Associate Director Compliance, Japan

Job Description

Leading foreign bank seeks Compliance AD for their Tokyo office. This position has the opportunity to take over as Head of Compliance after a few years.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Good opportunity at a foreign bank with a career track to department head.
• Main responsibilities include: Providing compliance advice to business and supporting functions in the area of securities and banking
• Communicating with regulators and external/internal auditors, and working together with stakeholders to improve internal control framework of the bank
• Implementing all risk & compliance initiatives, policies, framework etc in line with group standards
• Embedding a proactive risk & compliance culture and delivering risk services to the Japan business, supporting the achievement of business objectives / growth
• Reviewing and advising AML/KYC and Sanction compliance
• Building strong relationship and trust with stakeholders
• Must have excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Required skills

• Fluent English, Native Japanese
• Be willing to step up to head of compliance eventually

Preferred skills

• Fixed income, business advisory, AML, regulatory experience is welcome
• Securities exposure
• Interpersonal skills

About our client
A leading foreign bank with a relaxed work environment, they have a stable business in Japan and allow for flex work/hybrid work.

Morgan McKinley Asia Pac is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.