Compliance Assurance Officer

Experian Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Experian Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Compliance Assurance Officer to lead end-to-end assurance reviews within a risk-based framework. You will apply sound judgment in regulated environments and engage with stakeholders on findings, risks, and remediation.

The role supports the Global Compliance Management Programme and EMAP plans, delivering robust testing, clear reporting, and practical remediation actions with senior leadership oversight.

Qualifications

• Around 3 years of experience in monitoring, testing, assurance, or audit within regulatory compliance.
• Experience in a regulated organisation, ideally Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of privacy and data protection regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurance reviews end to end in line with plans and timelines.
• Assess findings, risks and support remediation with clear reports.
• Support governance and engage with stakeholders to manage compliance risk.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Audit / Assurance

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACCA/CIA/CISA (Desirable)

Job description

Role Overview

The Compliance Assurance Officer plays an important role in delivering effective, risk-based compliance assurance across the EMAP region. This role is suited to someone who can lead assigned assurance reviews independently, apply sound judgment in regulated environments, and work credibly with stakeholders on findings, risks, and remediation.

You will be responsible for delivering compliance assurance reviews in line with the Global Compliance Management Programme and the annual EMAP Compliance Assurance Plan.

What you’ll be doing in this role

Deliver assurance reviews end to end

• Execute compliance assurance reviews in line with the annual EMAP Compliance Assurance Plan and agreed timelines
• Define testing approach and review activities for assigned engagements
• Maintain robust working papers and clear review documentation

Assess findings and support remediation

• Analyse control effectiveness and identify areas of compliance risk
• Prepare clear, well-structured reports that set out findings, risks, conclusions, and required actions
• Work with business owners and management to agree practical

Support governance and stakeholder engagement

• Build a broad understanding of the business and the regulatory environment in which Experian operates
• Engage with stakeholders to support effective management of compliance risk.
• This role will be reporting to Head of Compliance.

Experience and Skills

Experience and judgment

• Around 3 years of experience in monitoring, testing, assurance, or audit within regulatory compliance
• Experience working in a substantial regulated organisation, ideally in Financial Services

Technical and functional capability

• Good working knowledge of privacy and data protection regulation and its key principles
• Experience delivering assurance or testing reviews and documenting findings clearly
• Investigate issues, analyze data, and prepare clear, actionable reports.

Stakeholder and communication strength

• Being more structured, and credible way in managing tasks
• Confidence working with business stakeholders to discuss findings, risks, and actions

Desirable

• Professional audit qualification such as ACCA, CIA, or CISA

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

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