Global Sanctions Risk Leader & AI Governance

Tencent; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base + equity

Global exposure

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Tencent is expanding its sanctions compliance function and seeks a Sanctions Risk Senior Manager to design and lead its program across OFAC, EU, UK, and UN regimes. You will build from the ground up, partner with legal, engineering, risk, and finance, and drive RegTech adoption and AI-assisted name matching.

The role combines strategic governance, risk assessment, and hands-on operations, supervising a team, delivering training, and ensuring real-time monitoring for cross-border payments and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in sanctions, AML, or financial crime compliance; including 3+ years of team leadership.
• Deep working knowledge of U.S. OFAC (including secondary sanctions, 50% rule) plus EU, UK, UN frameworks.
• Business acumen with cross-border operations in tech, fintech, or internet sectors.
• Hands-on exposure to screening or transaction monitoring systems and RegTech deployment.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; able to interpret regulations and engage with external counsel.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Law, Finance, Intl Trade, Economics, CS, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Design and continuously improve the sanctions compliance framework, policies, and procedures across all lines and jurisdictions.
• Define risk appetite and governance; establish roles across the three lines of defense.
• Lead enterprise-wide sanctions risk assessments across geographies, customers, products, and channels.
• Provide sanctions advisory for overseas expansion, cross-border payments, M&A, and supply chain actions.
• Oversee screening programs for customers, counterparties, and payments; manage false positives and investigations.
• Define and own RegTech roadmap; advance AI-driven name matching, ownership tracing, and bias control.
• Develop a data platform to integrate sanctions risk data and KRIs; contribute to AI governance across lifecycle.

Skills

Sanctions compliance

AML

Team leadership

RegTech

Cross-border operations

English & Mandarin

Regulatory affairs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

BI tools

RegTech solutions

AI governance

Job description

Tencent is expanding its sanctions compliance function and seeks a Sanctions Risk Senior Manager to design and lead its program across OFAC, EU, UK, and UN regimes. You will build from the ground up, partner with legal, engineering, risk, and finance, and drive RegTech adoption and AI-assisted name matching.

The role combines strategic governance, risk assessment, and hands-on operations, supervising a team, delivering training, and ensuring real-time monitoring for cross-border payments and