Company Overview:

The company is the leading membership organization that provides training, certification as well as community network platform through events and conferences.

With international operations in the USA, Europe as well as Asia Pacific, the company also has members across all 3 continents and is dedicated to providing anti-financial crime (AFC) education, best practices, peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual who will join our client's team of global subject matter experts (SMEs). The post holder will take a leading role in all matters related to AFC and sanctions compliance and will contribute to the enhancement of the company's effectiveness as the leading provider of tiered AML/CTF/Sanctions compliance education, certification, legal and regulatory news, resources, forum and networking services for members and professionals across the public and private sector

The post holder will need a strong passion across the full spectrum of anti-financial crime matters and the ways in which thought leadership can be leveraged to achieve real-world changes through private and public sector engagement. This will involve working with international partners and stakeholders to enhance global dialogue on some of the most critical issues of today. The role will specifically advance global dialogue on areas such as, AML, sanctions compliance, anti-corruption, export controls plus new emerging developments in the space of supply chains, ESG and human rights sanctions regimes. It will further shape SME global surveys to conduct cutting-edge research, threat analysis and horizon scanning to enhance global compliance standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Global / APAC SME Portfolio

• Working alongside the Regional AML Director, support the development of the APAC Thought Leadership ecosystem, research on Thought Leadership content and ad hoc projects. This will include working as part of the global SME team to develop defined areas of thought leadership activity, including research, the drafting of white papers, executive briefings, infographics, and acting as a convener of experts to ensure the company's global positioning as a respected thought leader.

• In collaboration with Global and APAC SME colleagues undertake a concerted program of government, regulatory and industry engagement to ensure the organization is adequately positioned to respond to new and evolving regulatory, risk and compliance developments.

• Forge strong relationships and work closely with enterprise and prospective enterprise customer executives, anti-financial crime compliance experts and in-house learning teams to ensure the organization is positioned to deliver best in class, customized and scalable global education solutions.

• Work closely with communications and marketing colleagues to ensure its members are kept abreast of AFC thought leadership and research. At times this will involve proactive engagement with media and external communication channels, plus the delivery of bespoke briefings.

Japan Focused Activities

• Program responsibility for the company's webinar program for the Japan market. Including regularly leading content development, speaker placement, moderating, speaking on webinars and offering regular updates.

• Track Japanese trends and issues raised by regulators and other stakeholders to drive the issuance of regulatory updates, input into threat analysis, regulatory and in-person tailor-made briefings, horizon scanning reports.

• Input into event programming on thought leadership content and speaker placement for the Japan Conference and other relevant events.

• Identify and curate Japanese relevant content for issuance through the organization's social media channels, including LinkedIn, Instagram etc.

• Support and lead the organization of specialist roundtables and public-private dialogue through engagement with policy makers, regulators, and financial sector practitioners.

• Review translated documents to ensure accuracy and suitability of the content.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of bachelors degree required. Advanced degree in business, law, risk management, compliance or anti-financial crime discipline preferred.

• 3-5 plus years in an anti financial crime/sanctions role ideally with experience as a regulatory organization, global financial institution or specialised think tank/ research institute.

• Experienced in AML/CTF/ or related fields with demonstrable credibility in and knowledge of Japan and global compliance needs.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills and a collaborative work ethic

• Superior presentation and excellent oral and written business communication skills

• Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team.

• Professionalism and integrity.

• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively to build and develop key stakeholder relationships and promote our presence in the region.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools especially Word and Powerpoint.

• Understanding and usage of social media is an advantage

• Must be fluent English and Japanese speaker and writer at native speaker level.

• Ability to work flexible hours when working on events taking place in different time zones or when important new issues break.

• Some travel for this position is likely and requires a valid passport and freedom of movement.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes only.

If you have what it takes, and is keen to explore this exciting opportunity, please contact:

Eileen Soh

eileen@bromptonassociates.net

Registration No. R2095219

EA Licence No:20S0293