Senior Compliance Specialist

MMC Corporate; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 284,000 - 366,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global advisory firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Compliance Specialist to join their Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs team. This hybrid role involves supporting compliance tasks, managing regulatory advisory work, and guiding the business on compliance issues. With 5-8 years of relevant experience, candidates should possess strong analytical skills and engage effectively with senior stakeholders. The firm promotes professional development and inclusivity within a vibrant culture.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leadership

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years’ experience in regulatory advisory work, preferably in financial services sectors.
• Strong ability to analyze complex compliance problems quickly and concisely.
• Ability to exercise initiative and good judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Confidence and ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist with licensing, monitoring, research, training, sanctions review, and compliance task management.
• Make recommendations based on compliance reviews and escalate issues as needed.
• Support formulation of responses to regulators.
• Anticipate local regulatory issues and develop strategies.
• Review policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Regulatory advisory expertise

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Full time

Hybrid

2d ago , from Marsh & McLennan Companies MMC

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs team (“LCPA”) at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Senior Compliance Specialist, you will be part of the Marsh and Mercer Singapore team, supporting specialized compliance routines and regulatory advisory work. You will assist the Singapore LCPA team to manage compliance tasks and provide guidance on regulatory matters within the financial services sector, while being able to handle certain tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead, Singapore LCPA, with licensing, monitoring, research, training, sanctions review, regulatory reporting, and compliance task management for Singapore.
• Make recommendations based on compliance reviews and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Support formulation of responses to regulators and supervisory entities.
• Anticipate and identify local regulatory issues and develop strategies and solutions under tight timelines.
• Develop and review policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and market changes.
• Provide guidance on routine day‑to‑day compliance and ethics issues, such as licensing, monitoring, research, data compilation and synthesis, reporting, client queries related to compliance matters.
• Assist in local implementation of global and regional compliance programs, risk assessments, and execution against action plans.
• Assist with and review Third Party Provider (TPP) submissions, renewals, and payments for compliance with company policy and procedure, including timeliness of submissions and renewals, prior to TPP engagement.
• Advise the business on the correct forms & templates to use, and direct colleagues toward relevant resources on company rules and procedures.
• Supervise and report on local compliance monitoring activities ensuring proper documentation.
• Support delivery of training on compliance matters such as licensing and internal policies.
• Provide other administrative support requested for compliance work.

Qualifications

5 - 8 years’ experience in regulatory advisory work, preferably in financial services sectors.

Strong ability to analyze complex compliance problems quickly and concisely.

Ability to exercise initiative and good judgment in ambiguous situations.

Confidence and ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

What makes you stand out

• Experience working with financial services regulators.
• Experience in financial crime‑related regulatory advisory work.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders including local C-suite and business leaders.

Why join our team

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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