Senior Compliance Manager

Jobstreet Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a seasoned compliance professional to report to Group level on regulatory matters in Malaysia and to provide advisory across business units. You will assist with personal data protection, develop compliance policies, and communicate standards to staff across the company.

The role focuses on interpreting regulatory changes, maintaining relationships with regulators and auditors, and ensuring effective risk management processes regionally with emphasis on Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Degree in law, business, finance or compliance related disciplines.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Management Advisory/ Financial Services/ Investment industries.
• Sound understanding of compliance, with experience in accounting, corporate secretarial, management services, banking/ financial services and shared services firms.
• Experience in Risk Management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Group level on compliance matters in Malaysia and on any regulatory or audit findings as well as the pertinent recommended actions.
• Provides regulatory advisory relating to compliance matters to Malaysian business units or other member offices within the Company, including the KYC.
• Assist in personal data protection related matters when required.
• Develop or enhance compliance policies, manuals, procedures, systems and control mechanisms in line with regulations and best practices, ensure that the policies are communicated with all employees in the Company.
• Ensure proactive and timely identification, assessment, advice and dissemination of evolving regulatory change/practices throughout the Company across the region (with a focus on Malaysia).
• Maintain appropriate relationships with relevant regulators, authorities and independent auditors and liaise with them on audits, reporting and implementation of corrective measures.
• Establish, enforce and maintain effective processes (including training and development of appropriate supporting tools) to ensure that compliance policies, procedures and standards are effectively implemented across the Company.
• Perform management reporting to the Board, Senior Management and Group Risk & Compliance on compliance risks and issues.
• Prepare training materials and provide trainings to the Staff, Board, Senior Management, new and existing employees on the Company's policies and compliance programmes.
• Support Group Risk on all Risk Management matters including manage Incident Reporting and Risk Register on the firm's Risk Management platform.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Training development

Education

Degree in law

Degree in business

Degree in finance

Compliance-related disciplines

Tools

Risk management software

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

This role involves reporting to the Group level on compliance matters in Malaysia and on regulatory or audit findings, providing regulatory advisory relating to compliance matters to Malaysian business units or other member offices within the Company, and assisting in personal data protection related matters when required.

Key responsibilities

Reports to the Group level on compliance matters in Malaysia and on any regulatory or audit findings as well as the pertinent recommended actions.

Provides regulatory advisory relating to compliance matters to Malaysian business units or other member offices within the Company, including the KYC.

Assist in personal data protection related matters when required.

Develop or enhance compliance policies, manuals, procedures, systems and control mechanisms in line with regulations and best practices, ensure that the policies are communicated with all employees in the Company.

Ensure proactive and timely identification, assessment, advice and dissemination of evolving regulatory change/practices throughout the Company across the region (with a focus on Malaysia).

Maintain appropriate relationships with relevant regulators, authorities and independent auditors and liaise with them on audits, reporting and implementation of corrective measures.

Establish, enforce and maintain effective processes (including training and development of appropriate supporting tools) to ensure that compliance policies, procedures and standards are effectively implemented across the Company.

Perform management reporting to the Board, Senior Management and Group Risk & Compliance on compliance risks and issues.

Prepare training materials and provide trainings to the Staff, Board, Senior Management, new and existing employees on the Company's policies and compliance programmes.

Support Group Risk on all Risk Management matters including manage Incident Reporting and Risk Register on the firm's Risk Management platform.

About you

Degree in law, business, finance or compliance related disciplines.

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience within the Management Advisory/ Financial Services/ Investment industries.

Sound understanding of compliance, with experience preferably gained from accounting, corporate secretarial, management services, banking/ financial services and shared services firms.

Experience in Risk Management is preferred.