Assistant Vice President Compliance Data Governance

MUFG Bank, Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial group is seeking a Data Governance expert to oversee daily operations within their Core Compliance department in London. This role involves ensuring adherence to data governance frameworks, managing data quality metrics, and supporting change initiatives. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in financial services and a postgraduate degree, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Join their collaborative team and contribute to maintaining high data standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Governance within financial services.
• Proven ability to identify inefficiencies and improve processes.
• Experience in managing Data Governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Data Governance framework and policies.
• Manage data quality metrics and reports.
• Coordinate data issue management processes.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality monitoring

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Postgraduate degree

Tools

Tableau

Job description

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.

The Core Compliance department at MUFG plays a critical role in safeguarding the integrity and reputation of the investment bank. It is responsible for ensuring that the firm operates within the framework of applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

MUFG is currently in search of a seasoned Data Governance expert to manage daily operations of the Data Governance framework within Core Compliance. This pivotal role is essential in ensuring the department upholds effective controls and maintains a high standards of data quality.

Main purpose of the role

You will be part of the Data Governance team which supports the following activities

Key activities will include

• Ensuring the Data Governance framework is in line with policies and procedures
• KDE and Dataflow management
• Data Quality monitoring and MI
• Data Change Management
• Implementation and maintenance of manual controls
• Support Change projects including maturing the Data Governance framework

Key responsibilities

Specifically, you will be part of a team that is accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action relating to Data Governance with respect to the Company's and Core Compliance, including:

• Active team member of a centralised point of contact for Core Compliance for any questions relating to Data. Supporting the Core Compliance Data Steward.
• Responsible for supporting maintaining the departments data policies, standards, and procedures. Understand the data flows into Core Compliance systems from source including the controls in place. Documents and escalate gaps. Collaborating with other data governance teams locally and other regions to ensure the department is following best practices.
• Support the Core Compliance Data Issue management process. Co-ordinate and create material for regular meeting and seek solutions for open issues. Escalate to management where required.
• Responsible for supporting data quality metrics, dashboards, and reports where required.
• Assist in updating the data landscape and documenting control environments as systems evolve.
• Proactively identify gaps in current BAU activities and implement controls and improvements and where required implement and maintain interim solutions.
• Participate in data testing activities, including data quality validation and reconciliation exercises.
• Support change project where required.
• Responsible for contributing to maturing the framework.

Relationship with other functions and stakeholders

• Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and seek opportunities for collaboration.

Skills and experience

• Postgraduate degree with further professional qualification an advantage.
• 5+ years' experience in Data Governance leading international financial services institution(s).
• Understanding of implementing data governance frameworks.
• Experience of Compliance surveillance platforms advantageous but not a requirement.
• Experience executing and managing Data Governance frameworks including Issue investigation and management, Change management and MI creation.
• Understanding and experience of using Data Governance tools including automation tools and Business analytic tools (Tableau or any other BI Tool)
• Proven ability to identify inefficiencies and improve processes and controls.
• Prior experience in a task-oriented team working to multiple deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Personal requirements

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• Strong attention to detail
• 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 calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong team player, willing to work in a collaborative, constructive and proactive manner with colleagues

Performance and duties

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 emended 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.

Managing conflicts of interest

• The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favour.
• The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS.
• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement in place between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc and any other relevant agreements entered between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will have responsibility for identifying and resolving where there may be a difference or conflict in needs between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, escalating to their manager where required.

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.