Senior Compliance & Governance Lead

Manulife; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a seasoned professional in Hong Kong to lead quality assurance and regulatory compliance for DBS submissions. The role focuses on reviews, documentation gaps, case tracking, and governance materials, requiring strong governance and cross-functional collaboration across teams.

With 5+ years in financial services and compliance, you will influence decision-making, manage change, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• College/University Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related financial services, compliance or management experience.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of applicable compliance or business systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry and regulatory environment.
• Ability to work independently and drive decision making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-submission reviews of DBS cases.
• Perform quality assurance checks against established checklist requirements.
• Follow up with Relationship Managers and Business teams on documentation gaps.
• Maintain case tracking and workflow management.
• Monitor submission turnaround times and SLA adherence.
• Support investigations of recurring quality issues.
• Coordinate ongoing communications with FCC, Business teams, DBS Frontline and DBS FCC.
• Prepare discussion materials for periodic governance meetings.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Regulatory knowledge

Financial services experience

Independent work

Change management

Education

College/University Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Compliance systems

Job description

Manulife is seeking a seasoned professional in Hong Kong to lead quality assurance and regulatory compliance for DBS submissions. The role focuses on reviews, documentation gaps, case tracking, and governance materials, requiring strong governance and cross-functional collaboration across teams.

With 5+ years in financial services and compliance, you will influence decision-making, manage change, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements in a dynamic environment.