Regional AML Compliance & Data Governance Lead

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

Job summary

Sun Life in Hong Kong seeks an Assistant Manager, AML Compliance to coordinate regional financial crime data governance initiatives across Asia, focusing on data completeness, system effectiveness and sustainable control improvements. You will collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Technology, and Data teams to align with regulatory and enterprise standards.

The role requires strong project management, knowledge of AML regulations across Asia, and experience with screening and monitoring

Qualifications

• University degree in accounting, finance, law or related business 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of enterprise data governance across Asia by establishing governance standards, coordinating cross-jurisdictional activities, and overseeing data quality initiatives to strengthen regulatory compliance, improve data integrity, and support effective financial crime risk management.
• Review, challenge, and oversight of business unit financial crime systems, data, and control frameworks by assessing the adequacy of governance practices, identifying gaps and risks, and challenging proposed solutions to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, enterprise standards, and risk appetite.
• Engage in financial crime technology and system enhancement initiatives by partnering with business, technology, and compliance stakeholders to define requirements, oversee solution design, and implement screening, transaction monitoring, risk assessment capabilities and compliance reporting.
• Provide regulatory and advisory support to Asia business units and compliance teams by advising system and data-related compliance matters and coordinating responses to internal audit and regulatory findings and remediation activities.
• Strengthen regional governance, oversight, and reporting frameworks by providing management reporting to promote accountability, enhance control effectiveness, and maintain alignment with global compliance standards.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

University degree in accounting, finance, law

Tools

Name screening systems

Transaction monitoring systems

Data governance tools

Job description

Sun Life in Hong Kong seeks an Assistant Manager, AML Compliance to coordinate regional financial crime data governance initiatives across Asia, focusing on data completeness, system effectiveness and sustainable control improvements. You will collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Technology, and Data teams to align with regulatory and enterprise standards.

The role requires strong project management, knowledge of AML regulations across Asia, and experience with screening and monitoring