Senior Compliance Lead – Payments & Regulatory Assurance

FINEXUS Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

FINEXUS Group is seeking a Compliance Manager to lead advisory and assurance across its regulated businesses, including e-money, remittance and lending. You will translate complex regulations into practical controls and partner with Product, Tech, Legal and Risk to keep audits smooth and licences current.

This hands-on role requires shaping a scalable control framework, owning the gap register, and reporting to senior management and the Board.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in Compliance/Risk or Assurance roles.
• Experience with BNM-regulated payments or moneylending.
• Knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
• Proven track record in cross-functional remediation.
• Experience handling bank due diligence and audit rights.
• Board-level writing and clear business reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory advisory across Finexus’ lines incl. e-money, merchant acquiring and remittance.
• Lead licence readiness, applications and post-licence compliance.
• Own the compliance gap register and remediation tracking.
• Build a consolidated control framework across standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS).
• Coordinate client due diligence, audits and responses.
• Lead regulatory incident management and escalation.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Audits coordination

Education

ICA CAMS CISA certifications

Tools

SOC 2

ISO 27001

PCI DSS

Job description

FINEXUS Group is seeking a Compliance Manager to lead advisory and assurance across its regulated businesses, including e-money, remittance and lending. You will translate complex regulations into practical controls and partner with Product, Tech, Legal and Risk to keep audits smooth and licences current.

This hands-on role requires shaping a scalable control framework, owning the gap register, and reporting to senior management and the Board.