APAC Head Transaction Reporting - Markets Ops Tokyo

Join a prominent global financial institution in Tokyo as APAC Head of Regulatory Transaction Reporting, leading a critical function within Markets Operations at VP/ED level.

This senior leadership role is responsible for regulatory transaction reporting across Japan and key Asia-Pacific markets, ensuring robust trade reporting compliance while driving transformation across operations, technology, data, and controls.

You will lead a regional team, engage directly with regulators and industry groups, and partner with Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to translate evolving regulatory requirements into effective operational processes. A key focus will be modernising the function through AI, data analytics, low-code automation, and process innovation.

This is an opportunity for an experienced regulatory reporting or operations professional to take regional ownership of a high-impact function at the centre of global capital markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory transaction reporting operations across Japan and APAC, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant reporting across relevant jurisdictions.
• Manage and develop the regional team, prioritising workloads, mentoring professionals, and fostering a high-performing and inclusive culture.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for regulators, industry working groups, senior management, and internal control functions on transaction reporting matters.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate complex requirements into efficient operational procedures in collaboration with Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Drive operational transformation through AI, data analytics, low-code automation, system enhancements, and process redesign.
• Strengthen reporting controls and governance frameworks, identifying risks and implementing effective preventative and detective controls.
• Oversee trade reporting compliance, exception management, issue remediation, and operational risk across multiple asset classes and Asian jurisdictions.
• Use data-driven analysis to identify reporting trends, operational weaknesses, and opportunities to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Take end-to-end ownership of complex regulatory initiatives, ensuring effective execution across regional and global stakeholders.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years of financial services experience within regulatory reporting, transaction reporting, compliance, middle office, operational controls, or a closely related function.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory reporting, financial products, trade lifecycle processes, and Markets Operations.
• Proven experience managing teams, prioritising complex workloads, and taking end-to-end ownership of major initiatives.
• Experience working with operational controls, regulatory requirements, issue remediation, and risk management.
• Familiarity with data-driven problem solving and using technology to improve financial services operations.
• Experience collaborating across functions such as Engineering, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Business teams.
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and complex regulatory environments.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and people management capabilities, with the ability to build and develop a high-performing regional team.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration skills, including the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, regulators, and technical specialists.
• Ability to communicate complex regulatory and technical concepts clearly to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with an improvement-focused mindset.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and take ownership of complex, high-impact regional initiatives.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance regulatory compliance, operational risk, technology transformation, and business requirements.

Language Requirements:

• Japanese: Advanced/fluent written and verbal proficiency required for regulatory and local stakeholder engagement.
• English: Advanced/fluent written and verbal proficiency required for regional and global collaboration.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience leading APAC regulatory reporting or transaction reporting within an investment bank, securities firm, or global financial institution.
• Knowledge of transaction and trade reporting requirements across Japan and other major Asian financial markets.
• Experience supporting regulatory engagements, examinations, or industry working groups.
• Exposure to reporting across multiple asset classes and complex Markets businesses.
• Experience delivering automation, data analytics, AI, or low-code transformation initiatives within financial services operations.
• Knowledge of modern reporting controls, data governance, exception management, and operational risk frameworks.
• Experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives involving Operations, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and front-office stakeholders.

About the Company

Our client is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm with a significant presence across major international financial centres.

The organisation provides strategic advisory, capital raising, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth clients worldwide.

Its teams operate at the centre of global capital markets, supporting large-scale transactions, sophisticated regulatory initiatives, and critical financial market infrastructure. The firm also continues to invest in technology and operational transformation, including automation, data analytics, and emerging AI capabilities.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive compensation of ¥20M-¥25M.
• Take ownership of a high-profile APAC Regulatory Transaction Reporting function at VP/ED level.
• Lead regulatory reporting across Japan and key Asia-Pacific financial markets.
• Work at the intersection of Markets Operations, regulation, technology, data, and operational risk.
• Drive transformation using AI, automation, low-code technology, and data analytics.
• Gain direct exposure to regulators, industry working groups, senior leadership, and global stakeholders.
• Develop and mentor a regional team while shaping a high-performing and inclusive culture.
• Benefit from structured onboarding, comprehensive learning and development opportunities, and employee resource networks.
• Build your career within a collaborative global institution operating at the centre of international capital markets.

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