Researcher, Financial Services, Korean Speaker
Control Risks
Open Source
Researcher, Financial Services, Japanese Speaker
Control Risks
full-time
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Origin: • 🇲🇾 Malaysia
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Open Source
About the role
- Produce high quality enhanced due diligence reports for financial services clients in the Asia Pacific region
- Conduct in-depth research of public records such as media articles, corporate records, litigation and regulatory filings, social media sites, and compliance databases
- Engage in discreet interviews to gather information around companies’ and individuals’ reputation and develop intelligence on specific topics and industries
- Produce enhanced due diligence and research reports to support major banking transactions such as IPOs and debt issuance
- Project-manage enhanced due diligence assignments, including scoping, proposals, timelines, and client communication
- Communicate directly with clients (primarily compliance/internal control departments) to clarify scope, address questions, and suggest research avenues
- Assist managers in training and managing internal and external research resources and subcontractors
- Liaise with vendors and subcontractors to ensure high-quality work that adheres to global delivery standards
- Interact with researchers, supervisors, managers, and Quality Assurance to support VANTAGE work and regional research initiatives
- Participate in discussions with VANTAGE and Control Risks Group on potential service and product improvements
Requirements
- Education to degree level (minimum of a bachelor’s or equivalent experience)
- Full fluency in written and spoken Japanese and English
- Experience in writing, researching and reviewing/editing research reports; demonstrated excellence in research, writing and editing in Japanese and English
- Strong knowledge of open source research techniques
- Good communication skills; ability to think on one’s feet and engage with individuals of different levels of seniority and from different backgrounds, to obtain information
- Ability to think critically and solve problems
- Strong knowledge of the socio-political environment in South-East Asia
- Proven ability to meet project deadlines and perform well under pressure
- Experience executing and managing enhanced due diligence projects for financial institution clients (preferred)
- Experience engaging with international clients, preparing written proposals, providing verbal updates, and answering follow up questions and queries (preferred)
- Fluency in an additional language (preferred)
