Vice President, Business Relationship Manager (Financial Crimes and Compliance)

MUFG BANK, LTD. Singapore Branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Singapore is seeking an experienced IT professional with a minimum of 10 years in IT or compliance roles. The ideal candidate will support Financial Crimes and Compliance transformation initiatives, collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver effective technology solutions. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential, along with experience in Microsoft 365 tools like Power BI. This role offers an opportunity to significantly impact the organization's operational efficiency and compliance strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT or AML, KYC, and regulatory management.
• Experience in the banking industry, especially in Banking Operations.
• Demonstrate strong writing, speaking, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support IT needs for Financial Crimes and Compliance transformation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to propose IT solutions.
• Assist in cost-benefit analyses and project prioritization.
• Monitor project progress and adjust budgets as necessary.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving aptitude

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Experience in business analysis

Experience in Microsoft 365 tools

Tools

Power Automate

Power BI

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Support IT needs of Regional Head Quarter (RHQ) for Financial Crimes and Compliance in their transformation strategy by understanding and analysing the business requirements from Operations
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including both business and technology teams to propose appropriate solutions to RHQs with consideration for global, regional and local business strategy and IT strategy
• Understand application landscape and architecture direction
• Support assigned local offices in their IT requirements
• Ensure the business units understand the technology solution, overall solution delivery, and compliance to governance processes, architecture standards, etc.
• Assist the business units in cost-benefit analyses for projects and assist business stakeholders in prioritizing projects submitted to the investment committee.
• Support the understanding of multiple project initiation statuses, monitor project progress, and assist in adjusting investment budget allocations accordingly.
• Participate in the IT annual budgeting and planning process for the assigned business units.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT or AML, KYC, sanctions compliance, and regulatory management
• Experienced in driving process automation and operational efficiency using Microsoft 365 tools such as Power Automate and Power BI.
• Experience in working for banking industry especially in “Banking Operation” or “Operation Planning”.
• Excellent communication skill
• Analytical mind set with problem solving aptitude
• Excellent inter-personal skill, confident, and service oriented
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate better balance at the intersection of IT and its business partner
• P​ossess strong writing, speaking and presentation skills
• Experience in business analysis
• Experience in system development (project manager, system architect, developer/tester) is a good advantage