Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
Deutsche BankWe are seeking an experienced Japanese-speaking Functional Analyst with strong expertise in Fixed Income post-trade processing, settlements, and securities operations within the Japanese market. The successful candidate will act as the key liaison between Business, Operations, and Technology teams, translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications and ensuring successful delivery of solutions through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The role requires deep domain knowledge of Japanese Fixed Income products, settlement processes, regulatory requirements, and post-trade workflows, combined with strong analytical, testing, and stakeholder management skills.
- 5+ years' experience in IT in large corporate environments, specifically in the area of controlled production environments or in Financial Services Technology in a client-facing function. Experience of supporting complex application and infrastructure domains with time critical, regulated tasks, changing priorities - Extensive experience in Fixed Income post-trade processing and settlement operations within the Japanese market. - Exposure to vendor-managed settlement systems and market infrastructure integration. - Experience working with Japanese vendors & Japan Regulatory applications like JASDEC, BOJ & JSCC - Experience in requirements analysis, solution design, testing, and production support. - Ability to interpret technical specifications and assess business impact. - Fundamental technology understanding e.g. Java, MQ, SFTP, Oracle, SQL, OS (Linux, Windows Server) and Cloud computing
- Fluent Japanese (Business level or Native) - Fluent English (Business level) - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. - Ability to work independently and take ownership of delivery outcomes. - Collaborative mindset with experience working across global and regional teams. - Flexible and willing to support critical business activities during peak periods or project milestones. - Educated to University degree level - Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs
- Corporate Group Insurance – premium borne by company - Annual health checkup – cost borne by company (once a year; conditions apply) - Flexible Work Arrangements – various ways to work, to fit employees’ needs - Child care and elderly care benefits – corporate discount through designated child care & elderly care vendors - EAP – free and confidential counseling, online work-life resources - Employee networks – Diversity, volunteering, sports, family care - various activities to participate - Special leaves entitlement
