Vice President, Business Manager CRO

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Would you like to work for one of the World's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment? 

We are currently recruiting for a Vice President, Business Manager CRO within our CRO Domain in Amsterdam.

MUFG Bank Europe N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest ranked Financial Groups in the world in terms of assets. A world-class set of businesses and more than 180,000 employees in 50 markets. MUFG offers stability in an ever-changing market, providing services to high-profile clients worldwide.

For more than 50 years MBE offers corporate and investment banking services to both Japanese and non-Japanese corporate customers in The Netherlands and through its branches: Germany Branch (Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich), Spain Branch (Madrid, Barcelona), Belgium Branch (Brussels), and Austria Branch (Vienna).

The goal is to be among the top performing foreign-owned banks operating in The Netherlands, providing value-added banking services and excellent operations, fulfilling both Japanese and Global Multinational Corporate customers' needs. Also supported by the Japanese culture of focus on the long-term, at MBE we are committed to contributing to a more sustainable future. Thus, we will encourage you to embed environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors in your everyday work and in our culture.

Our vision? To become the world’s most trusted financial group. You’ll help us achieve it. 

The role includes the following:

You will support the CRO of MBE to run the CRO function. You will operate as a spider in the web in the Risk team, building strong relationships with the team leads, and with colleagues from other departments and from other MUFG entities. You support in setting strategy for the team in close liaison with other entities and monitoring progress. You support the team runs smoothly with respect to budget and HR topics. And you support the CRO in organising activities to foster an engaged and connected team.

The role requires a person with excellent communication skills, well able to organize and structure workload, remain calm and composed under time pressure, and have a strong eye for detail as the standards of quality are high. MBE is part of a bank acting on a global basis, hence regular interaction with functional leaders within MBE and broader MUFG Group (EMEA Head-Office in London and Global Head Office in Tokyo) is an essential part of this role, requiring good stakeholder management skills.

Function Positioning:

The function forms part of the CRO domain, which is responsible for Credit Risk, Risk Management and Compliance for MBE. The Vice President has a direct reporting line to the Chief Risk Officer MBE.

The role includes the following:

• Specifically, you will be accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Company’s and MBE Risk, including:
• Responsible for supporting the CRO in executing and documenting her responsibilities.
• Responsible for supporting the MBE CRO in establishing and developing the strategy for the MBE Risk function.
• Responsible for supporting the CRO in developing robust Risk business plans to ensure the Risk function is able to meet and respond to new business plans, changing regulatory requirements and volume shifts.
• Responsible for working with the CRO, her management team and Corporate Communications to create and execute an MBE Risk-wide communications strategy.
• Responsible to supporting the CRO in driving staff engagement and connectivity initiatives.
• Responsible for supporting the CRO in performing oversight of how the business is run, including financial control, resource planning, governance and management information.
• Responsible for supporting and challenging the budgeting and personnel management for the department.
• Responsible for tracking and monitoring progress against plans and budgets.
• Responsible for providing strategic input and advice to the senior members of the department
• Responsible for supporting the CRO in managing her workload ensuring timely responses to initiatives and the delegation of tasks.
• Responsible for provide Management Information to senior members of the Risk department, and to other parts of the group.
• Responsible for delivering high-quality and pro-active support to MUFG’s business activities, assisting the firm to do business in the right way and to deliver its business strategy.
• Responsible for supporting the CRO in ensuring key processes are run efficiently to deliver quality and reliable information, to support the firm’s business growth and control procedures.
• Responsible for supporting the CRO and the management team in coordinating answering regulatory questions and performing other regulatory exercises for the Risk team.
• Responsible for supporting the CRO and the management team in ensuring timely delivery of quality responses to actions from governance committees.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Skills and experience:

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of accountability over your area of ownership and the ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Structured, logical, creative and innovative approach to work; and the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• Able in managing large workloads to tight deadlines; maintaining excellent attention to detail and accuracy; delivered through a calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Stakeholder management, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• Monthly team events.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Besides that we will offer you:

• Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market
• 8% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
• 30 vacation days per year. Optional you can buy 15 additional days.
• Commuting allowance based on annual public transport 2nd class, most economical way, or € 0.23 per km with a max of 75km one way.
• €5.00 net remote working compensation per day, with a maximum of €60.00 per month.
• Possibility to order a mobile phone (up to €800,-)
• Possibility to order Office Equipment’s for the home office, (up to €500,-)
• Remote Working Policy i.e. Working From Home (WFH) and Remote Working in another Country.
• Bicycle plan (fiscal benefit)
• Company fitness (fiscal benefit)
• Mental health workshops and budget for external courses (i.e. Dutch language classes).
• Employee contribution towards Pension insurance (max 5%, currently 2%), our pension scheme is based on a defined contribution scheme.
• Training & development possibilities paid by the bank

About US

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Listen Up. Speak Up.
• Innovate & Simplify
• Own & Execute