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.

The Sanctions Risk Specialist position focuses on accomplishing production goals and will work closely with the Operations Management Team in DPS. Individual problem-solving and analytical skills are used to authenticate and make determinations on customers and complex transactions and accounts.

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.
• Assist in identifying gaps and training opportunities for escalations that come through the operations and compliance workflows.
• Assist with onboarding, training and mentoring new hires.
• Drive operational metrics reconciliation with the DPS leadership.
• Perform holistic account review and investigations, assist with responding to audits and outside inquiries, offer guidance, feedback and support for investigators and other operations team members working in Denied Parties and Sanctions compliance investigations.

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

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
• CAMs certification

Benefits

Amazon 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.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $55,600.00 - 97,400.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.