Vice President, Private Side Advisory - Core Compliance

MUFG

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
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 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 ROLEThis role is ideal for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career, into a primary coverage role with full exposure to Investment Banking activities within a growing platform in an international environment. This is a high visibility role that will see you build and manage relationships with the private side businesses the advisory team supports. You will have direct exposure to all levels of the business and will be the primary contact for Corporate & Investment Banking, Derivatives Solutions Group and the Structured Solutions businesses.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESIn this role, you will be acting across MUFG’s banking arm and securities business under a dual-hat arrangement. Under this arrangement you will make decisions on behalf of both the bank and the securities business, subject to the same remit and level of authority, irrespective of the entity which employs you.Job responsibilities:To provide advisory coverage across the private side businesses, with a specific focus on Corporate & Investment Banking.
  • Provide advice, guidance and challenge to the private side businesses
  • Participate and support local and global projects and drive the operational implementation of key regulatory change initiatives
  • Draft and update policies and procedures as necessary
  • Provide face to face training to the front office on regulatory and conduct matters
  • Participate in the conduct of internal and external enquiries and investigations as necessary
WORK EXPERIENCEEssential:
  • Extensive compliance experience within a Front Office advisory role in an investment banking organisation
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEFunctional / Technical Competencies:Essential
  • Strong understanding and knowledge of capital markets, structured finance and other investment banking products, including loans, bonds and structured finance.
  • Strong knowledge of risk, compliance and controls
  • Strong understanding of key regulations applicable to capital markets products, including MiFID II, MAR, Competition Law
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Sharp intellect with the ability to grasp complex concepts
  • Ability to challenge independently and constructively, where appropriate in order to achieve engagement and drive resolution
  • Ability to act autonomously when appropriate and know when to escalate matters
  • Highly organised, goal oriented and solutions focused
Education / Qualifications:Essential
  • Strong educational background with a university degree
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A proactive, motivated approach.
  • The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
  • Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
  • A structured and logical 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 pressurised environment
  • Sharp intellect
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.

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