About The Role

This position will be responsible for operating aspects of ASA Team (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanction & Anti-Corruption) in the delivery of Financial Crime compliance program, to meet both the local regulatory expectations and the enterprise GFCC (Global Financial Crimes Compliance) program standards.

The team is part of American Express (AXP) in Japan market and working closely with the key stakeholders including GFCC, Line of Business Compliance Officers (LOBCO) and the business units.

Investigation and governance support of all financial crime (ASA) related matters across the Japan for all American Express products, services and business lines.
Undertake ongoing investigation of financial crime within Japan and escalating matters of significance to manager.
Ensuring the AXP GFCC organization has visibility on the state of Financial Crime risks / risk management program for the market and ensure the market program is operating within GFCC Financial Crime framework and policies and procedures.
Support the direct leader in evaluation of the pertinent regulatory requirements over GFCC area. Keep up-to-date with critical regulatory developments and evaluate necessary compliance actions as needed.
Support the coordination of Japan AML legal entity audits and support other relevant internal and external audits and regulatory exams/ad hoc requests in collaboration with team management
Monitor and track resolution of issues, gaps and remediation actions arising from internal and external audits, self-assessment processes and incidents in collaboration with team management.
Support Japan market MLRO’s in developing our local procedures, and support initiatives to harmonize the delivery of the Financial Crimes Program.
Monitoring financial crime regulatory changes and assist in implementing such changes within the relevant market and /or business in an effective and timely manner.
Supporting and strengthening the efforts of American Express to assist in the global fight against all aspects of financial crime.
At least 3 years’ experience or more of demonstrated financial crime compliance experience. hands-on experiences in credit, fraud, collections, or new accounts operations a plus.
A high level of knowledge and understanding of financial crime and related regulatory for Japan.
Experience in identifying money laundering risks, in particular for credit cards and merchant services amongst others and developing and implementing financial crime programs and controls to manage identified risks.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships.
Strong judgement.
Proficient in both Japanese and English (writing and verbal), Japanese native level, English business level.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, take on additional responsibilities, and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment.
Aptitude for analysis, investigation & problem solving.
Experience of working in a complex matrix organization structure is an advantage.