Join a leading global credit card and payments network as a Financial Crime Risk Manager covering APAC, helping protect one of the world’s most influential payment ecosystems. This position sits at the forefront of financial crime risk management, working closely with business units to identify, assess, and mitigate emerging risks across the payments industry.

You will collaborate with regional and global teams to strengthen controls, enhance compliance frameworks, and safeguard customers, partners, and the broader financial network from evolving financial crime threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks across operations.
• Analyze emerging financial crime trends and threats to strengthen protection for customers, partners, and the organization.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to design, implement, and enhance financial crime prevention controls.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures aligned with regulatory requirements and internal compliance standards.
• Lead governance activities including project management, audit coordination, and remediation of risk events.
• Work with regional teams across APAC to support the implementation of financial crime risk management frameworks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Experience:

• Experience in financial crime compliance, regulatory compliance, or risk management within financial institutions, consulting firms, or regulatory authorities.
• Experience working with financial crime risk management or compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions (1st or 2nd Line of Defense).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Soft Skills:

• Strong ability to collaborate with stakeholders and influence risk management initiatives across the organization.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills when identifying and mitigating financial crime risks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities in complex regulatory environments.

Language Requirements:

• Japanese: Fluent
• English: Fluent

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with regulatory reporting and financial crime control frameworks.
• Knowledge of designing and implementing risk control systems within financial institutions.