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Pune · On-site · 12+ Yrs · 1 day ago
Investment & Asset Management · 10000+ Employees · Tokyo, Japan
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services including private banking and venture capital through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 56,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Principal group companies include Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Securities, and Mizuho Trust & Banking. We provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. Collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world. This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them. We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. We’re all global citizens, and that’s why our company feels compelled to make an impact through more than just drawing up deals. We prove that it’s possible to do well and do good. We do right by our clients, our community and each other. Our areas of specialty include: Corporate & Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Sales & Trading, Syndicated Finance, Project Finance, Securitization, Trade Finance, Lease Finance, Sponsor Coverage, Equities, Fixed Income, Futures & Options, Derivatives, FX, Custody Services, Asset Management
Hiring: Engineering
What employees say
+ Best working culture, Transparent management, and ethical operations.
− strict compliance, and heavy documentation slow down daily tasks.
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Interview experience · Analyst
the interview setup was virtual, and the interviewer was very collected and sharp. Slowly, as it went, she dig deeper into more detailed intricacies of the work and also asked role based and hypothetical scenario based q
Difficult difficulty · Pune · 10 reports
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Overview
It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the Global KYC Enterprise Data Architecture and target-state data blueprint.
- Produce and govern Logical Data Models (LDM) and Physical Data Models (PDM) for KYC platforms and associated data domains.
- Establish enterprise-wide standards for customer, account, entity, ownership, risk, and regulatory data.
- Ensure data models align with business capabilities, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture principles.
- Evaluate and incorporate data residency, sovereignty, and cross-border data transfer requirements across jurisdictions.
- Partner with regional stakeholders to ensure KYC data solutions comply with local regulations while maintaining a global operating model.
- Maintain and evolve the Enterprise Data Model and define integration patterns across KYC, onboarding, and other systems in this ecosystem.
- Define data lineage, metadata standards. Drive data quality, consistency, reconciliation, and stewardship practices across KYC data assets.
- Collaborate with cloud, platform, security, and governance teams to ensure architectural alignment and regulatory compliance.
- Support regulatory audits, data control assessments, and remediation initiatives related to customer and KYC data.
- Provide architectural oversight for strategic transformation programs involving customer lifecycle management, entity resolution, and client data modernization.
Qualifications
- than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone
- It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have the same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest and growing banks in the world.
- About the Team:
- Regulatory & Compliance Technology function is part of Corporate Services Technology group and focused on delivering strategic platforms and solutions across Regulatory Reporting and Compliance domain, including U.S. Regulatory Reporting, KYC, AML, Sanctions, Transactions Screening etc.
- Role Summary:
- The Global KYC Data Architect is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end data architecture for the enterprise KYC (Know Your Customer) landscape across all regions and jurisdictions. This role ensures a scalable, compliant, and standardized data architecture that supports regulatory obligations, client onboarding, analytics, and reporting capabilities globally.
- The architect will own the development and maintenance of the Enterprise KYC Data Model – ODS, including definition of Conceptual, Logical, and Physical Data Models, ensuring consistency of source data across platforms. The role will work closely with business, regulatory, technology, security, and data governance teams to drive data standardization, quality, lineage, and interoperability across the KYC ecosystem.
- 12+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Data Management.
- Strong experience in Financial Services, Banking, KYC, AML, or Client Lifecycle Management (CLM).
- Proven expertise in developing and maintaining Logical Data Models (LDMs) and Physical Data Models (PDMs).
- Strong understanding of customer, counterparty, legal entity, and reference data domains.
- Knowledge of data residency, data sovereignty, privacy, and cross-border data transfer regulations.
- Familiarity with data integration, APIs, data lakes, data warehouses, and analytics platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across business, compliance, and technology teams.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- TOGAF, CDMP, Azure, or equivalent architecture/data certifications preferred.
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Last updated 9 October 2026
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