Vice President, Sanctions Advisory; Escalations Team Lead

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with around 3,000 offices in more than 50 markets. The Group has over 180,000 employees, and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.

MUFG aims to be the world’s most trusted financial group through close collaboration among its operating companies, and to respond to all of the financial needs of its clients, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.

The Financial Crimes Office for EMEA (FCOE) in London is part of the Global Financial Crimes Division (GFCD) headquartered in New York. FCOE works to ensure the organisation conducts its business in such a way that we protect our reputation, our business, and our clients within the regulatory and legal framework. It is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective systems and controls to protect clients’ assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used to further financial crime.

The Regional EMEA Sanctions Advisory Team, part of FCOE Sanctions, is structured into three specialized pillars: (1) Sanctions Due Diligence and Review, (2) Complex Review and Regulatory Reporting, and (3) Level 3 Escalations and Payment Transformation. These teams provide subject matter expertise to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and risk appetite. Their responsibilities include managing key sanctions controls and processes such as regulatory reporting, KYC/Sanctions due diligence, new product approvals, and lending transaction risk assessments, Level 3 reviews, regulatory analysis, and providing SME input into payment-related projects, as well as supporting general sanctions queries across MUFG.

This role will lead the Level 3 Escalations and Payment Transformation Team, reporting directly to the Regional Head of Sanctions Advisory, with a primary focus on transaction and customer related escalations and payment-related projects.

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This role drives the implementation of MUFG Bank’s financial crime risk appetite, policies, and standards by managing a dedicated sanctions advisory escalation hub within the Sanctions Advisory team. The Level 3 Escalations and Payment Transformation Team is responsible for handling payment and client-related escalations and queries across the EMEA region. The team conducts regulatory analysis and provides subject matter expertise primarily related to live transactions/payments, payment transformation initiatives, and client matters.

Its core mandate is to ensure sanctions and payment regulations are fully understood and adhered to, delivering clear, consistent, and informed advice. Additionally, the team ensures that payment transformation projects are executed effectively, safeguarding the bank’s compliance obligations.

The role holder will be accountable for:

• Regulatory Expertise Staying current with all relevant sanctions laws and regulations and ensuring compliance across processes and initiatives.

• Team Leadership Leadin…