Vice President, Compliance

ING Bank  

ING Bank covers Wholesale and Retail Banking in Asia Pacific. Our Wholesale Banking business is present and active in 11 major economies in the Asia Pacific, namely China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. 

Job Profile Summary

The selected candidate will join our global family as part of the compliance team. You will be based in Tokyo, Japan, and support the Wholesale Banking teams from business, control and risk, to incorporate the requirements of the bank’s policies/procedures, relevant local laws and regulations into the compliance monitoring processes. You will also work to establish strong and effective relationships with key internal stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

• You are to identify, assess, provide advisory, monitor and report on the ING’s compliance risk to help the organization avoid failure (or perceived failure) to comply with applicable laws, regulations and ethical standards.
• You will also develop and/or implement and/or apply relevant rules and controls to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulation and standards.
• Participate in the regular compliance update meetings and conference calls organised by the various Centre of Excellence (CoE) contacts in the topic areas which come under the Compliance Conduct & Ethics (CCE) scope.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for phased rollout and/or enhancement programs which are part of the bank’s global compliance control framework, and surveillance roadmap.
• Prepare reportable CCE related updates and materials to be submitted for presentation at the relevant Wholesale Banking Asia management meetings, as well as reporting to the monthly/quarterly/annual compliance management dashboards.
• Support the trade and e-communications surveillance activity, by conducting the review, investigation of auto-generated alerts, as well as designing/conducting manual monitoring to address CCE related key risks.
• Communicate compliance issues with local senior management and participate in and share the status of Compliance activities in local management committee.
• Develop and implement a company’s data protection strategy and its policies.
• Ensure the company’s compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws.

What we're looking for:

• University degree majoring in Legal, Finance or other related disciplines. 
• At least 10 years of Compliance related experience, mainly focus on Regulatory Compliance.
• Ideally have some prior experience within the banking industry.
• Must have an eye for detail, be thorough and meticulous. 
• Must be Japanese native and able to communicate effectively in English as well.
• Possess good stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.