Director, Compliance, Risk and Permanent Controls M/F

Caceis Group; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

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Training program

Job summary

CACEIS Malaysia is seeking a Director – Compliance, Risks & Permanent Controls to provide independent oversight of operational risks, align with the Risk Framework, and lead the Corporate Compliance function in Malaysia. You will manage a small team and coordinate with home jurisdictions to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires a Law degree or equivalent and 10–15 years in risk/compliance, with strong leadership and stakeholder management in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Law or relevant field required.
• 10–15 years of mixed experience in 2nd Line of Defence, overseeing compliance, operational and enterprise risk.
• Proven leadership experience in the function and in matrixed settings.
• Strong experience in corporate compliance and risk management within the Second line of defence.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight of Operational Risks for Malaysia in line with risk framework.
• Lead Corporate Compliance across Malaysia and manage a two-person team.
• Ensure adherence to current and emerging risk regulations in the region.
• Support risk governance bodies and escalation with home jurisdictions.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Law or relevant field

10 to 15 years risk/compliance experience

Tools

PCAT

Job description

What is the opportunity?

CACEIS Malaysia has been a cornerstone of asset servicing since 2008, evolving into a trusted hub of operational excellence within the global CACEIS network. Strategically located in IOI City, Putrajaya, the company employs over 1,200 skilled professionals, providing a broad spectrum of services to institutional clients across Europe. These services include Custody & Cash Clearing, Fund Administration, Fund Distribution, Master Data Services, Market Solutions, Group Invoicing, Reconciliations and Private Equity & Real Estate Solutions. As a centre of excellence, CACEIS Malaysia plays a pivotal role in driving the scalability of global operations, enhancing service quality, and implementing standardized processes to meet the diverse needs of its clients. The dedicated team in Malaysia is committed to delivering reliable, high-quality solutions that empower clients to thrive in a dynamic and competitive financial landscape.

Job Description

The Director – Compliance, Risks & Permanent Controls in Malaysia is accountable for providing independent and objective oversight of Operational Risks from the businesses in Malaysia. Partnering with the business, the role ensures the implementation of the Operational Risk Framework and fosters sound operational risk management practices in the region. As the Director, the individual will ensure that the Operational Risk Profiles for CACEIS Malaysia are accurate and fairly presented, ensuring the implementation of appropriate risk mitigation strategies and appropriate resilience measures.

The role also oversees a team of 2 which manages the Corporate Compliance function in CACEIS Malaysia. The team is required to undertake periodic reviews and monitoring activities as advised by the home jurisdictions in line with their regulatory requirements and to provide independent assurance, views and reports to the respective home jurisdiction’s country Compliance practitioner to give evidence to their regulatory driven outsourcing monitoring activities.

What will you do?

Risk & Permanent Control:

• Apply, maintain and develop the Operational Risk and Resilience Management Framework in collaboration with the CACEIS central Risk function.
• Provide oversight to CACEIS Malaysia and ensure alignment with the Operational Risk & Resilience Management Framework.
• Lead or Participate into Malaysian Entity risk governance bodies (local risk committee, local business committees – as appropriate).
• Review of material and sensitive internal operational risk events and associated action plans. This includes deep dive report production for material incidents, monitoring through 2.1 and business on action plan closures and checking provisional reversal status.
• Actively participate in business initiatives and projects to help identify future and emerging risks.
• Coordinate the completion of Operational Risk scenarios.
• Ensure compliance with current and emerging risk regulations from the serviced locations.

Complément

Review and implement 2.2 control plans for the Company. This includes the execution of control testing for 2.2 within the existing tool known as PCAT and prepare action plans for any unsatisfactory results.

Monitoring and assessment of country risk and prepare the report together with the points indicated above for operational risk and PCAT results for local EXCO and board meeting.

Responsible for the budget of the cost center allocated (meet the given budget / create the budget within the process).

Your work will lead you to:

• Continue improving the operational risk management framework, taking into account the nature of growing risks (fraud, operational continuity, cybercrime, data theft/leakage or loss, stability of IT systems).
• Risk Mapping: Structure and organize self-assessment methods and risk mapping for ops risk.

Corporate Compliance

Manage a team of 2 employees who are responsible in undertaking all corporate compliance matter for CACEIS Malaysia.

Ensure permanent adequacy between his/her resources (skills, equipment, etc.), organization and activity stakes.

Developing and continue improving the compliance governance framework, ensuring proper escalation matrix in place which will drive the center to be compliant in all aspects.

Driving people initiatives through the formulation of development plans and assess the employee performance.

Responsible for the budget of the cost center allocated (meet the given budget / create the budget within the process).

Position with management Yes Minimum level of study Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent Training / Specialization

• Bachelor Degree in Law or any other relevant field
• 10 to 15 years of mixed experience in 2nd Line of Defence, overseeing compliance, operational and enterprise risk. This should include both practical applications in the different subject areas of the practice as well as leadership experience in the function
• Experience working in a dynamic, high stress working environment. He/she must be able to work and deal with a multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary corporate structure with strong personalities
• Strong experience in both corporate compliance and risk management within the Second line of defense.

Minimum experience level 6-10 years Skills needed

• Strong business knowledge (within Investor Services environments).
• Ability to anticipate and identify risks and effective mitigants.
• Organizational skills with multitasking and prioritization capabilities.
• Agility to operate in matrixed and cross-functional organizations
• Excellent initiative in communication, collaboration and relationship skills to engage all stakeholders in constructive discussions and drive improvements Curiosity and openness (towards new products, new technologies and new applications, legal, compliance, IT, etc.)
• Confidence to take ideas forward and challenge others.
• Proven ability to produce concise and effective presentations.
• Leadership qualities.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including performance based bonuses, flexible benefits, and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• A world-class training program in financial services
• A collaborative dynamic culture where personal initiative and hard work are recognized and rewarded.

Region: APAC

Working Hour: 9:00AM – 6:00PM

Languages English

Company CACEIS

CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole dedicated to asset managers and institutional investors.

Through offices across Europe, North and South America and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary, fund administration, fund distribution support, middle-office outsourcing and issuer services.

CACEIS is a consolidator in the European asset servicing market and posts sustained growth in its business activities. The group holds €5.3 trillion in assets under custody and €3.4 trillion in assets under administration (figures as of 31 December 2024)

By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities.