VP- Japan Country Compliance

VP Japan Country Compliance

Tokyo

As a Barclays Vice President of Japan Country Compliance, you will be acting as a central body for country-wide regulatory compliance matters including management of regulatory interactions as well as maintenance and enhancement of Barclays Japan’s internal control framework. The function manages the risk associated with the regulatory regimes under which Barclays Japan carries on its business.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Managing interactions with various regulatory bodies backed by vast regulatory knowledge and deep understanding of our business
• Acting as the lead member of the Project Management Office in case of regulatory inspections, making regular and ad-hoc regulatory filings and maintaining proper entity licensing for Barclays
• Oversighting (and handling by self from time to time) of daily regulatory notification dissemination work
• Leading the periodic monitoring meeting for regulatory and legislative changes among various stakeholders for tracking progress of required actions
• Setting standards and providing guidance for country-wide regulatory topics such as privacy law, outsourcing governance, firewall regulation and client information handling
• Managing reporting and local governance – timely coordination of periodic reporting of Compliance topics to BSJL’s Executive Committee and BBPLC TKY’s Management Committee

What we’re looking for:

• Solid experience in financial industry as Compliance officer
• Comprehensive understanding of local regulation
• Excellent communication skills
• Extensive analytical skills and way of logical thinking

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Japanese language – native level/English language – business communication level
• Team/people management experience
• Project management skill
• Legal study background

Where will you be working?

Our office is located in the Roppongi Hills building complex, one of the largest property developments in Japan, with modern and secure offices. The surroundings are known to be highly commercial, with restaurants, shops, gyms, and places to relax.

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