Compliance Operations Specialist, JP
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BlockFintech / Financial Services
This role is fully remote based in Japan only.Full-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Languages
- Professional fluency in both Japanese and English (written and verbal).
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in compliance operations, transaction monitoring, AML investigations, fraud investigations, risk management, or policy implementation.
- Required Skills
- Risk Management
Requirements
- Professional fluency in both Japanese and English (written and verbal).
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in compliance operations, transaction monitoring, AML, or fraud investigations within a financial institution or fintech.
- Strong understanding of Japanese financial crime compliance requirements.
- Experience conducting customer due diligence (CDD), Know Your Customer (KYC), and suspicious activity investigations.
- Knowledge of Japanese payment industry regulations, merchant acquiring requirements, and payment network rules.
- Strong investigative skills including public record research and database familiarity.
- Proven ability to apply transaction analysis across complex financial products.
- Excellent judgment to make risk-based decisions in complex scenarios.
- Strong written communication and case documentation skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and investigate compliance-related alerts generated through transaction monitoring systems and manual reviews.
- Analyze merchant transaction activity, payment flows, and business operations to identify suspicious behavior.
- Conduct investigations related to AML, fraud, sanctions, and policy violations.
- Perform onboarding and ongoing due diligence reviews in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Document investigative findings and provide risk-based recommendations.
- Conduct public record research and open-source intelligence reviews.
- Interact with merchants in Japanese and English to support compliance requirements and remediation.
- Collaborate with payment network and banking partners to ensure compliance alignment.
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