Head of AML/CFT & CARM Risk Management

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Holistic benefits

Industry-leading learning & dev

Job summary

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad is seeking a senior AML/CFT leader to oversee financial crime risk across the portfolio and act as the escalation point for high‑risk reviews. You will provide advisory support to business units, drive control improvements, and coach the CARM team to strengthen risk culture.

The role requires substantial experience in AML/CFT, strong regulatory knowledge, and proven leadership to balance prudent growth with robust controls.

Qualifications

• Deep AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime risk management expertise with minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Strong regulatory knowledge and sound risk judgement.
• Proven leadership and people management capabilities.
• Ability to make informed decisions on complex high‑risk customer relationships and AML risk matters.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight of AML/CFT and financial crime risk management across the CFS portfolio, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and policies.
• Acts as the key approver/escalation point for high‑risk customer reviews (EDD, TER, PR, TR) with robust identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks.
• Provides AML/CFT and sanctions advisory support to business units and stakeholders to enable prudent growth while maintaining controls.
• Drives process optimization, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement of AML/CFT controls and efficiency.

Skills

AML/CFT

Sanctions

Financial crime

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad is seeking a senior AML/CFT leader to oversee financial crime risk across the portfolio and act as the escalation point for high‑risk reviews. You will provide advisory support to business units, drive control improvements, and coach the CARM team to strengthen risk culture.

The role requires substantial experience in AML/CFT, strong regulatory knowledge, and proven leadership to balance prudent growth with robust controls.