Vice President - DX/AI Risk SME

MUFG Americas; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a DX/AI Risk SME to enhance digital transformation and AI governance in London. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, risk monitoring, and governance oversight, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations. The ideal candidate has proven experience in risk management within a financial context, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive approach to ethical AI use. This role promotes a collaborative environment, with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in risk management, compliance, or governance.
• Ability to oversee DX/AI risk frameworks.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement across Legal and Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders and monitor emerging AI risks.
• Support governance structures and working groups.
• Track AI-specific risks and coordinate compliance efforts.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance oversight

AI frameworks

Communication

Education

Experience in financial services or regulated environment

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Overview

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.

Main Purpose of the Role

We are seeking an DX/AI Risk SME to play a central role in shaping and advancing MUFG EMEA’s digital transformation and AI governance initiatives. This position will be involved in the development, implementation and ongoing refinement of relevant risk and governance frameworks, requiring active collaboration with stakeholders across first and second line functions in EMEA and wider regions to monitor emerging AI risks, align with risk appetite and ensure consistent application of policies. The role will participate in governance forums and working groups, coordinate and run key meetings, oversee governance structures and track actions and decisions. It will also be responsible for maintaining up-to-date documentation in line with evolving regulatory expectations and global standards, ensuring ethical use and appropriate escalation of incidents, as well as horizon scanning activities to track regulatory developments and interpret implications for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain ongoing collaboration with SMEs across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Data, and other relevant functions to monitor emerging AI risks and ensure alignment with enterprise risk appetite.

• Review and update control requirements and governance expectations as AI use evolves.

• Facilitate regular dialogue to ensure consistent understanding and application of AI-related policies.

• Governance Oversight: Support the operation and continuous improvement of governance structures, including coordination of established working groups and forums, and adherence to Terms of Reference (ToR).

• Manage meeting logistics, membership updates, and tracking actions and decisions; ensure governance bodies remain effective in overseeing DX/AI risk and compliance.

• AI Governance Framework Maintenance: Ensure the AI Governance Framework remains current and fit for purpose by reviewing alignment with Head Office guidelines and global standards, updating documentation to reflect regulatory changes, internal policies, and AI use cases / available technology.

• Maintain clarity on MUFG EMEA’s compliance posture and escalation requirements.

• Ongoing Risk & Control Monitoring: Track and assess AI-specific risks and controls, and coordinate periodic reviews of model validation, monitoring protocols, and data governance practices. Support ethical use assessments and ensure appropriate escalation of incidents or breaches.

• Horizon Scanning - Regulatory & Compliance Tracking: Monitor regulatory developments and update internal mapping and compliance tracking tools; liaise with Compliance, Legal and other departments to interpret new requirements and assess impact on DX/AI activities.

• Coordinate development and delivery of training and awareness initiatives related to DX/AI risk, governance, and ethical use; ensure materials remain relevant and accessible to impacted teams.

Work Experience

• Proven experience in risk management, compliance, or governance within a financial services or regulated environment, with a focus on emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

• Demonstrated ability to oversee and maintain technology and/or DX/AI risk frameworks, coordinate cross-functional governance forums, and ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and global standards.

• Skilled in stakeholder engagement across Legal, Compliance, Technology, and Data functions.

• Track record of supporting the ethical and responsible use of AI through effective oversight, training, and incident management processes.

Skills and Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, with the ability to assess, monitor, and report on DX/AI-related risks across the organisation.

• Good knowledge of investment banking operations, front to back, and the associated risk landscape, including regulatory drivers and control expectations.

• Familiarity with change and project delivery environments, with the ability to contribute risk insights to project planning, execution, and governance processes.

• Clear and effective communicator, able to translate complex risk concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences, including senior stakeholders, technical teams, and control functions.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively, build consensus, and support cross-functional collaboration.

• Sound understanding of governance structures and control frameworks, including the three lines of defence model, and how these apply to AI oversight and broader operational risk.

• Resilient and adaptable, able to operate effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and respond to emerging risks with urgency and clarity.

• Strong planning, prioritisation and execution/delivery skills.

Personal Requirements

• A structured and logical approach to work

• A creative and innovative approach to work

• Keen curiosity about emerging technologies, with a passion for exploring how digital transformation and AI can reshape the way we work

• Comfortable challenging the status quo and experimenting with new methods and tools to drive continuous improvement in business processes

• Strong problem solving skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong communication (verbal and written), analytical and numerical skills

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability

• A proactive, motivated approach

• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement

• Adaptable and flexible to suit the needs of the role, including minimum 3 days in the office

• Strong excel, powerpoint, word and MS project skills

• Personal alignment to MUFG Values

• Client Centric

• People Focused

• Listen Up, Speak Up

• Innovate & Simplify

• Own & Execute

Managing Conflicts of Interest

• The role holder will have responsibilities for both Bank and MUSE.

• 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 Bank and MUSE.

• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement and/or any other relevant agreements between Bank and MUSE.

• The role holder will have a responsibility to identify and resolve in case there is a difference or conflict in needs between Bank and MUSE, and escalate to the managers where required.

This advert will close 11th February 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.

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.