Fidelity InternationalGurugram, Haryana, IndiaHybridFull-time7+ years
Listing expiry: 23 October 2026
About the role
Role Overview
The role supports monitoring trading activity in stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and other relevant market conduct surveillance activities. It focuses on identifying suspicious transactions that may constitute market abuse and supporting other activities within the Investment Compliance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Use proprietary and market-leading tools to perform recurring exception monitoring of trading and other investment activities.
- Investigate exceptions and incidents involving best execution, fair allocation, market conduct and conflicts of interest.
- Respond to requests and inquiries from regulators, exchanges and industry bodies, including the SESC, KLFB, JSDA, JPX and IMAJ.
- Assist with thematic reviews, desktop reviews and projects.
- Coordinate with internal teams on periodic regulatory supervisory inspections.
- Monitor and analyse regulatory trends and changes affecting investment functions, and advise internal stakeholders on their impact.
- Support the development, review and implementation of policies and procedures relating to investment functions.
- Build effective working relationships with other functional areas to obtain information needed for monitoring and review activities.
- Provide timely, high-quality service to internal stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong analytical capabilities and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Native Japanese speaker or highly fluent in Japanese, demonstrated by successful completion of JLPT N1.
- Fluency in English is required.
- 7+ years of experience in the financial services industry in oversight, compliance monitoring, surveillance or securities operations, with a firm understanding of equities trading concepts and practices.
- Good understanding of Japanese regulations and market practices, including the Financial Instruments Exchange Law, JSDA Rules and Guidelines, and Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulations.
- Experience responding to regulator or exchange enquiries, supporting regulatory inspections or assisting with investigations would be advantageous.
- Ability to analyse trading activity, identify unusual patterns, document investigation outcomes and escalate issues appropriately.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and English.
- Practical knowledge of MS Office applications, especially PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
- Professional certification such as JSDA Internal Control Supervisor (Naibu Kanri Sekininsha), CAMS, CISI, CFA, FRM or CPA is desirable but not essential.
- Global perspective and cultural awareness, with the ability to work effectively across regions and time zones.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and investigative discipline, with professional scepticism and sound judgement.
- High degree of integrity, discretion and ability to handle confidential or sensitive matters.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, clearly articulate issues to senior management and challenge constructively where required.
- Strong self-motivation, organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills.
- Positive team player who can work independently and take initiative.