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About the Role
Remitly operates in Japan as a registered Funds Transfer Service Provider under the Payment Services Act, supervised by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau. The Compliance Manager is responsible for the day-to-day execution of Remitly Japan’s compliance and financial crime program, managing the regulatory calendar, AML/CFT and sanctions execution, and preparing filings and regulator correspondence. This is a hands-on role focused on translating Japanese regulatory obligations into guidance for global teams and ensuring Remitly's global compliance platform meets regulatory expectations.
Responsibilities
- Own the Japan regulatory calendar end to end, ensuring accurate and timely filings.
- Prepare RFI responses, inspection materials, and draft regulator correspondence.
- Monitor regulatory developments and drive necessary changes into policy and process.
- Operate Remitly Japan’s AML/CFT program, covering CDD/EDD, ongoing due diligence, and transaction monitoring.
- Investigate escalated alerts and prepare Suspicious Transaction Reports for filing.
- Own sanctions program execution, including asset-freeze and economic sanctions obligations.
- Maintain sanctions list coverage and oversee screening, adjudicating or escalating potential matches.
- Support financial crime and sanctions risk assessments and control effectiveness testing.
- Translate Payment Services Act obligations into practical guidance for various teams.
- Localize global policies into Japan-specific standards and maintain the Japan policy suite.
- Review customer-facing terms, disclosures, marketing, and product changes for regulatory conformity.
- Support data protection and consumer protection requirements.
- Maintain the Japan open-issues register and drive remediation to closure.
- Produce compliance and financial crime reporting for leadership.
- Coordinate audits, independent reviews, and control testing, tracking findings to resolution.
- Deliver Japan compliance, AML/CFT, and sanctions training.
- Partner with various teams to embed Japan requirements into product and process design.
Requirements
- 6–8 years of compliance, financial crime, or regulatory experience in Japanese financial services.
- Hands-on AML/CFT operations experience.
- Direct sanctions program experience.
- Working knowledge of how regulatory bodies engage a licensed financial institution.
- Experience preparing regulatory filings, returns, or RFI responses.
- Strong drafting and documentation discipline in Japanese.
- Judgment to escalate rather than solve alone.
- Comfort working within a centrally-designed global compliance platform.
- Native or business-level Japanese required.
- Business-level English required.
Skills
- AML/CFT
- Sanctions program execution
- Regulatory reporting
- Policy localization
- Risk assessment
- Control testing
- Training delivery
Location
- Tokyo, Japan
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 6-8 years
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
- Continuing education
About the Company
- At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. Over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
- Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. Employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs.
Equal Opportunity
- Remitly is an E-Verify Employer
- At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.