Senior Director, Compliance PMO & Transformation

FWD Group Management Holdings Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day work

Annual leave 20-22 days

Learning & development

Attractive package

Job summary

FWD Group is seeking a seasoned Compliance Project Management Leader in Hong Kong to drive the governance framework, delivery standards and project portfolio for regulatory initiatives. You will oversee cross-functional projects, ensure clear scope, milestones and audit trails, and coordinate with regulators, auditors and business teams.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in financial services or regulatory remediation, expertise in AML/CFT controls, and professional PMP/PRINCE2 or CAMS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, law, risk management, information systems, project management or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years' relevant experience in financial services, insurance, banking, consulting, regulatory remediation, compliance transformation or programme and project management, including substantial experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience leading a project management team or project portfolio and engaging senior executives, regulators, auditors, vendors and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Demonstrate experience managing regulatory, audit or compliance remediation programmes and delivering system, data, process or methodology change.
• Exposure to AML/CFT, sanctions, name screening, customer risk rating, transaction monitoring, data quality or other financial crime controls is highly preferable.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, CAMS or an equivalent compliance, audit or risk qualification is an advantage.
• Sound understanding of insurance and financial services regulatory frameworks, Compliance governance and applicable AML/CFT and financial crime requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance Project Management Team, including its governance framework, delivery standards, project portfolio, reporting and project management tracking tools, templates and escalation protocols.
• Oversee the delivery and progress of Compliance-led and Compliance-related projects, ensuring clear scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, issues and accountabilities.
• Develop integrated project plans and maintain accurate project dashboards, action trackers, decision logs, risk and issue registers, change records and supporting evidence to provide a complete audit trail.
• Follow up remediation actions for Compliance-related incidents, ensuring root causes, control enhancements, owners, target dates, testing and closure evidence are properly documented.
• Lead the AML systems revamp and support the implementation of new project initiatives.
• Act as the Compliance project manager for major business and regulatory initiatives, ensuring Compliance requirements and dependencies are embedded in the overall project plan.
• Facilitate project working groups and governance forums, prepare concise management updates, secure decisions and approvals, and elevate material delivery risks promptly to the Chief Compliance Officer and relevant committees.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, including three lines of defence, Group Office, external advisers and business teams, while maintaining clear delineation of project and control ownership.
• Build project management capability within Compliance through coaching, practical guidance, standard methodologies and continuous improvement.
• Perform any ad hoc duties or special projects as assigned by the Chief Compliance Officer.

Skills

Governance

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Compliance

PMO

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

FWD Group is seeking a seasoned Compliance Project Management Leader in Hong Kong to drive the governance framework, delivery standards and project portfolio for regulatory initiatives. You will oversee cross-functional projects, ensure clear scope, milestones and audit trails, and coordinate with regulators, auditors and business teams.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in financial services or regulatory remediation, expertise in AML/CFT controls, and professional PMP/PRINCE2 or CAMS