Senior Lead Business Analyst (Risk & Compliance)

Location: Remote, Japan

Company

hirify.global is a global technology services and consulting company with over 17,000 employees, delivering software solutions, infrastructure and consulting, IT outsourcing, and technology implementation services across finance and other sectors.

What you will do

• Lead business analysis across risk, compliance, and financial crime transformation programs.
• Gather requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, process assessments, and client discussions.
• Translate business and regulatory needs into BRDs, FSDs, user stories, process flows, use cases, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Define current- and future-state processes and identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and modernization.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA teams, product owners, compliance SMEs, and project managers throughout delivery.
• Support delivery planning, resource allocation, project coordination, testing, implementation, go-live, and post-production activities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, preferably in financial services, banking, fintech, or consulting, including experience as a Lead or Senior Business Analyst on complex enterprise technology initiatives.
• Strong experience in risk and compliance, with hands-on experience in at least one of AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, trade surveillance, fraud or risk management, or financial crime compliance.
• Experience preparing BRDs, FSDs, requirements specifications, process flows, user stories, and other functional documentation.
• Direct experience working with clients and senior business stakeholders, including facilitating workshops and presenting findings, process designs, and solution requirements.
• Strong understanding of software development and project delivery lifecycles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into clear functional requirements.
• Experience working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with NICE Actimize or other risk, AML, sanctions, fraud, or compliance technology platforms.
• Project or delivery management experience, including workstream or small-team management.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote role based in Japan.
• Work with distributed onshore and offshore teams on complex client technology initiatives.
• Challenging and engaging work environment with competitive compensation and benefits.
• Career development, continuous learning, collaboration, and growth opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunity.