Sanctions Screening Lead - VP

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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 Team is structured across three core pillars: EMEA Sanctions Investigations, EMEA Sanctions Advisory, and EMEA Sanctions Programs. This role sits within the EMEA Sanctions Investigations pillar and is responsible for the sanctions screening and investigations process, the majority of which is outsourced. The role holder oversees the processes and provides subject‑matter expertise to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and the firm’s risk appetite.

0 direct reports; overseeing processes operation regionally and by an outsourced team of 40+.

This role supports the execution of MUFG Bank’s financial crime risk appetite, policies, and regulatory obligations by overseeing sanctions screening and investigation activities across transactions and customers for EMEA. Operating within the EMEA Sanctions Investigations Team, the role holder is responsible for working with the outsourced screening and investigations teams to ensure the systems identify, assess, and manage potential sanctions exposure arising from transaction filtering and name‑screening alert review processes.

The role provides hands‑on subject‑matter expertise through oversight of the Level 1 and Level 2 Sanctions Alert Review Teams, ensuring alerts generated by sanctions screening systems are reviewed accurately, consistently, and in line with applicable sanctions regulations, safeguarding the bank against sanctions breaches.

In addition to the duties described above, the role will contribute to the work of the GFCD department and participate in projects and working groups as reasonably expected.

• Ensure end‑to‑end monitoring and effective investigation of customer activity and transactions to identify, assess, and manage potential exposure to sanctioned parties in line with applicable sanctions regulations (e.g., Japan, US, EU and UK).
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