Vice President, Senior Country Compliance and Operational Risk Manager

Job Description:

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Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:

The Country Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring the identification, escalation, and timely mitigation of compliance risks in the country. The Country Compliance Manager ensures that any inquiries and exams by regulators in the country are appropriately managed by the relevant Compliance Officers. The Country Compliance Manager escalates any key issues to the appropriate level of management. Responsibilities for this role also include ensuring consistent quality of activities, processes, and outputs by establishing effective review practices across teams. The Country Compliance Manager may be responsible for providing leadership direction, attracting, assessing, developing, motivating and retaining a successful team or serve as an individual contributor. This role may have Money Laundering Reporting Officer responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Execute the Compliance and Operational Risk Management Program for Bank of America entities in Japan, with a particular focus on Fixed Income (FICC) businesses, including both sales & trading
• Maintain and oversee the Japan regulatory inventory, covering FIEA, Banking Act, JSDA rules and other relevant requirements. Identify regulatory changes, assess impacts, advise business leaders, and oversee implementation
• Provide compliance oversight across key FICC conduct and control areas (market conduct, trade surveillance escalation, conflicts of interest, firewall controls, suitability and conduct-related risks)
• Lead or support regulatory interactions with Japanese authorities (JFSA, BOJ, JSDA, JPX/JPX-R), including inspections, inquiries, data requests and remediation follow‑up
• Review, challenge, and monitor issue management and remediation plans raised by Front Line Units and Control Functions, and perform thematic analysis where needed

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative working environment
• Support process improvement, documentation quality, operational discipline, and sound risk management culture
• Assist with prioritization and coordination of team deliverables to ensure effective outcomes within the Compliance function

Skills:

• Practical experience in Fixed Income Compliance, including market conduct, surveillance, conflicts management and information‑barrier controls
• Strong understanding of Japan’s regulatory framework and experience interacting with authorities such as JFSA, BOJ, JSDA and JPX
• Ability to interpret laws and regulations, manage issues, communicate clearly in English and Japanese, and influence stakeholders
• Strong analytical, relationship-building and process management capabilities