Data & Financial Operations Governance, Associate Vice President

$105,000 - $127,000/Yr

Mitsubishi - Tempe, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Tempe, AZ

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Data & Financial Operations Governance Associate Vice President (AVP) at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plays a crucial role in supporting the Chief Data & Financial Operations (CDFO) team. This position involves preparing, tracking, facilitating, and executing governance activities in collaboration with business partners and various lines of defense. The AVP will engage in a variety of governance processes, including risk and control assessments, governance forums, and committee preparations. The role requires tracking open actions with key stakeholders to ensure completion, creating management reports, documenting procedures, and process flows, and liaising with subject matter experts (SMEs) across the organization to meet the objectives set by Governance Leads. The ideal candidate for this position will have over five years of experience in governance functions or management consulting, with a solid understanding of risk management practices. This includes control documentation and assessment, control testing, issue remediation, process improvement, and policy and procedure development. Candidates with experience in financial services or other industries are encouraged to apply. The AVP will coordinate with process owners and SMEs to fulfill requests from audit teams, risk managers, and control testing teams, ensuring that governance forums and committee meetings are executed effectively and that any follow-up actions are resolved promptly. In addition to supporting the development and maintenance of governance processes, the AVP will monitor compliance with policies and standards, report on governance activities, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the governance framework. This role also involves maintaining policies, procedures, standards, and process flows, identifying gaps in current business-as-usual (BAU) activities, and proposing improvements. The AVP will collaborate with data governance SMEs and other stakeholders to foster a culture of data governance awareness within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with process owners and subject matter experts to satisfy lines of defense requests from audit teams, risk managers, and control testing teams.
• Support governance forum and committee meeting execution and facilitate resolution of any follow-up actions.
• Support development, maintenance, and execution of governance processes by coordinating with key stakeholders and SMEs at various levels.
• Support the monitoring and testing for compliance with policies and standards.
• Report status on governance activities.
• Contribute to the continuous process improvement of governance framework, processes, and controls.
• Support the maintenance of policies, procedures, standards, and process flows and identify and propose improvements when appropriate.
• Demonstrate and promote, and monitor others for adherence to policies, standards and procedures.
• Proactively identify gaps in current BAU activities and contribute to the implementation of improvements.
• Collaborate with data governance SMEs, and other stakeholders to promote data governance awareness and culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or related fields.
• 5 years of experience in roles with governance or risk management responsibilities, and increasing levels of responsibility and/or scope.
• Working knowledge of data governance principles, frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience in coordinating and facilitating governance activities and forums.
• Experience in working with policies, standards, procedures, process flows, and controls.
• Experience in working with metrics, dashboards, and reports.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of best practices in design and maintenance of policies, standards, procedures, and controls.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Laws, Rules, and Regulations, or compliance experience in a corporate banking or management consulting firm is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in financial services or other industries.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement plans
• Educational assistance and training programs
• Income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities
• Paid maternity and parental bonding leave
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation.