Assistant Vice President, IT Risk Assessment Manager

MUFG, a globally respected financial institution, is seeking an Assistant Vice President IT Risk Assessment Manager to join their London office. This pivotal role sits within the IT Policy Management & Group Risk Assessment Team, part of the Corporate Technology Division, and offers you the opportunity to make a significant impact on technology risk governance across multiple business entities. You will be at the heart of ensuring that risk assessment processes are robust, transparent, and aligned with both internal standards and regulatory expectations. MUFG is renowned for its commitment to nurturing talent, providing flexible working opportunities, and fostering a supportive environment where your expertise in risk management will be valued and developed. If you are looking for a role that combines responsibility, influence, and professional growth within a collaborative team, this is your chance to join an organisation that truly invests in its people.

• Join a global leader in financial services with a strong reputation for integrity, innovation, and inclusive culture, offering you access to world-class training and development programmes.
• Play a key role in shaping technology risk governance by managing end-to-end system risk assessments across diverse business applications and platforms, ensuring compliance and operational resilience.
• Benefit from flexible working arrangements, generous pension contributions, and ongoing support from knowledgeable colleagues who value your interpersonal skills and commitment to excellence.
What you'll do: 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; escalate delays or unresolved issues where material exposure exists.
  
  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 ISO 27001, 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.
  
  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. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded., MUFG stands out as one of the world's leading financial institutions with a rich heritage rooted in trustworthiness and ethical conduct. The company's London office offers an environment where employees are encouraged to grow professionally through access to comprehensive training programmes tailored for personal development. Flexible working opportunities allow you to balance career ambitions with life outside work, a testament to MUFG's commitment towards employee wellbeing. Generous pension contributions reflect their investment in your long-term future while supportive leadership ensures that every team member feels valued regardless of background or experience level. The organisation actively promotes inclusivity by welcoming under-represented groups into its workforce; fostering a sense of belonging through communal values shared across departments. At MUFG you can expect not only challenging assignments but also genuine support from knowledgeable colleagues who appreciate your dedication towards achieving collective goals. Their focus on continuous improvement means that new ideas are welcomed, making it possible for you to contribute meaningfully towards shaping best practices within technology risk management.