Senior Specialist

Maya; Philippines; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya is seeking an experienced Regulatory Compliance professional to lead and enhance compliance programs for Maya Bank in the Philippines. The role focuses on identifying applicable regulations, conducting risk assessments, and coordinating audits and regulatory submissions.

You will work with business leaders to implement policies, controls, and technology solutions that ensure regulatory alignment while maintaining strong relationships with regulators and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of regulatory compliance experience in FinTech/Banking or similar financial services.
• Extensive knowledge of banking operations, laws, and regulations.
• Solid understanding of AML laws and data privacy requirements.
• Experience with regulatory reporting and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and cascade regulatory requirements relevant to Maya Bank.
• Participate in compliance risk assessments and regulatory approval processes.
• Recommend controls to detect and prevent compliance issues early.
• Coordinate with examiners for audit deliverables and findings.
• Conduct risk-based compliance testing and reporting.
• Monitor and escalate regulatory findings and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with management to improve policies, procedures, and tech systems.
• Maintain strong regulator and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Banking operations knowledge

AML Act understanding

Data Privacy Act

Regulatory reporting

Risk management frameworks

Job description

Our goal is for everyone to make bolder choices with their finances.

To get there, we're creating an all-in-one ecosystem of financial services for today's generation of goal-getters. That feat takes extraordinary people-those with the guts to challenge the way things are and transform them into something better.

To be part of Team Maya is to be Bolder for Better.

Description:

Overview:

The role aims to create, improve, monitor, and assist in the implementation of the Compliance Program and manage the regulatory requirements in relation to the Digital Bank, other bank-related licenses, and other compliance-related functions of Maya Bank.

What you will be doing:

• Identification, assessment, and cascade of relevant regulations (including policy draft exposure) and their requirements
• Participate in conducting compliance risk assessments and/or facilitation of license or request for regulatory approval/notification requirements of new products, services, and processes to ensure conformity with regulations and accepted standards.
• Recommends adequate and mitigating controls to provide early detection and prevention of potential compliance issues
• Coordinates with internal and external examiners for audit deliverables
• Conducts independent risk-based assessment through Compliance Testing
• Monitoring, reporting, and/or escalation of significant internal (Internal Audit) and external findings (regulators) to include evaluation of actions taken by different teams to resolve regulatory or internal findings
• Monitoring and/or submission of regulatory reports and other ad hoc surveys
• Directly work with the business management to develop, communicate and implement strategies, procedures, and technology systems to enhance Maya Bank's compliance with applicable rules and regulations
• Maintaining a good working relationship with the regulators and internal/external stakeholders

What we are looking for:

• At least 4 years’ experience in doing regulatory compliance in a FinTech/Bank or similar financial services company
• Has extensive knowledge in banking operations, particularly in:

• credit/lending operations
• banking laws, rules and regulations
• Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
• Local and national tax laws
• Accounting standards, particularly those that govern the financial accounts of the Company
• SEC regulations
• Data Privacy Act
• Basic corporate governance principles
• Risk management frameworks on credit, market and operations (including IT risk governance)

About Us

Maya is the all-in-one money platform that is bringing Filipinos bolderways to master their money.It is powered by a unique integrated financial services ecosystem that addresses the ever-evolving needs of today’s generation of moneymakers through cutting edge technology.

Welead millions of Filipinos - consumers, businesses,communities, and government agencies alike - into a version ofthe current digital economy that's more inclusive, transparent,and empowering than ever.

We arepowered by the country's only end-to-end digital payments company Maya Philippines, Inc. and Maya Bank, Inc. for digital banking services.

Maya Bank, Inc. and Maya Philippines, Inc. are regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. https://www.bsp.gov.ph/