Senior Specialist, Compliance

DayOne; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DayOne is seeking a Senior Specialist, Compliance to support day-to-day operations, monitoring, and risk assessments across local and international requirements. The role emphasizes meticulous recordkeeping, incident management, training, and escalation of issues to sustain an ethics-first culture.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, auditing, or law and 5–8 years in corporate compliance or audit.

Qualifications

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication abilities, organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• High ethical standards and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Policy and Procedures Support: update and track policies, procedures, and risk operations.
• Screening and monitoring of gifts, conflicts, related parties, and insider trading with records.
• Screening of vendors, customers and third parties with onboarding teams, records, and escalation.
• Maintain compliance risk assessments/dashboards and track remediation actions.
• Support training development and periodic training on key policies.
• Investigate compliance breaches and maintain audit trails.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/auditing/law

Job description

About DayOne

DayOne is a global leader in the development and operation of high-performance data centers. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, we’ve built a robust presence across Asia and Europe — and we’re just getting started. As we expand into new international markets, we’re looking for talented, driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey. This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be a key contributor to our dynamic team and help shape the future of global data infrastructure. If you're passionate about innovation, technology, and growth, we invite you to be part of DayOne’s next chapter.

DayOne is a data center pioneer that develops and operates next-gen digital infrastructure for industry leaders who demand reliable, cost-effective and quickly scalable solutions. Our cutting-edge facilities empower hyperscalers and large enterprises to achieve rapid deployment and enhance connectivity, driving transformative engagement and innovation as we shape the future of industries.

DayOne's data centers are located across key markets, including Singapore, Johor (Malaysia), Batam (Indonesia), Greater Bangkok, Hong Kong SAR, Tokyo, and beyond. Headquartered in Singapore, DayOne’s leadership team draws on over two decades of industry experience and a track record of building Asia's largest data center business. With DayOne, they have created the SIJORI (Singapore, Johor, and Riau Islands) market as a global data center hub. As demand for strategically located and customized data centers rises, DayOne's entrepreneurial spirit, customer-first strategy, deep local partnerships, and agile executional capabilities uniquely position us to power the growth ambitions of leading hyperscalers and large enterprises around the world.

DayOne is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Summary

The Senior Specialist, Compliance supports the Compliance function by carrying out day-to-day operational compliance activities, including screening and monitoring, maintaining compliance registers, tracking remediation actions, and supporting implementation of internal compliance reports/registers. The role is focused on reliable execution, accurate recordkeeping, timely follow-up, and escalation of issues where required, while contributing to a culture of ethics and integrity across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Policy and Procedures Support: Support the review, update, dissemination, and tracking of policies, procedures, and compliance/risk operations and assessments.
• Assist with monitoring key policy areas such as gifts and hospitality, conflicts, related party transactions, personal account dealing, and insider trading, including maintaining supporting records and reporting.
• Screening and Monitoring: Perform screening, monitoring, and tracking of vendors, customers, and other relevant third parties in conjunction with the onboarding teams.
• Maintain clear records of screening outcomes, follow up on required information, performing periodic monitoring along with escalation of higher-risk matches or unresolved items in line with internal procedures.
• Risk Assessment: Support compliance risk assessments projects to identify potential compliance vulnerabilities and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance risk assessments/dashboards.
• Regulatory/Requirements Monitoring: Track and analyze new and evolving local and international laws and regulations affecting the business.
• Support affected business units in implementation of such key requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Training: Support compliance training development for employees and management.
• Carry out periodic training for key policies (e.g. annual Conflicts of Interest training and attestations) and tracking for completion.
• Incident Management: Investigate compliance breaches, handle whistleblower reports, and maintaining audit trails and mitigation follow-up.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: A recognized bachelor’s degree in business, finance, auditing, law or a related field.
• Experience: 5–8 years of progressive experience in corporate compliance, operational/business risk management or audit roles.
• Skills: Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication abilities, organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• High ethical standards and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.