Governance Compliance, Specialist / Consultant

AIA Shared Services; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Shared Services is seeking a seasoned professional to support regulatory compliance, audits, and governance across technology and information security. You will coordinate responses for inspections, track remediation, and collaborate with groups to improve controls and reporting.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional partnership, process improvement, and clear communication to ensure audit readiness and regulatory alignment within a dynamic financial services tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, information systems, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications (CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CCSP) are preferred.
• 5–8 years of IT audits, regulatory inspections, risk/compliance assessments, or assurance work.
• Experience managing audit issues, remediation tracking, and governance initiatives.
• Exposure to financial services or large tech organisations is advantageous.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks (ISO/IEC 27001).
• Knowledge of GRC tools, dashboards, or automation is a plus.
• Strong written communication, coordination, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory & technology compliance support including gap assessments and due diligence.
• Facilitate regulatory engagements, responses, walkthroughs and information requests.
• Support audits, self-assessments, evidence coordination, and remediation tracking.
• Contribute to governance initiatives, dashboards, tooling, and reporting.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Audit & assurance

Governance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec/Information Systems

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

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About the Role This role supports the Security Governance function by providing regulatory compliance, audit, and assurance support across technology and information security areas. It facilitates regulatory engagements, inspections, and audits; coordinates assurance and internal control activities; and supports issue management and remediation tracking. The role works closely with Technology, Technology Risk Management, Compliance, Group Internal Audit, and Group stakeholders to support regulatory responses, audit readiness, and governance reporting.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Regulatory & Technology Compliance Support regulatory compliance activities, including gap assessments and due diligence against regulatory requirements, standards, and internal policies. Facilitate regulatory engagements, including coordination of responses, walkthroughs, and information requests. Provide regulatory inspection support, including preparation, artefact collation, response coordination, and follow-up tracking. Review regulatory remediation actions for alignment with regulatory expectations. Provide regulatory awareness and advisory support to Line1 stakeholders.
• Audit & Assurance Support Facilitate audit and internal control self‑assessments, including response and evidence coordination. Track audit findings and remediation actions, including status monitoring and reporting. Support pre‑audit preparation activities and audit walkthroughs. Support thematic reviews to identify control gaps, trends, and improvement opportunities. Coordinate self‑identified issues and inbound business partner due diligence activities.
• Governance Initiatives & Process Improvement Support security governance initiatives related to regulatory compliance and assurance. Contribute to process improvement efforts, including dashboards, tooling, and workflow automation for tracking and reporting. Maintain governance artefacts, registers, metrics, and management‑ready reporting for regulatory and assurance matters.
• Stakeholder Management Act as a coordination point between Technology, Technology Risk Management, Compliance, Group Internal Audit, and Group teams. Support consistent communication during audits, inspections, and assessments.

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, information systems, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CCSP) are preferred.
• 5to8years of experience supporting IT audits, regulatory inspections, risk and compliance assessments, or assurance activities.
• Experience managing audit issues, remediation tracking, and regulatory or governance initiatives.
• Exposure to financial services, large technology organisations, or audit/advisory firms is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of information security frameworks (e.g. ISO/IEC27001).
• Familiarity with GRC tools, dashboards, or workflow automation is an advantage.
• Strong written communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement, professional integrity, and a structured approach to problem solving.
• Ability to manage detailed compliance activities while maintaining an end‑to‑end perspective.

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