Lead, International Regulatory Management and Licensing (Japanese Speaker)

Quezon City - Philippines

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking to play a key role in helping combat financial crime How about unleashing your skills in a hugely successful business that is committed to moving money for better Join Western Union as Lead International Regulatory Management and Licensing.

One of Western Unions most valuable assets is its licenses. This position is primarily responsible for developing executing and maintaining reports projects and regulatory communication to ensure that Western Union and its licensed affiliates/subsidiaries remain properly licensed in relevant jurisdictions. As new licensing requirements emerge either by changes in laws or products this role is responsible for determination of requirements and execution of license applications or amendments.

Specifically this position has responsibility for standing up an international licensing program which may include:

Fulfillment and coordination of responses for licensing and/or registration
Maintaining the central repository of all materials provided in the scope of licensing and correspondence with regulators.
Relationship management with regulators and business partners in order to accurately represent the company and timely meet regulatory requirements
Ensuring uniformity in presentation of our regulated businesses to regulators
Independently review information provided by various subject matter experts to ensure documentation provided in regulatory reports is responsive and timely
This role requires the ability to interpret understand and apply relevant statutory and regulatory requirements in order to ensure appropriate compliance
This role requires the ability to review and analysis financial and transactional reporting for responsiveness and accuracy
Collection maintenance and provision to regulators of highly sensitive company information
Collection maintenance and provision to regulators of highly confidential personal information collected for regulatory vetting of board elected officers
Coordination of provision of regulatory notices of company business information; changes or updates to enforcement actions
Special projects as assigned by the Sr. Manager Global Regulatory Management team.

Role Requirements:

Minimum five years of relevant experience in complex retail/consumer financial services/payment services organizations with multiple financial products or a regulatory agency or law firm involving compliance issues relating to anti money laundering Bank Secrecy Act and related state and federal money transmission laws and regulations.
Minimum of five years of experience in any of the following areas: regulatory oversight general financial compliance risk-based compliance exam management Bank Secrecy Act or anti-money laundering compliance.
Understanding of retail/commercial financial services products.
Understanding of anti-money laundering regulations and state and federal money transmission laws within the banking/financial services industry.
Must have a global perspective.
Must have the ability to work closely with the businesses.
Team player who works effectively with others to identify and resolve issues; shares information and keeps team members and management informed.
Strong organizational skills - must be multi-tasked oriented and able to balance pressure and deadlines with constantly changing priorities.
Strong writtenand verbal communication skills.
Detail oriented Team Player.
Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required
CAMS/CFCS certification preferred.
Languages required:Written and spoken fluency Japanese and English required

Your Philippines specific benefits include:

Paid sick leave and vacation leave
HMO coverage with dependents from day 1 of employment subject to insurers review
Hybrid working arrangement

For residents of Colorado California Connecticut Delaware Minnesota and Pennsylvania: Please do not respond to any questions on this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age date of birth or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Other Details

As part of the application process all applicants are required to take assessments. Western Union has partnered with a 3rd party provider to administer these tests. Applicants will need to provide their name and email address in order to process the assessments. If you have any questions you may reach out to

We are passionate about honoring our employees identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin religion political affiliation sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity age disability marital status or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants including those with disabilities during the recruitment process following applicable laws.

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