Resilience Standards - Assistant Vice President

Overview

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is seeking an Operational Resilience Assistant Vice President to join the Operations Office for EMEA in London.

The role involves shaping and embedding operational resilience standards across MUFG's EMEA entities, ensuring regulatory compliance and sustainable business continuity.

You will work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and control functions in a collaborative environment.

MUFG is committed to employee development, offering extensive training opportunities and flexible working arrangements to help you thrive.

Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Operational Resilience framework, standards, methodologies, procedures, and supporting documentation for MUFG EMEA.
• Assist in defining resilience requirements for Important Business Services (IBS), Critical or Important Functions (CIFs), technology services, and third‑party arrangements to ensure robust business continuity.
• Contribute to aligning resilience standards with regulatory expectations such as FCA/PRA regulations in the UK, DORA in the EU, and relevant Middle Eastern frameworks; support enterprise risk appetite.
• Identify, assess, and maintain inventories of IBS and CIFs by supporting data analysis, quality assurance activities, dependency mapping, and documentation management.
• Help develop impact tolerances and associated resilience metrics by gathering, analysing, and presenting information used for decision‑making related to operational resilience.
• Assist with regulatory interpretation by translating requirements into practical standards and guidance for business areas; support gap assessments and action tracking activities.
• Support technology resilience initiatives including cyber resilience and Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) by coordinating requirements across business units and reviewing stakeholder evidence.
• Maintain scenario inventories and methodologies for resilience testing by preparing materials for exercises and regulatory reviews, and by tracking actions from assurance activities.
• Produce management information reports and governance materials for forums and committees, while monitoring progress against objectives, milestones, and regulatory commitments.
• Develop effective working relationships across First, Second, and Third Lines of Defence by engaging stakeholders throughout business functions; support delivery of training to improve awareness of operational resilience requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience within Operational Resilience or related disciplines such as Business Continuity Management, Operational Risk Management, Technology Risk Management, or Third Party Risk Management is essential.
• A good understanding of operational resilience principles including Important Business Services (IBS), impact tolerances, and service mapping methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent organisational abilities to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to create clear policies and standards and to engage with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams within a large organisation.
• Experience creating or maintaining governance documentation to support compliance efforts efficiently.
• Knowledge of UK Operational Resilience regulations (FCA/PRA), DORA, or other relevant frameworks is desirable but not mandatory.
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