Overview
Compliance VP Jobs in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan at Robert Half
Title: Compliance VP
Company: Robert Half
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Company Profile
A leading global financial technology and electronic trading organization is seeking a Vice President, Legal & Compliance to join its Japan leadership team.
The Role
This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure across legal, regulatory, compliance, and corporate governance matters. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior management while supporting business growth, regulatory engagement, and risk management initiatives in one of the world's most sophisticated financial markets.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance
- Act as a key compliance advisor to the Japan business
- Ensure compliance with applicable Japanese financial regulations, internal policies, and ethical standards
- Support regulatory filings, examinations, inspections, and inquiries
- Develop and enhance compliance policies, procedures, and controls
- Deliver compliance training and promote a strong culture of integrity and risk awareness
- Conduct compliance monitoring, risk assessments, and investigations as required
- Liaise with regulators, auditors, and internal control functions
Legal
- Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to the Japan business and senior management
- Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements and legal documentation
- Advise on corporate, regulatory, governance, and business-related legal matters
- Support strategic initiatives, new products, and business expansion projects
- Manage external legal counsel and oversee legal spend where appropriate
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting the financial services industry
Your Skills
- Qualified lawyer, compliance professional, or equivalent legal/regulatory background
- 8+ years of experience within legal, compliance, regulatory affairs, or a combination of these disciplines
- Experience within financial services, fintech, capital markets, securities, exchanges, trading platforms, banking, or asset management environments preferred
- Strong understanding of Japanese financial regulations and governance frameworks
- Ability to provide practical advice balancing legal, regulatory, and commercial considerations
- Experience interacting with regulators and senior stakeholders
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
- Fluent Japanese and business-level to fluent English required
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, international, and fast-paced environment
Key Highlights of the Role
- Join a globally recognized fintech leader at the forefront of electronic trading and financial market innovation
- Rare opportunity to combine both legal and compliance responsibilities within a senior leadership role
- Direct exposure to executive management and regional leadership teams
- Significant autonomy and influence over governance, risk, and business decision-making
- International environment with close collaboration across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States
- Highly strategic position supporting a growing and evolving financial markets business
- Competitive compensation package, attractive bonus structure, and excellent employee benefits
- Opportunity to build long-term career progression within a globally respected organization
Ideal Candidate
You are a commercially minded legal and compliance professional who enjoys partnering with the business to enable growth while maintaining strong governance standards. You possess the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders and regulators, the technical expertise to navigate complex regulatory environments, and the leadership skills to act as a trusted advisor in a global financial services organization.
Location
Tokyo
Salary
16 – 20 million yen
Reference Number: 06940-0013468547
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