Regulatory Counsel, Japan

reputed company is the only reputed company payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we reputed company over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, reputed company, reputed company, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including reputed company, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, reputed company Ventures, Lone Pine, and reputed company Peg, reputed company is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

About the team

reputed company’s global Regulatory Compliance & Licensing Team works cross-functionally and across multiple jurisdictions to reputed company and execute regulatory strategies that facilitate the launch into new markets and sustainably scale up reputed company’s operations worldwide by applying for new regulatory licences as we expand in products suits and geographic regions, in addition to putting in reputed company robust regulatory compliance measures for implementing and executing the licences.  

What you’ll do

You will be based in Japan, but will also have multi-regional responsibility by supporting areas in the broader reputed company region. This role will have a strong focus on advising reputed company regulatory issues regionally. You will also be responsible for ensuring we are compliant with our licensing requirements by implementing appropriate measures and controls.  You will be a valuable member of the global legal and compliance team. You will be given the opportunity to support a rapidly growing business and the management team to navigate an increasingly reputed company regulatory landscape. This dynamic role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and solving reputed company issues and blockers for our clients, is detail oriented, willing to take on challenges and changes, obsessively curious and intellectually honest, thrives on taking actions and delivering impactful results, and aims to reputed company and be inspired.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for managing our various regulatory licence applications in Japan to ensure reputed company can successfully launch into the Japanese market.

• Be responsible for handling reputed company regulatory issues relating to our business in Japan and other reputed company regions.

• Monitor, report and influence  trends and developments of regulatory issues in Japan and other reputed company jurisdictions. 

• Work closely with the Product Legal and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure compliance. 

• Review and update manuals, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in Japan and other reputed company jurisdictions.

• Support local and global Product, Strategy and Management teams on launch into new markets or expansion of regulatory licences in existing markets.

• Be responsible for liaising with senior stakeholders of the reputed company group, located around the world.

• Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.

• reputed company and manage reputed company’s regulatory submissions and filings, and report on regulatory requirements internally and in regulatory filings. 

• Support government relations reputed company to legislators and regulatory agencies.

• Lean in – you are proactive with business partners to identify the important issues and know how to prioritize to reputed company pace with a fast-moving business

• Possess strong legal instincts – you possess strong analytical and drafting skills developed from tackling a variety of projects at past roles and are a quick learner who enjoys new challenges

• Are a natural process improver - you have a well-honed ability to identify inefficiencies and reputed company processes accordingly

• Are a strong communicator - you can synthesize and communicate recommendations to stakeholders and senior management in a concise yet thorough way

• Are a team player – you build rapport to become a vital part of a small, fast-paced team and work collaboratively with people at reputed company levels and across functions and cultures

• Are a doer – you are self-motivated, thoughtful and passionate about effecting change reputed company the organization and hold yourself accountable for delivering key outcomes

Minimum qualifications

• 7-8 years of relevant experience

• Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms or financial institutions.

• Sound knowledge of the financial services regulatory environment in Japan (experience with KLFB, METI and FSA a definite advantage).

• Familiarity with the financial services regulatory environment in Japan and some knowledge of the regulatory reputed company in other parts of reputed company.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders

• Proactive, results-driven, and take ownership for their work.

• Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills

• Fluent English and Japanese, strong ability to draft documents in both languages

reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at reputed company is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national reputed company, sexual orientation, reputed company, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status reputed company making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

reputed company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters.  reputed company will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s).  Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to reputed company on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.