At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Tokyo
About the role
- Our Global Compliance Advisory & Oversight function is looking for a Senior Compliance Advisory Officer in Japan with experience in the Payments, Fintech, or Financial Services industry.
- In this role, you will help Adyen to scale and work on complex opportunities.
- You must have a strong analytical mindset and communication skills to provide pragmatic and strategic advice to both internal and external stakeholders on compliance matters.
Responsibilities
- Represent Compliance towards the commercial and operational teams, facilitating communication with deeply specialized Compliance, Regulatory, Legal and Risk functions, inclusive of conducting trainings
- Provide ad-hoc Compliance advice to Adyen’s internal stakeholders and customers, deconstructing complex challenges and supporting the team in providing solutions that align with Adyen’s strategic objectives and overall risk appetite
- Perform and coordinate Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) risk assessments, assembling risk expertises from internal specialists across different functions for the provision of customer acceptance advice towards relevant stakeholders, including Senior Management
- Strengthen and scale Adyen’s Compliance framework, in line with Adyen’s risk appetite and strategic objectives
- Challenge the status-quo, identifying how we can further leverage data and technology towards efficient and effective Compliance processes
Requirements
- You have 7+ years of experience in a 2LoD (second line of defence) Compliance function at a Payment Service Provider, FinTech or Financial Institution
- You have robust knowledge of regulatory and licensing regimes of payment/e-money institutions, a thorough understanding of AML/CFT risks, as well as proven familiarity with Card Scheme definitions and rules
- You are an analytical thinker who excels in deconstructing complex Compliance challenges into manageable components
- You have a strong sense of initiative and self-motivation attuned to a fast-growing business
- You excel in maintaining oversight and driving multiple complex topics simultaneously through your structured approach to work
- You possess strong written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to articulate advice with clarity and synthesize complex issues, and tailor it to your audience
- You have solid interpersonal skills, and you are able to work with peers and customers from various disciplines and cultures
- You are fluent in Japanese and English
Workplace
- This role is based out of the Tokyo office
- Adyen is an office-first company and values in-person collaboration
- Remote-only roles are not offered
Skills
- AML/CFT
- Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- Compliance
