Regulatory Compliance Manager, Japan

The role

The Regulatory Compliance Manager, Japan will deliver the regulatory engagement strategy and manage the payment services and money remittance compliance program. This role involves maintaining licensing responsibilities, coordinating with internal and external parties, and providing guidance on regulatory requirements to ensure 2LOD controls are fit for purpose.

What you will do

• Support the Airwallex Group’s expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes
• Act as a key stakeholder in relation to licence applications, business plan updates and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators
• Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained in Japan and support and / or manage regulatory requests
• Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives
• Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the first line business
• Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process
• Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters relating to our financial services licences
• Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program through targeted and thematic reviews
• Deliver the Airwallex Group’s Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training
• Conduct Proactive Special Ops projects to unlock business or operational issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 6 years of compliance experience in a regulated financial institution, FinTech, legal / consulting firm, or combination of the above
• Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations and industry best practices in Japan and the Asia region
• Data proficiency
• Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges
• Superior communication skills to explain complex topics to regulators, executive leadership, and front-line staff
• Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution
• Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions
• Understanding of financial products and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls
• Business level Japanese and English skills

Nice to have

• Experience in respect of payments activity
• Demonstrable experience dealing with the FSA and other financial services regulators across the Asia region
• RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions implementation experience
• Experience at a global financial institution or FinTech company

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system and the regulated backbone behind global payments. The company started in Melbourne in 2015 and has more than 2,700 people across 27 offices.