Tokyo Western Union Full time

Lead Analyst, AML Compliance – Tokyo, Japan

We are seeking a skilled Lead Analyst to play a key role in helping combat financial crime. This is an opportunity to unleash your potential in a global business committed to moving money for the better.

This role will be a key member of our team responsible for relationship management with regulators and business partners to accurately represent the company and timely meet regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Fulfillment and coordination of responses for APAC licensing and/or registration entities.
  • Maintaining the central repository of all materials provided in the scope of licensing and correspondence with regulators.
  • Independently review information provided by various subject matter experts to ensure documentation provided in regulatory reports is responsive and well-timed.
  • Requires the ability to interpret, understand, and apply relevant statutory and regulatory requirements to ensure appropriate compliance.
  • Capability to review and analysis financial and transactional reporting for responsiveness and accuracy.
  • Collection, maintenance and provision to regulators of highly sensitive company information and of highly sensitive company information.
  • Coordination of provision of regulatory notices of company business information; changes or updates to enforcement actions.
  • Coordination with different stakeholders related to remediation plans and findings from exam and audit until the closure.
  • Proactively engage in special projects as assigned by the Sr. Manager or Director of the Global Regulatory Management team.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree preferred with English & Japanese (N1) language proficiency in both written (with Kanji characters) & good communication skills.
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in complex retail/consumer financial services/payment services organizations with multiple financial products, or a regulatory agency or law firm involving compliance issues relating to anti money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and related state and federal money transmission laws and regulations.
  • Key experience in any of the following areas: regulatory oversight, general financial compliance, risk-based compliance, exam management, Bank Secrecy Act or anti-money laundering compliance.
  • Understanding of retail/commercial financial services products; Anti-Money Laundering regulations and state and federal money transmission laws within the banking/financial services industry.
  • Has an agile ability to work closely with businesses globally; detailed team player and has strong communication & organizational skills.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent is required; CAMS/ CFCS certification is preferred.

Benefits:

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms.

Japan specific benefits include:

  • Cash Balance pension plan
  • Transportation allowance
  • Global Recognition and Rewards Programs
  • Employee Wellness
  • Hybrid Working Arrangement

We value in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid, which enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location.



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