Senior Wealth Executive

HLB; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank in Malaysia seeks a Wealth Executive or Senior Wealth Manager to join the team. You will conduct discovery sessions to understand clients’ risk tolerance, financial goals, and time horizons, then tailor recommendations to build trust and long-term relationships.

Responsibilities include growing AUM, generating fee-based income through wealth product sales, and ensuring compliant operations under PDPA, AML/CFT, and Shariah governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Banking, Business Management or related field.
• Certifications: PCE (Life/General), CEILLI, and FIMM/IPPC as applicable to license requirements.
• Wealth roles: 0–2 years (Wealth Executive); 3+ years (Senior Wealth Manager) in wealth management or priority banking.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth discovery sessions to understand clients’ risk tolerance, financial objectives, and time horizons.
• Generate fee-based income through strategic sale of wealth management products.
• Stay updated on market trends, rate changes, and regulatory developments to advise clients.
• Grow AUM via relationship management and acquisition of new-to-bank clients.
• Ensure all transactions and client interactions comply with policies, PDPA, AML/CFT, and Shariah governance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and support internal functions.
• Adhere to SOPs and regulatory guidelines; participate in group initiatives.
• Perform other responsibilities or projects assigned under the Bank’s initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Banking/Business

Job description

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Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Functional (Job Responsibilities)

• Financial Advisory: Conduct in-depth discovery sessions to accurately understand clients’ risk tolerance, financial objectives, and time horizons to provide tailored recommendations.
• Revenue Generation: Achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) by generating fee-based income through the strategic sale of wealth management products.
• Market Intelligence: Stay updated on global market trends, interest rate shifts, and regulatory changes to provide proactive and timely advice to clients.
• Portfolio Growth: Focus on growing the Bank’s AUM through effective relationship management and acquisition of new-to-bank wealth clients.
• Compliance & Risk: Ensure all transactions and client interactions strictly adhere to bank policies, internal SOPs, and industry regulations (e.g., PDPA, AMLCFT, and Shariah Governance).

Organizational (Organizational Responsibilities)

• Building and maintaining close relationships with relevant stakeholders and supporting internal functions.
• Adhere to department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in complying with audit, compliance, and regulatory guidelines.
• Perform other responsibilities or projects assigned under the Group or Bank’s initiatives.

Jobholder Requirements
Education/Qualification

• Minimum a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Finance, Banking, Business Management, or a relevant field.
• Required certifications: PCE (Life/General), CEILLI, and FIMM/IPPC (Unit Trust/Banca) as applicable to the license requirements.

Experience

• Wealth Executive: 0 - 2 years of sales experience in financial services.
• Senior Wealth Executive / Associate Wealth Manager: 3 years and above of relevant experience in wealth management or priority banking.

Special Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on financial planning.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trust with high-net-worth clients.
• Proactive, self-starting attitude with a strong drive for results.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve ourmission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation.Candidatesare assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available.Expanding on our "Digital at the Core" ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.