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Regulatory Compliance Manager, Japan

Airwallex· Regulatory & Compliance
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JP - TokyoFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Regulatory Compliance Manager for Japan responsible for delivering the regulatory engagement strategy, maintaining licensing responsibilities, and managing the compliance program for payment services and money remittance in Japan. Works with internal and external stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance and guides product and process maturity for customer-facing and back-office activities.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Airwallex Group’s expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes
  • Act as a key stakeholder in relation to licence applications, business plan updates and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators
  • Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained in Japan and support and / or manage regulatory requests
  • Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives with a particular focus on how to effectively manage compliance risk attached to new laws and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate
  • Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the first line business
  • Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process (inc. the Group Risk Committee)
  • Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters (where appropriate) relating to our financial services licences
  • Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program; Conduct targeted and thematic reviews on a wide range of topics to ensure appropriate organisational maturity
  • Deliver the Airwallex Group’s Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training to specific business areas as required
  • Conduct ‘Proactive Special Ops’ projects to unlock business or operational issues to enable Airwallex to achieve its strategic goals more rapidly

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum of 6 years of compliance experience in a regulated financial institution, FinTech, legal/consulting firm, or combination thereof
  • Deep knowledge of Japanese financial regulation and laws, with understanding of Asia regional regulatory environment
  • Data proficiency for analysis and decision-making
  • Strategic and creative problem-solving abilities for complex regulatory challenges
  • Excellent communication skills with regulators, executives, and front-line staff
  • Experience developing/maintaining a compliance program in a financial institution, preferably related to payments
  • Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions
  • Understanding of financial products, conduct risk, ethics, and controls
  • Business-level English and Japanese language skills (Japanese at least business level)

Skills

Required:Regulatory compliance program developmentLicensing and regulatory engagementStakeholder management and communication

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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