Fraud Operations Manager (Japanese Speaker)

At Citi, we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients – whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions – to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Fraud Operations Manager (Internal Job Title: Fraud Ops Intermed Analyst - C11). Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future

The Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end authentication, verification, approval and release of manual payment instructions across multiple currencies. The role combines operational execution with oversight responsibilities to ensure payment requests are legitimate, properly authorized, compliant with regulatory requirements and safeguarding against fraud prior to payment release.

You will be expected to provide operational leadership, drive excellence, strengthen controls, manage risks and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure efficiency and the ability to manage workflows within a high‑risk and fast‑moving fraud environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end authentication, verification, review and approval of manual payment instructions across multiple currencies.

• Validate supporting documentation, customer instructions and authorization requirements before payment release.

• Identify, investigate and escalate suspicious or potentially fraudulent transactions in accordance with established procedures.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, sanctions screening and fraud controls.

• Review complex or high-value payment requests requiring additional scrutiny and judgement.

• Perform maker/checker where applicable to ensure effective controls and accuracy of work at all times.

• Identify operational risks, control gaps and process improvement opportunities and recommend appropriate enhancements.

• Participate in the implementation of new controls, procedures and regulatory changes impacting payment operations.

• Act as a subject-matter expert, providing guidance and technical support to colleagues and cross functional teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Banking, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of experience in fraud analytics, fraud operations, rules management, or financial crime risk within banking or financial services.