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New York, Us

Lead key corporate functions with the US region for MUFG Investor Services including Risk Management, Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Affairs, Human Resources, Facilities Management, and Corporate Governance.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Head of assurance activities for Americas IT Audit; includes team of approximately 60 resources and 90K annual assurance hours• Responsible for TLOD activities for regulatory (OCC/FRB) concerns; coordination across all lines of defense• Responsible for annual planning activities (audit universe, assessments, cycle coverage, emerging risks, and validation activities)• Regulatory interface for IT Audit regarding remediation efforts and activities (upcoming, ongoing, post-mortem) • Co-contributor of IT Audit execution globally; focusing on review/challenge during planning, compliant with regulatory guidance, consistency in execution, collection of thematic findings, and communication across key global stakeholders• Participate with Global Audit COO in key projects and initiatives to drive effectiveness and efficiency

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Head of transformation & assurance activities for divestiture of Consumer business (products, lending, mortgage, payments) which included $60B in loans and $90B in deposits; included team of 25+ employees & co-sources• Key contributor for buildout of strategic governance and framework for global expansion, and execution for global IT Audit plan• Single point of contact for Home Office regarding e2e issue management and remediation activities• Successfully remediated e2e IT Audit MRAs regarding issue management and risk assessment processes; action plans to closure• Interface of executive messaging with Home Office and global stakeholders; including ongoing findings and thematic results

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Developer and owner of global IT Audit strategy and multi-year plan• Lead role and interface with global partners, able to listen and drive effectively while being culturally aware• Manage Third Line of Defense escalation, validation, and closure of internal and external IT issues• Responsible for preparation of key committee (Audit & Finance, Internal Risk and Controls, Executive) materials for global head• Chief of Staff, responsible for central execution activities for Audit function (e.g., annual planning, committee reporting)• Head of Quality Control including design, implementation, and execution for Americas• Key contributor and lead collaborator of Internal Audit strategy development for Objectives and KRIs alignment• Culture liaison for senior management and execution teams to learn methodology challenges and process re-engineering• Manage team of 25+ U.S. based employees & 10+ co-sources

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Accountable for audit committee reporting and C-suite key messaging; including global home-office interfacing• Responsible for annual assurance plan build, methodology, platform tool, execution/tracking, and follow-up• Oversaw e2e issues management team, ensuring partnership with management for action planning, validation, and closure• Responsible for Internal Audit overall financial budget, including 3rd party usage, and resource management• Accountable for development of workforce & human resource initiatives (e.g., skills assessment, training academy, staffing)

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Responsible for audit assurance activities of Payment Operations; included Day 1/Day 2 Ops and horizontal payments• Accountable for Technology & Operations centralized issue management/Audit validation activities (discovery to closure)• Built, sustained, and enhanced regulatory routines which help mature relationship from ‘inspection to confidant’• Successfully built action plans, implemented remediation efforts, and closure of IT Audit MRA

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Audit Director & Chief of Staff (Global Ops)• Single point of contact (COO) for execution of all business management activities (e.g. plan execution, adherence and completion of scorecard activities, and centralized Tech & Ops issue mgmt.)•Champion for annual planning activities; responsible for level-loading hours and delivery schedule, staffing arrangement, and coverage of business entities•Project leader of department initiatives across sub-team (e.g. staffing tool, issue trends, automated reporting development, and quality assurance compliance)Operational Risk Manager (Legacy Asset Servicing & Global Ops)•Responsible for oversight and execution of Risk coverage program in response to FRB / Consent Order•Deployed standard processes and risk analytics for consistent execution of governance routines & monitoring•Led on-going ‘community of best practices forum’ across mortgage line of businesses for continuous improvements•Designed and implemented an enhanced e2e RCSA process ensuring proper preparation, review, and quality assurance for line of business, risk, and compliance organizationsBusiness Support ExecutiveChannel Technology & Client Services•Responsible for Low Cost Producer activities including presentation of quarterly business partner checkpoints and business case development to drive further efficiencies•Lead business representative for financial transparency including forecasting, budgeting, planning, and standardization of staffing plans which contributed towards $13MM annual savings•Championed associate engagement activities through consistent deployment and adherence of best practices which helped deliver a 10-percentage point increase in associate satisfaction•Managed team of 15+ U.S. based employees and 5+ international employees•Responsible for development and implementation of Virtual Workplace, ‘connected’ 2,000 associates worldwide•Led development of all metrics and annual financial planning activities for $500MM annual plan

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General