First Nation Governance Director Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 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.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the evaluation, enhancement, design, and development of standards, polices, and procedures

• Lead internal and external reviews, audits, inspections, and investigations relative to standards, policies, and procedures

• Drive the integration and implementation of compliance procedures and controls; advise on appropriate governance policies

• Foster collaboration with stakeholders on developing standards, identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and controlling weaknesses

• Implement and drive adoption of updated policies and procedures to promote compliance

• Promote awareness of standards and governance to the various stakeholders and their respective business units

• Work with internal teams to ensure risk management priorities are reflected in annual plans and initiatives

• Measure and report on effectiveness of strategies, policies, and procedures for managing risks

• Maintain inventory of mandated reporting and monitoring

• Oversee finding and issue management process to adhere to policy/procedure, sufficiently support risk assessment teams, and issue reporting

• Implement and oversee training plans related to standards and governance, including establishment of training curriculum, assignment, records management, and compliance monitoring and reporting

• Maintain and support policies, standards, and requirements

• Partner on internal audits and regulatory exams

• Collaborate on risk reporting and metric

Develop relationships with all the Data Officers and provide leadership to that community

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

• Communicates effectively

• Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives

• Equips the business to become an effective competitor in an highly dynamic landscape 

• Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions

• Is flexible, decisive, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the organization

• Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills

• Prioritizes and facilitates an culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking 

• Sets the tone for successful collaboration with other business units and corporate entities

• Creates an environment that fosters communication, transparency, and collaboration

• Cultivates innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective

• Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent

• Always acts with integrity

• Analytical thinking • Iterative problem-solving

• Exceptional organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities while adhering to established milestones and timelines

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written skills; exceptional ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong business judgment

• Strategic thinking and planning

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Understanding of corporate documents and repository requirements and controls

• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization, and be viewed as a team player

• Excellent organizational, administrative, and technological skills to maintain complex records and systems

• Ability to maintain confidential information

• Attention to detail, and ability to work independently and under time constraints

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills; ability to manage competing priorities effectively

• Expert in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point), and in Adobe Acrobat

• Ability to learn to use document management systems and Board portal software

• Understanding of regulatory environment and compliance concerns required

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent work experience equally preferable.

• Must possess extensive standards and governance experience within a large, highly-matrixed organization

• Proven leadership experience at the department management level

• Extensive knowledge of and demonstrated experience interpreting and applying one or more recognized, related compliance and/or risk management regulations and frameworks to develop governance

• Demonstrated hands-on experience creating and/or administering a comprehensive information security and governance/risk management program in accordance with regulatory requirements

• Experience in the financial services industry preferred

• Big 4 or top tier management consulting experience preferred

The typical base pay range for this role is between $173K - $216K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes 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, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.