Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Change

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services group is seeking an Assistant Vice President for their Regulatory Change Team. This mid-senior level role involves becoming the SME on regulatory topics, advising stakeholders, and preparing analysis and documentation related to regulatory changes. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of EU regulations and experience in wholesale banking. This is a full-time position based in London.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Become the SME on regulatory topics.
• Support other SMEs with workload.
• Complete impact analysis of regulatory developments.
• Advise key stakeholders on new requirements.
• Prepare briefing papers and presentations.

Skills

Understanding of EU regulatory framework

Technical understanding of investment banking

Exposure to trade associations

Experience in wholesale banking

Job description

Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Change

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 150,000 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.

The Regulatory Change Team (RCT) deals with new regulatory developments starting at the pre‑publication stage (e.g., analysis of consultation papers, discussion papers, draft regulation, etc.) and continues through to full implementation. The team covers financial regulations in the UK, EU‑wide, US and other overseas jurisdictions where MUFG‑Securities (London) has licences. Topics are allocated to team members who become SMEs in the topic and are responsible for their topics through the various stages of the regulatory lifecycle. Responsibilities include reviewing and opining in consultations, completing impact analysis, providing regulatory advice during implementation, attending trade association meetings, producing briefing papers and general MI.

Key Responsibilities

• Become the SME on the regulatory topics under your responsibility.
• Support other SMEs with their portfolio as required by workload.
• Keep up to date on all regulatory developments under your responsibility through targeted horizon scanning.
• Complete impact analysis of regulatory developments and record the analysis in the relevant system.
• Escalate any material risks arising from regulatory developments to management.
• Advise key stakeholders on application of new requirements, associated risks and required controls, from early consultation phases through implementation.
• Participate and support pre‑implementation working groups with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare briefing papers, presentations, memos, newsletter articles, traceability documents and general MI for your topics.
• Interact with other teams in Compliance and outside Compliance as required.
• Attend and participate in trade association meetings, representing MUFG.

Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of the EU regulatory framework and US regulations.
• Strong technical understanding of investment banking activities and securities trading.
• Exposure to trade associations.
• Working experience in wholesale banking, either in a compliance department, consultancy firm, regulatory agency or trade association.

Personal Requirements

• Analytical skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Communication skills (oral and written).

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Legal

Industries

Financial Services and Banking

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.