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About the Role

Mesh is seeking its first dedicated Compliance Officer for its Japan entity. This foundational role involves building policies, procedures, and controls for a crypto payments infrastructure business operating under Japanese regulation. You will be the primary point of contact for compliance-related matters in Japan and will collaborate with outside counsel and the global compliance team. The role can be full-time or fractional.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain Mesh Japan’s compliance program, including AML/CFT, KYC, and Travel Rule obligations.
Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory engagement and licensing-related workstreams in Japan.
Liaise with outside counsel on regulatory filings and ongoing obligations.
Build policies and procedures tailored for a crypto payments infrastructure business operating in Japan.
Track regulatory developments in Japan’s digital-asset and payments space and advise leadership.
Partner with Mesh’s global compliance, legal, and risk teams to align Japan practices with company-wide standards.
Support onboarding and due diligence for new partners and clients in Japan.
Prepare compliance reporting for the board and regulators.

Requirements

5+ years in compliance, regulatory affairs, or legal roles within financial services, payments, or crypto and digital assets in Japan.
Strong working knowledge of Japan’s regulatory framework for payments and/or crypto-asset businesses.
Experience working with or reporting to the FSA or a comparable regulator, directly or through counsel.
Experience with financial license applications with Regional Finance Bureaus (RFB) and the FSA.
Business-level fluency in Japanese and English; native Japanese speaker preferred.
Comfort building a function from the ground up with limited initial resources.
High attention to detail and strong written communication for policy and regulatory documents.

Skills

Compliance
Regulatory Affairs
Legal
Financial Services
Payments
Crypto
Digital Assets
AML/CFT
KYC
Travel Rule
Regulatory Engagement
Licensing
Policy Development
Procedure Development
Regulatory Reporting
Due Diligence
Written Communication

Location

Japan

Work Type

Full-time
Fractional

Experience Level

5+ years

Salary/Compensations

¥15,000,000 to ¥30,000,000

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
Unlimited PTO
Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications
Remote-friendly approach
Top-tier tools and equipment

About the Company

Mesh's mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset, bridging the gap between tokenized assets and everyday commerce.
We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity.
Backed by leading investors including SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures.
Building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy.

Equal Opportunity

Mesh Pay is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.