and periodically reviewing key controls and associated business risks in partnership with cross‑functional teams.
• Perform detailed control assessments and gap analysis to identify weaknesses, recommend enhancements, and support remediation activities.
• Monitor and analyse operational risk indicators, performance metrics, and control effectiveness measures while escalating emerging risks and thematic issues in a timely manner.
• Produce accurate management information, risk reporting materials, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and governance documentation for senior management forums.
• Support Risk & Control Self‑Assessments (RCSA), control testing, risk assessments and other risk management activities in accordance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate operational incidents, exceptions, audit findings and control failures to identify root causes, track remediation actions and support timely resolution.
• Assist in managing and tracking issues, actions and risk remediation plans while ensuring appropriate governance structures are maintained against agreed timelines.
• Partner with Operations, Technology, Compliance, Operational Risk and Change teams to strengthen the control environment through co‑operative initiatives that drive continuous process improvement.
• Support internal and external audits as well as regulatory reviews by providing accurate documentation, evidence and subject matter expertise.

What you bring

• Strong product knowledge combined with front‑to‑back process understanding of investment banking operational flows.
• Experience in issue management as well as control assurance testing, enabling support of first line risk activities.
• Demonstrable stakeholder management skills to build dependable relationships.
• Excellent time management and the ability to handle large workloads while meeting tight deadlines.
• Reconciliation experience and deep understanding of reconciliation principles.
• Knowledge of securities trade lifecycle events—including derivatives trading, collateral funding and settlement pre‑matching for fixed income/equity products.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, able to interpret data accurately, identify trends and communicate risks clearly.
• Familiarity with KRI/KPI reporting methods, issue management and control testing.
• Understanding of RCSA processes and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills fostering collaborative relationships within teams.

Benefits & Working Conditions

• Flexible working opportunities enabling a balance between professional growth and personal wellbeing.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development within a global network.
• Collaborative culture focused on innovation, speed and agility.
• Application Deadline

Open until 4th August2026. Flexible working requests are welcomed in line with organisational requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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, 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.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets.

Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client‑obsessed, inclusive and innovative.

They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another.

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