Compliance Associate

ADA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ADA, the Data and AI Experience Company, is seeking a Compliance Associate in Malaysia to support the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of ADA’s compliance framework across Legal, Risk, Finance, HR, IT and product teams.

You will monitor regulatory developments, conduct risk assessments, maintain compliance registers and assist with privacy/ESG initiatives, trainings, and stakeholder engagement to keep operations audit-ready.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, business, finance, risk management or a related discipline.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in compliance, regulatory compliance or governance.
• Good understanding of regulatory compliance, risk assessment and internal controls.
• Experience in Data Privacy or ESG is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and monitoring of compliance policies, standards and procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess potential impact on ADA’s operations.
• Conduct compliance monitoring, risk assessments and control reviews.
• Identify gaps, track remediation and maintain supporting documentation.
• Prepare compliance dashboards, reports and management updates.
• Assist with ABAC dashboards and regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Data privacy

ESG knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in law, business, finance, risk management or related

Job description

About ADA

ADA is the Data and AI Experience Company. Present in 14 markets globally, we build intelligent experiences that power enterprise growth, spanning identity and authentication, personalization, commerce, and data & AI foundations; where every touchpoint earns trust, every interaction creates value, and every decision runs on real-time intelligence, so enterprises can stay ahead and deliver measurable outcomes. Our mission is to build the world's most intelligent growth platform for every client we serve. We work with over 1,500 global brands across CPG, Retail, Telco, BFSI, and Healthcare.

About ADA

ADA is the Data and AI Experience Company. Present in 14 markets globally, we build intelligent experiences that power enterprise growth, spanning identity and authentication, personalization, commerce, and data & AI foundations; where every touchpoint earns trust, every interaction creates value, and every decision runs on real-time intelligence, so enterprises can stay ahead and deliver measurable outcomes. Our mission is to build the world's most intelligent growth platform for every client we serve. We work with over 1,500 global brands across CPG, Retail, Telco, BFSI, and Healthcare.

Role Purpose

The Compliance Associate will support the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of ADA’s compliance framework, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies and Group Company standards. The role will work cross functionally with Legal, Risk, Finance, HR, IT, Cyber Security, Product and business teams.

Experience or exposure to Data Privacy and/or ESG will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance & Risk Management
• Support implementation and monitoring of compliance policies, standards and procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess potential impact on ADA’s operations.
• Conduct compliance monitoring (CME), risk assessments (Compliance risk registers) and control reviews.
• Identify compliance gaps, track remediation actions and follow up with stakeholders.
• Maintain compliance registers, trackers, risk indicators and supporting documentation.
• Support compliance reviews of new products, processes, vendors and business initiatives.
• Governance, Reporting & Audit
• Prepare compliance dashboards, reports and management updates.
• Support governance and reporting cycles, including management committee meetings and Board committees.
• Track compliance metrics, incidents, audit findings and remediation plans.
• Support internal & external, where applicable, regulatory inquiries and compliance reviews.
• Maintain accurate and audit ready compliance documentation.
• Assist with ABAC dashboard reporting.
• Data Privacy & ESG

Where relevant, support

• Data Privacy activities including DPIAs, TIAs, ROPA, Privacy Risk Assessments, data processing reviews and privacy-related inventories.
• Privacy-by-design initiatives, incident management and regulatory monitoring.
• ESG data collection, validation, dashboards and reporting requirements.
• ESG risk/impact assessments and tracking of ESG-related initiatives and action plans.
• Monitoring developments in privacy, ESG and sustainability-related regulations and standards.
• Trainings & Stakeholder Engagement
• Support compliance training, communications and awareness initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day compliance support to business teams and expedite higher risk matters where appropriate.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, assist Line Manager on any other compliance related matters.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in law, Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Compliance or a related discipline.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Monitoring & Testing, Risk Management, Internal Audit or a related governance function.
• Good understanding of regulatory compliance, risk assessment and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, research, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Experience or knowledge in Data Privacy and/or ESG is an added advantage.
• Relevant professional certifications in Compliance International Compliance Association (ICA) would be advantageous but not mandatory.

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