Compliance Officer (FinCrime)

Office: Tokyo

Remote: Japan

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

Our Compliance team blends regulatory expertise with data-driven thinking to make sure our products meet legal and policy requirements and deliver real value to customers. In a fast-moving, digital environment, they stay one step ahead by finding smart, scalable ways to manage conduct risk.

We're looking for a Compliance Officer with experience in various financial industry regulations, and expertise managing AML/CFT, fraud, and sanctions in financial crime risk.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

• Engaging with key frontline stakeholders to provide compliance advice on regulatory reporting and risk design for financial regulations, AML/CFT, fraud, and economic sanctions
• Identifying risks and issues related to financial regulations, AML/CFT, fraud, and economic sanctions, and escalating them when needed
• Responding to escalations from the first line, and providing practical advice on required actions
• Establishing internal operational rules to monitor, investigate, and report on financial regulations and financial crime risks
• Verifying that the company's internal management and governance systems for financial regulations, AML/CFT, fraud, and sanctions risks are functioning properly
• Providing in-house training for employees on financial regulations, including AML/CFT, fraud, and economic sanctions risk
• Managing changes in laws, regulations, and guidelines, and ensuring they're appropriately reflected in internal policies and rules
• Responding to inquiries from regulators and other parties
• Promoting the creation of a robust compliance system and fostering compliance awareness among employees

What you'll need

• 3+ years of experience in compliance within a regulatory authority, such as a bank or fund transfer business
• Expertise in financial regulations, such as AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, investigation, and reporting
• Knowledge of the Banking Act, Criminal Proceeds Transfer Prevention Act, Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, and other financial regulations in Japan
• The ability to collaborate with global teams, and execute work with a sense of urgency
• An understanding of business needs to operate with deep strategic thinking
• The ability to verify and provide assurance on financial crime countermeasure, monitoring, investigation, and reporting
• Drive compliance reviews and analysis of new regulatory developments and maintain surveillance of developments that affect business activities
• Work with internal risk and compliance teams (Financial Crime, Compliance, Operations, Risk & Control, etc.) to identify clear steps required to mitigate regulatory risks and provide those recommendations in the form of clear business requirements
• Assist in preparing reports to management and the Board and escalate key compliance and high-risk issues within existing governance structures
• Committed to and actively involved in world-class compliance and independent oversight of this important issue
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Japanese (native level)

Nice to have

• Experience negotiating with financial authorities regarding financial licences and registrations

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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