Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 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

• The Regulatory Change Team manages a wide portfolio of regulations.

• The candidate will be a senior member of the Regulatory Change Team, and will be responsible for key regulatory themes, mainly on Payments Regulations, where he will be the Subject Matter Expert. The successful candidate will need to monitor regulatory events, complete impact analysis, manage and coordinate stakeholder groups, provide advice to the business regarding regulatory interpretation, and complete reviews of implementation documents linked to Payments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Be the lead SME in Payments related regulations. Advise and/or support on the implementation of regulatory projects, and particularly on payment regulations projects. Participate and represent MUFG in Industry Association, and support advocacy actions such as drafting consultation responses to the regulators. Draft new policies and amend existing ones triggered by regulatory changes. This will include liaising and leading internal stakeholder groups, and presenting to senior management. Analyse complex regulatory requirements and present in a way that is understandable to a non-technical audience. Understanding of basic project management is required. Understanding of how regulators/legislators complete regulatory changes in the UK and EU is also required.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Recent work experience and strong knowledge of Payments Regulation, in both the UK and EU. Work experience in implementation of PSD2 as well as other payments regulations.

• Work experience in a Compliance function in the banking industry, relevant trade associations (AFME, BBA, AFB), consultancy firm, or at the regulator.

• Experience on drafting Compliance Policies, and providing briefings to senior stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Experience in other market regulatory themes such EMIR, MiFID, etc are a plus.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills. Presence and confidence to engage with senior management, trade bodies and local regulators. Team work is an essential part of the role.

Education / Qualifications:

Essential

• Educated to degree level.

Preferred:

• Professional qualifications such as CISI Diploma or other respected qualifications.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability

• A proactive, motivated approach.

• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly

• The ability to understand and manage the needs of a diverse and extensive group of stakeholders

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

• A structured and logical approach to work

• Strong problem solving skills

• A creative and innovative approach to work

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurized environment

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.

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. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric

• People Focused

• Listen Up. Speak Up.

• Innovate & Simplify

• Own & Execute