AML/CFT Risk Manager

Summary

Join PayPay, a leading fintech company with over 67 million users, and become a key member of our Financial Crime Prevention Department. We are seeking a professional to analyze big data, evaluate fraud risks, and develop mitigation strategies. You will collaborate with various departments to ensure the security and integrity of our services. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing organization and make a significant impact on the Japanese cashless payment landscape. The position is fully remote, offering a flexible work schedule and a comprehensive benefits package. We are looking for individuals passionate about tackling financial crime and driving innovation within the industry.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge and experience of AML/CFT and fraud prevention regulations and guidelines
• Experience in risk analysis and evaluation, and countermeasure planning based on quantitative data
• Big data analysis using SQL
• Business-level Japanese proficiency (N1 or higher)

Responsibilities

• Analyze PayPay's big data to evaluate fraud risks and verify effectiveness
• Collect and analyze necessary data to identify issues related to the misuse of various functions (authentication functions and upper limits for risk reduction)
• Propose countermeasures as needed
• Collaborate with various departments (development, operations, service design) requiring cross-departmental communication and facilitation
• Conduct risk reduction measure effectiveness verification using data analysis for criminal cases
• Conduct regular and periodic effectiveness verification of various fraud risk reduction systems
• Plan and execute data governance for AML/CFT related systems
• Verify the effectiveness of monitoring scenarios

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in improving AML/CFT
• Planning and execution of data governance in the AML/CFT field

Benefits

• Work From Anywhere (WFA) at Anytime
• Primarily work from home (or satellite office) remotely
• Nationwide residency possible
• Super flextime system (no core time)
• Principle: 9:00 AM to 5:45 PM (7 hours 45 minutes of work + 1-hour break)
• Weekends, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and company-designated days
• Annual paid leave (14 days in the first year, pro-rata based on the month of joining. Usable from the date of joining)
• Personal leave (5 days per year, 3 or 5 days in the first year depending on the month of joining)
• PayPay's unique special paid leave system for illness/injury/medical appointments of oneself/family/pet
• Annual salary system (including some fixed overtime pay)
• Review once a year
• Special bonus (incentive) based on company performance and individual contribution (once a year)
• Overtime pay, midnight work allowance
• Part of the salary can be received via PayPay account (supports digital salary payment)
• Social insurance (health insurance, pension insurance, employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance)
• Company-type defined contribution pension plan