Compliance Lead - Personal Financial Services

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank Berhad in Malaysia seeks a senior Compliance lead to implement frameworks, update policies, and ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements across PFS. You will coordinate Compliance Assurance, Control & Monitoring, CSA, CIR, and surveillance activities, and work with Group Compliance.

The role drives a culture of compliance, advises business units on governance, and leads initiatives to align with new regulations, including Shariah considerations where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of local regulatory requirements and BNM guidelines.
• Ability to coordinate audits, control testing and issue tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Compliance frameworks and update policies to meet regulatory requirements across business units within PFS.
• Manage Compliance Assurance and Monitoring activities including CSA, CIR, mystery shopping and sales surveillance.
• Coordinate with Group Compliance on assurance and monitoring matters.
• Foster a culture of compliance across PFS business units.
• Develop and implement plans to check compliance controls across PFS.
• Provide advisory support on Compliance Control & Monitoring and Sales governance.
• Drive timely adoption of new legislation and regulation; validate gap analyses and closure.
• Oversee CSA delivery on sales governance and validate CSA results.
• Coordinate independent reviews on sales governance and address identified gaps.
• Review or validate quality of work and identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive process improvements to align with regulatory changes where needed.
• Assist with regulatory information requests and audits (BNM reviews).
• Assist leadership in governance committee oversight and ensure critical matters are addressed.
• Share best practices referencing industry benchmarks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop cross-functional compliance policies and standards.
• Build relationships with Business Units, Group Compliance, Group Risk, and Group Internal Audit.
• Work with Group Compliance and Hong Leong Islamic Bank to address Shariah compliance where required.
• Lead compliance projects initiated by Group Compliance.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Audit coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Shariah compliance awareness

Job description

Hong Leong Bank Berhad in Malaysia seeks a senior Compliance lead to implement frameworks, update policies, and ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements across PFS. You will coordinate Compliance Assurance, Control & Monitoring, CSA, CIR, and surveillance activities, and work with Group Compliance.

The role drives a culture of compliance, advises business units on governance, and leads initiatives to align with new regulations, including Shariah considerations where needed.