VP/ED - CARM Team Lead (CFS R&P)

OCBC; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Job summary

OCBC in Malaysia seeks a senior AML/CFT leader to oversee financial crime risk across the CFS portfolio. You will approve high-risk customer reviews (EDD, TER, PR, TR), provide sanctions advisory to business units, and drive automation of controls while building a strong risk and compliance culture.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, 7+ years in financial crime risk, and proven leadership with stakeholders at all levels including regulators.

Qualifications

• Deep AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime risk management expertise with minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Strong regulatory knowledge and sound risk judgement.
• Proven leadership and people management capabilities.
• Ability to make informed decisions on complex high-risk customer relationships and AML risk matters.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to effectively engage senior management, business units, Compliance, Audit, and regulators.
• Demonstrated capability in driving process improvements, automation initiatives, and continuous enhancement of AML controls.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight of AML/CFT and financial crime risk management across the CFS portfolio, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, Group policies, and industry best practices.
• Acts as the key approver and escalation point for high-risk customer reviews, including Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Trigger Event Reviews (TER), Periodic Reviews (PR), and Transaction Reviews (TR), ensuring robust identification, assessment, and mitigation of AML/CFT risks.
• Provides AML/CFT and sanctions advisory support to business units and stakeholders, enabling prudent business growth while maintaining strong financial crime risk controls.
• Drives process optimization, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement of AML/CFT controls and operational efficiency.
• Leads, coaches, and develops the CARM team while ensuring effective resource planning, quality assurance, capability building, and a strong risk and compliance culture.

Skills

AML/CFT expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Who We Are

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Who We Are

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides strategic oversight of AML/CFT and financial crime risk management across the CFS portfolio, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, Group policies, and industry best practices.
• Acts as the key approver and escalation point for high-risk customer reviews, including Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Trigger Event Reviews (TER), Periodic Reviews (PR), and Transaction Reviews (TR), ensuring robust identification, assessment, and mitigation of AML/CFT risks.
• Provides AML/CFT and sanctions advisory support to business units and stakeholders, enabling prudent business growth while maintaining strong financial crime risk controls.
• Drives process optimization, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement of AML/CFT controls and operational efficiency.
• Leads, coaches, and develops the CARM team while ensuring effective resource planning, quality assurance, capability building, and a strong risk and compliance culture.

Requirements

Given the significance of the role, we are seeking a candidate with:

• Deep AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime risk management expertise with minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Strong regulatory knowledge and sound risk judgement.
• Proven leadership and people management capabilities.
• Ability to make informed decisions on complex high-risk customer relationships and AML risk matters.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to effectively engage senior management, business units, Compliance, Audit, and regulators.
• Demonstrated capability in driving process improvements, automation initiatives, and continuous enhancement of AML controls.

What We Offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.