Sanctions Risk Specialist - (Japanese), GBS - Denied Party Screening

About the role

Amazon seeks an experienced investigator to be part of a centralized Denied Party Screening team (DPS). Amazon has a diverse set of global businesses, and each business has some level of compliance requirements across multiple areas, including Sellers, Retail, Trade, Human Resources, Tax, Social Responsibility, and others.

Responsibilities

• Investigate denied parties and sanctions potential matches that arise from Amazon’s screening solution to support various business units.
• Participate in ongoing customer due diligence.
• Absorb and make determinations on customers and complex transactions and accounts using individual problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Drive operational metrics reconciliation with the DPS leadership.
• Assist with onboarding, training, and mentoring new hires.
• Assist with identifying gaps and training opportunities for escalations that come through the operations and compliance workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
• Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in suspicious activity monitoring, fraud investigations or denied parties and sanctioned country screening within a large company or financial services environment.
• Working knowledge of U.S. denied parties and sanctioned country laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.
• Experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams within a complex international organization.
• Sense of accountability and sound professional judgment.
• Maintain individual accountability for performance metrics, ensuring ever-increasing levels of productivity and accuracy against established benchmarks.
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner with incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Identify, communicate, and champion process improvement opportunities which will benefit internal and external customers.
• CAMs certification.

Benefits

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience, Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays, Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese, 3+ years of hands-on experience in suspicious activity monitoring, fraud investigations or denied parties and sanctioned country screening within a large company or financial services environment, Working knowledge of U.S. denied parties and sanctioned country laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, Experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel, Experience working with geographically distributed teams within a complex international organization, Sense of accountability and sound professional judgment, Maintain individual accountability for performance metrics, ensuring ever-increasing levels of productivity and accuracy against established benchmarks, Ability to make decisions in a timely manner with incomplete or ambiguous information, Identify, communicate, and champion process improvement opportunities which will benefit internal and external customers, CAMs certification.

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Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at here.