Contract Senior Compliance Officer

Zurich Insurance; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zurich Insurance in Hong Kong seeks a compliance professional to support the development of internal compliance reports, dashboards and knowledge sharing. You will identify enhancement opportunities, participate in innovation activities, and assist in AML tool transformation and governance reviews.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of compliance experience in insurance or financial services, and strong English/Chinese communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 2 years of compliance experience in insurance or financial services preferred.
• Familiarity with industry practices is preferable.
• Experience creating dashboards using data analytics tools is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of insightful internal compliance reports, management information, dashboards and second-line knowledge sharing.
• Identify enhancement opportunities and propose pragmatic solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
• Participate in compliance innovation activities, including exposure to data analytics tools.
• Contribute to ongoing and coming compliance-related projects, including AML tool transformation, coordinating, testing and training activities, action tracking and stakeholder engagement.
• Support validation of the local Compliance Framework to assess alignment with policies, local requirements, minimum standards and best practices in CFC, ABC and COI/EE; evaluate governance and transparency mechanisms.
• Support regulatory reviews, compliance monitoring activities and information requests through information gathering, documentation and remediation actions follow-up.
• Assist in monitoring regulatory developments, gap assessments, and preparing compliance updates and materials.
• Maintain compliance trackers, governance records, action logs and support timely closure of findings and action plans.

Skills

Dashboards & BI

Data analytics

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Data analytics tools

Dashboard tools

Job description

• Support the development of insightful internal compliance reports, management information, dashboards and second-line knowledge sharing
• Identify enhancement opportunities and propose pragmatic solutions to meet regulatory requirements
• Participate in compliance innovation activities, including exposure to data analytics tools
• Contribute to ongoing and coming compliance-related projects, e.g. support the AML tool transformation project, including coordination, testing and training activities, action tracking and stakeholder engagement, where required
• Support validation of the local Compliance Framework to assess alignment with relevant policies, local requirements, internally defined minimum standards, and best practices in the following areas:
  
  • Customer-Facing Conduct (CFC): including proposition management (PRO), intermediary management, and sales process (SAD), with a focus on customers' sustainability preferences (ESG)
  • Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABC): ensuring robust controls and practices are in place
  • Conflicts of Interest and External Engagement (COI/EE): evaluating governance and transparency mechanisms
    
• Support regulatory reviews, compliance monitoring activities and information requests through information gathering, documentation and follow-up of remediation actions
• Assist in monitoring regulatory developments, conducting gap assessments and preparing compliance updates, reports and related materials
• Maintain compliance trackers, governance records, action logs and support the timely closure of compliance-related findings and action plans
  

Job Accountabilities

• Support the development of insightful internal compliance reports, management information, dashboards and second-line knowledge sharing
• Identify enhancement opportunities and propose pragmatic solutions to meet regulatory requirements
• Participate in compliance innovation activities, including exposure to data analytics tools
• Contribute to ongoing and coming compliance-related projects, e.g. support the AML tool transformation project, including coordination, testing and training activities, action tracking and stakeholder engagement, where required
• Support validation of the local Compliance Framework to assess alignment with relevant policies, local requirements, internally defined minimum standards, and best practices in the following areas:
  
  • Customer-Facing Conduct (CFC): including proposition management (PRO), intermediary management, and sales process (SAD), with a focus on customers' sustainability preferences (ESG)
  • Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABC): ensuring robust controls and practices are in place
  • Conflicts of Interest and External Engagement (COI/EE): evaluating governance and transparency mechanisms
    
• Support regulatory reviews, compliance monitoring activities and information requests through information gathering, documentation and follow-up of remediation actions
• Assist in monitoring regulatory developments, conducting gap assessments and preparing compliance updates, reports and related materials
• Maintain compliance trackers, governance records, action logs and support the timely closure of compliance-related findings and action plans
  

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 2 years of compliance experience, preferably in insurance or financial services industry
• Familiarity with industry common practices is preferable
• Experience in creating dashboards using data analytics tools is an advantage
• Detailed-oriented and good project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese
• We will initially offer employment with 12-month contract; contract renewal or employment conversion will be subject to employee's performance and business need

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great!

Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.

• Location(s): HK - Hong Kong
• Remote working: Hybrid