Head of Regulatory Affairs - Japan

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Job Summary

Lead regulatory affairs in Japan, overseeing engagement with regulators, policy development, and cross-functional strategy to enable product expansions. You will manage key external relationships, translate regulatory developments into company actions, and report to senior leadership on policy trajectories while collaborating with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Operations, Technology, and Business Development.

Location: Tokyo

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Maintain proactive relationships with policymakers, regulators, central banks, and financial intelligence units relevant to the Company’s product and service lines.
•Monitor regulatory developments impacting Tether and affiliates companies in the country.
•Represent the company in consultations, workshops, industry roundtables, and regulatory dialogues.
•Prepare briefing papers, comment letters, and policy submissions aligned with broader global regulatory strategy.
•Identify and successfully realise opportunities to shape emerging frameworks in a risk-sensitive, innovation-oriented manner.

Key Requirements

•Minimum of 8 years governmental affairs / regulatory affairs / legal experience ideally within the financial services or crypto-asset industry in Japan.
•Experience engaging with regulators or government bodies advocating and advising in a regulatory capacity, with demonstrated achievements securing favourable policy positions on behalf of another organisation.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex regulatory topics for non-technical audiences.
•Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across borders and time zones.
•English speaking.

Experience:8+ yearsFintechCrypto

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationPublic speakingStakeholder managementTeamworkLeadership

Languages:EnglishJapanese

Company Brief

Tether.io

Builds tools and services to help companies hire, onboard, and manage remote or distributed teams across borders, focusing on payroll, compliance, and global employment workflows.

Industry: HR Tech

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Tether.io

3 months ago

Head of Regulatory Affairs - Japan

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 3 minutes agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Tokyo

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Maintain proactive relationships with policymakers, regulators, central banks, and financial intelligence units relevant to the Company’s product and service lines.
•Monitor regulatory developments impacting Tether and affiliates companies in the country.
•Represent the company in consultations, workshops, industry roundtables, and regulatory dialogues.
•Prepare briefing papers, comment letters, and policy submissions aligned with broader global regulatory strategy.
•Identify and successfully realise opportunities to shape emerging frameworks in a risk-sensitive, innovation-oriented manner.

Key Requirements

•Minimum of 8 years governmental affairs / regulatory affairs / legal experience ideally within the financial services or crypto-asset industry in Japan.
•Experience engaging with regulators or government bodies advocating and advising in a regulatory capacity, with demonstrated achievements securing favourable policy positions on behalf of another organisation.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex regulatory topics for non-technical audiences.
•Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across borders and time zones.
•English speaking.

Experience:8+ yearsFintechCrypto

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationPublic speakingStakeholder managementTeamworkLeadership

Languages:EnglishJapanese

Company Brief

Tether.io

Builds tools and services to help companies hire, onboard, and manage remote or distributed teams across borders, focusing on payroll, compliance, and global employment workflows.

Industry: HR Tech

Website