Compliance , Manager / Senior Manager

Savills Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills Singapore is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager, Compliance to lead a unified compliance framework across all Singapore entities. The role spans estate agency, facilities management, construction, energy, and related services, ensuring regulatory adherence and ongoing risk management.

You will coordinate AML/CFT, data privacy, supplier and regulatory audits, and policy attestations, reporting to the Director, Legal and Compliance. A law degree and 3+ years in compliance are expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in law or related discipline; regulatory/compliance qualifications preferred.
• At least 3 years' compliance experience across multiple entities or businesses.
• Experience building or supporting a compliance framework and investigations.
• Experience integrating acquisitions or driving cross-team changes is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Singapore AML/CFT, PDPA and regulatory regimes for real estate, facilities, energy sectors.
• Experience with tenders/contracts in the public sector is a plus.
• Experience with risk registers or insurance renewals is advantageous.
• Strong business acumen, providing practical compliant advice while enabling growth.

Responsibilities

• Build and run a single compliance framework for all Singapore entities.
• Maintain licences, registrations and certifications register; track regulatory changes.
• Onboard acquired businesses to Group policies with gap assessments and localisation.
• Oversee compliance across lines, including Estate Agencies, Building/Safety acts, and other regulations.
• Lead AML/CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery and fraud programmes and due diligence for referrers.
• Set bid integrity rules for tenders and ensure compliance with government terms.

Skills

Compliance framework

AML/CFT

Due diligence

Data privacy

Regulatory liaison

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Investigation

Education

Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

Savills Singapore is looking for an Manager/Senior Manager, Compliance to lead compliance across all our Singapore entities. Our businesses cover estate agency, property and facilities management, cleaning, valuation, project management, construction, M&E, solar energy, dormitory operations and capital advisory, including recently acquired businesses.

Reporting to the Director, Legal and Compliance, you will help build and run one compliance framework for all our Singapore entities, and work closely with business leaders to keep the organisation compliant as it grows.

Key responsibilities

• Help build and run one compliance framework for all Singapore entities, tailored to the regulatory risks of each business line.
• Maintain one register of licences, registrations and certifications, and track regulatory changes that affect the business.
• Bring recently acquired businesses onto Group policies, including gap assessments and Singapore localisation.
• Oversee regulatory compliance across the business lines, including the Estate Agents Act and CEA requirements, the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, and NEA, BCA, EMA, FEDA and MOM requirements.
• Own the Singapore policy framework, annual policy attestations, conflicts declarations and the gifts and entertainment register.
• Lead the AML/CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery and fraud programmes, including client acceptance checks, due diligence on agency referrers and co-brokers, and UK laws that apply through Savills plc such as the Bribery Act and the Modern Slavery Act
• Set bid integrity rules for tenders and oversee compliance with government contract terms
• Support the Data Protection Officers and run the data privacy programme across all entities, including privacy notices, data protection clauses and DPIAs.
• Lead the Speak Up process and compliance investigations, and modern slavery and supply chain compliance.
• Coordinate Group and regional compliance reporting, the annual risk register and key risk indicators, and the professional indemnity insurance renewal.
• Run a risk-based compliance monitoring and testing plan, manage compliance responses to audits,regulators and clients, and set compliance training priorities.

Requirements

• Degree in law, business or a related discipline; a recognised compliance or AML qualification preferred
• At least 3 years' compliance experience, ideally across several businesses or entities
• Experience supporting or building a compliance framework and handling investigations
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or driving change across teams an advantage
• Working knowledge of Singapore AML/CFT, anti-corruption, competition and PDPA requirements, and of the regulatory regimes for real estate, facilities management, construction or energy businesses
• Experience with public sector tenders and contracts an advantage
• Experience with risk registers or insurance renewals an advantage
• Strong business acumen, with practical, commercial advice that supports the business while keeping the organisation compliant
• Practical problem solver who finds workable solutions to compliance issues and resolves them before escalating
• High EQ, able to build trust with business teams and influence senior leaders without direct authority
• High integrity, sound judgement and the confidence to raise difficult issues
• Clear, practical communicator who explains compliance in plain English
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn and comfortable being hands-on in a small team
• Organised and discreet, with strong Excel, reporting and data skills