AML Compliance Manager, Data Governance & Risk

sunlife; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life is seeking an Assistant Manager, AML Compliance to coordinate regional financial crime data governance, screening, and monitoring initiatives across Asia. You will work with Business Unit Compliance, Operations, Technology and Data teams to ensure data completeness, system effectiveness and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management and remediation activities, with a focus on Name Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Customer Risk Rating.

Qualifications

• University degree in accounting, finance, law or related discipline.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk management, data governance, technology governance, or related control functions within the financial services industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects involving compliance, technology, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Experience with financial crime systems, data governance, system implementations, or major regulatory remediation initiatives.
• Practical experience in at least two of the following areas: data governance, technology governance, or regulatory remediation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of enterprise data governance across Asia by establishing governance standards and coordinating cross-jurisdictional activities.
• Review, challenge, and oversight of financial crime systems, data, and control frameworks against regulatory requirements and risk appetite.
• Partner with business, technology, operations and compliance to define requirements and oversee design of screening, monitoring and risk assessment capabilities.
• Provide regulatory and advisory support to Asia business units and coordinate responses to internal audit and regulatory findings.
• Strengthen regional governance, oversight and reporting frameworks with management reporting and accountability.

Skills

Project management

Data governance

Anti-money laundering

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Data quality management

Risk assessment

Executive reporting

Education

University degree in accounting, finance, law or related discipline

Tools

Customer screening tools

Transaction monitoring systems

Regulatory reporting platforms

Job description

Sun Life is seeking an Assistant Manager, AML Compliance to coordinate regional financial crime data governance, screening, and monitoring initiatives across Asia. You will work with Business Unit Compliance, Operations, Technology and Data teams to ensure data completeness, system effectiveness and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management and remediation activities, with a focus on Name Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Customer Risk Rating.