Team Lead, AML Investigations

United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A major bank in Malaysia is seeking a senior professional to lead their Anti Financial Crime unit, supervising investigation and intelligence operations. This role involves ensuring compliance with financial regulations and maintaining relationships with authorities, along with the management of a large team. Candidates should have 12-15 years of relevant experience in financial crime, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to lead diverse teams. UOB values diversity and offers equal opportunity in their hiring processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 to 15 years of experience in financial crime or intelligence.
• Exposure to compliance and risk management, especially in AFC.
• Strong team player with a presence.

Responsibilities

• Manage investigations and assess alerts for money laundering.
• Ensure efficient risk reporting and compliance.
• Maintain relationships with Law Enforcement Agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Education

Graduate or Post Graduate in a numerate or research discipline

Job description

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Job Description

The position reports directly to the Head of Anti Financial Crime (AFC), Compliance and the incumbent is responsible for the operations and managing a sizeable team for Investigation and Intelligence (I&I) team in AFC. This position is to assist the Head of AFC to oversee the teams under I&I i.e Specialised Investigation Team (SIT), Transaction Surveillance Team (TST), AFC Intelligence and Process & Governance. This includes managing the operations of TST and SIT to ensure the productivity and quality of the reviews carried out by the analysts. Additionally, to manage the end to end of I&I, identification of any emerging risks, new typologies and work closely with the Compliance Analytics and Insights (CAI) team around data analytics. This position is also crucial in managing the expectation of the regulator in suspicious transaction reporting, managing Law Enforcement Agencies and Private Public Partnership (PPP).

Key roles and responsibilities include:

• Performing the investigation and assessing alerts pertaining to potential money laundering and other predicate offences
• Ensure potential money laundering and counter financing of terrorism risks that have been obtained are timely executed and efficiently reported
• Managing the Law Enforcement Agencies Orders and Request and to ensure positive relationships with the Agencies are maintained
• As a liaison AML Officer for Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Department’s (FIED) FINS Reporting System relating to STR and CTR
• Manage all aspects of Quality Assurance (QA) and determine the error risk
• Governance and Regulatory Reporting

Job Requirements

• Professionally qualified – Graduate or Post Graduate in a numerate or research discipline
• Minimum of 12 to 15 years of overall experience with experience general financial crime (fraud / sanctions/ anti money laundering) or intelligence experience
• Exposure to Compliance and risk management with deep understanding in AFC will be an added advantage
• Possesses effective leadership, good communication and strategic planning skills to facilitate team work
• Professional, highly adept at problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Independent worker with strong presence as a team-player

Additional Information

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.