Compliance Manager

HashKey Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HashKey Group in Singapore seeks a Compliance Manager to own and strengthen the compliance framework for asset management and liquidity businesses. You will be the day-to-day compliance lead for Singapore operations and a key point of contact with the MAS.

Responsibilities include overseeing fund management compliance, liquidity and trading controls, onboarding reviews, and maintaining AML/CFT efforts. 6+ years in Singapore's financial services compliance and MAS engagement are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of compliance experience in Singapore financial services institutions.
• Solid knowledge of MAS AML/CFT notices and related guidelines.
• Experience engaging directly with MAS on licensing, inspections, or queries.
• Understanding of digital asset markets and associated risks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance for fund management activities in Singapore under CMS licensing.
• Build and maintain compliance controls for liquidity and trading activities, including market conduct and trade surveillance.
• Review onboarding from regulatory and AML/CFT perspectives.
• Liaise with MAS, interpret regulatory developments, assess impact, and lead implementations.
• Oversee AML/CFT framework, risk assessments, and periodic compliance reviews.
• Develop and maintain local compliance policies and annual monitoring plan.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

MAS liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Finance/Economics

Job description

We are looking for a Compliance Manager based in Singapore to own and strengthen the compliance framework for our asset management and liquidity businesses. You will be the day-to-day compliance lead for the Singapore operations and a key point of contact with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance for fund management activities in Singapore, including ongoing obligations under the relevant Capital Markets Services (CMS) licensing regime.
• Build and maintain compliance controls for liquidity and trading activities, covering market conduct, conflicts of interest, personal account dealing, information barriers, and trade surveillance.
• Review counterparty, exchange, and custodian onboarding from a regulatory and AML/CFT perspective.
• Act as the primary point of contact with MAS for the business, track and interpret regulatory developments in Singapore, assess business impact, and lead implementation.
• Oversee the AML/CFT framework, including customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening, etc. Conduct or coordinate risk assessments and periodic compliance reviews.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically review local compliance policies, procedures, and the annual compliance monitoring plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Law, Finance, Economics, or a related field, with 6+ years of compliance experience in Singapore financial services institutions.
• Solid working knowledge of the Financial Services and Markets Act, MAS AML/CFT Notices, and other related guidelines.
• Proven experience engaging directly with MAS, such as handling license applications, inspections, or regulatory queries.
• Understanding of digital asset markets, trading and market-making activities, and associated risks is strongly preferred.
• Sound judgment, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to give practical, business-oriented advice in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English; proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage for communication with regional teams.