Head of Compliance

This role will be ideal for an experienced Compliance, AML/KYC or Financial Crime professional who is looking to take on a regional mandate with senior stakeholder exposure, ownership of regulatory risk and the opportunity to shape a robust control environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support the design, implementation and ongoing enhancement of the Compliance and Financial Crime framework across Singapore and/or APAC.
• Provide senior advisory support to business leaders on regulatory requirements, conduct risk, licensing, market conduct, conflicts management and cross-border activities.
• Own or oversee AML/CFT, sanctions, onboarding, KYC/CDD/EDD, client risk-rating, transaction monitoring and screening controls.
• Act as a key liaison with MAS, internal audit, external auditors and other relevant regulators or stakeholders.
• Drive regulatory change projects, policy updates, control remediation and compliance monitoring programmes.
• Provide governance reporting to senior management, risk committees and boards where relevant.
• Lead, mentor or develop Compliance, FCC and KYC teams, while partnering closely with Legal, Risk, Operations, Front Office and Technology stakeholders.
• Strengthen processes, data quality, workflow controls and operational effectiveness across the client lifecycle.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, AML/KYC, regulatory advisory or client onboarding.
• Background from a bank, private bank, asset manager, securities firm, broker-dealer, wealth platform or other regulated financial institution.
• Strong understanding of MAS expectations, AML/CFT requirements, sanctions, KYC/CDD/EDD and broader conduct or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders and managing complex regulatory or operational-risk matters.
• Previous people leadership, project leadership or ownership of a significant compliance/KYC workstream is highly valued.

EA License: 23S1921

EA Reg ID: R2198337