Senior Sanctions & Regulatory Operations Leader

Charterhouse Partnership Asia; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Charterhouse Partnership Asia is seeking a qualified Operations professional in Hong Kong to oversee sanctions screening, watchlist management, and regulatory compliance across banking operations. The role involves coordinating audits, evaluating regulatory changes, and guiding junior staff within a cross-functional team including Compliance, Risk and Business units.

The successful candidate should have at least six years in banking operations, strong governance knowledge, and fluent English for

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of banking operations experience across multiple disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of banking operations, controls, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Hands-on experience in sanctions screening, watchlist management, alert investigations, and regulatory inquiries.
• Familiar with auditor confirmations and balance certificates processing.
• Understanding of DPS, PDPO, CoBP, FATCA, CRS, and banking risk frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and coordination skills.
• Fluent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sanctions screening and list management across banking operations, including watchlist maintenance, alert investigation, escalation, and liaison with Compliance.
• Monitor and ensure regulatory compliance with DPS, PDPO, CoBP, FATCA, CRS, and other regulations.
• Review and supervise auditor confirmations, certificates of balance, bank reference letters, law enforcement inquiries, document management, and other account administration activities.
• Conduct impact assessments on new regulatory developments and ensure procedures remain compliant.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and compliance reviews.
• Support governance initiatives, operational control reviews, policy updates, and risk management activities.
• Act as project coordinator for operations initiatives, system enhancements, process improvements, and new product implementations.

Skills

Sanctions screening

Watchlist management

Alert investigations

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Auditor confirmations

Certificate of Balance processing

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Charterhouse Partnership Asia is seeking a qualified Operations professional in Hong Kong to oversee sanctions screening, watchlist management, and regulatory compliance across banking operations. The role involves coordinating audits, evaluating regulatory changes, and guiding junior staff within a cross-functional team including Compliance, Risk and Business units.

The successful candidate should have at least six years in banking operations, strong governance knowledge, and fluent English for