As an Assistant Vice President IT Risk Assessment Manager at MUFG in London, you will play a central role in overseeing the annual system risk assessment process across all relevant business applications and technology platforms. Your day to day activities will involve collaborating with stakeholders at every level, from Business Owners to Head Office, ensuring that risks are identified accurately and managed effectively.
You will be responsible for reviewing evidence provided by various teams to ensure it meets stringent standards of reliability and sufficiency. By preparing detailed reports for senior management and regulatory bodies alike, you will help drive transparency in decision making. Facilitating workshops or cross functional reviews may also form part of your remit as you work together with colleagues to test assumptions and validate positions.
Success in this role requires meticulous attention to detail when evaluating evidence quality; proactive monitoring of remediation actions; diligent documentation of governance decisions; and continuous improvement of tools and workflows used throughout the risk assessment lifecycle. Your ability to coach stakeholders on best practices will further enhance MUFG's commitment to excellence in technology risk management.
Manage the annual system risk assessment process across business applications, technology platforms, infrastructure, and supporting processes for the designated Technology Department. Collaborate closely with Business Owners, System Owners, and Head Office (Japan) to ensure efficient governance of the risk assessment process while maintaining clear communication channels. Identify inherent and residual risks, control gaps, dependencies, and potential business impacts related to confidentiality, integrity, availability, compliance, and operational resilience.
Review evidence submitted by first line teams, control owners, and delivery teams to confirm that risks, controls, and mitigations are supported by reliable documentation. Evaluate the completeness, quality, and traceability of evidence used to support control design effectiveness and remediation progress. Provide independent judgement on whether evidence is adequate to close findings or reduce risk exposure in line with governance decisions expected at VP level.
Facilitate risk workshops, interviews, and cross functional reviews as needed to gather information and validate risk positions. Prepare comprehensive risk summaries, heat maps, dashboards, and management reports for senior stakeholders including committees and audit or regulatory review. Support governance forums by documenting decisions, actions, exceptions and risk acceptances while tracking them through to completion. Monitor remediation actions and risk treatment plans; escape delays or unresolved issues where material exposure exists.
QualificationsIn the position at MUFG you will bring extensive experience gained from roles focused on technology risk management or information security within complex environments. Proven experience in risk management or related fields such as operational risk, technology risk, information security or controls assurance within large organisations. Strong understanding of system risk assessment techniques including control evaluation methods, evidence review processes and planning for effective risk treatment.
Experience working with recognised frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST, COBIT or SOC; familiarity with equivalent governance standards is highly desirable. Ability to assess complex information objectively while constructively challenging assumptions; making balanced decisions based on thorough evidence analysis. Excellent stakeholder management skills enabling you to influence outcomes at all levels through clear communication and co operative engagement. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills allowing you to present technical concepts clearly to non technical audiences including senior executives.
Highly developed analytical skills combined with exceptional organisational abilities; meticulous documentation practices ensure accuracy throughout all reporting activities. Experience preparing committee papers or governance packs; maintaining audit ready documentation is expected at VP level within MUFG. Comfortable managing multiple assessments simultaneously under tight deadlines; adept at prioritising tasks within a fast paced environment without compromising quality.
Familiarity with ServiceNow or OpenPages applications enhances your ability to streamline workflow processes.
BenefitsMUFG 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.