Head of Compliance, AZAP Regional Office

ALLIANZ SE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz SE, AZAP Regional Office, seeks a Head of Compliance to lead regional teams and govern the Compliance and Testing Programs across AZAP. You will partner with the CCO Asia Pacific and country leaders to ensure strategy, risk controls, and regulatory alignment while fostering integrity.

This role drives governance, analytics, investigations, and cross‑functional collaboration in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience with cross-cultural teams in financial services.
• Proven regulatory engagement and experience with examinations.
• Strong governance, risk management, and compliance program design.
• Ability to lead strategic initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the AZAP regional compliance team and strategy.
• Drive consistent implementation of policies, standards, and controls.
• Provide guidance on regulatory developments and risk management.
• Oversee the compliance monitoring and testing program.
• Review findings, root cause analyses, and remediation plans.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, IA, HR, and business units on initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Project management

Risk management

AI in compliance

Intercultural teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Finance/Business

Master's degree or professional qualification

ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance

CCEP

CAMS

Job description

Job Purpose

The Head of Compliance, AZAP (Allianz Asia Pacific) Regional Office is responsible for leading the regional team members and provides the governance to oversee the execution of both, the Compliance Program and the Testing Program across the AZAP region. The role ensures the effective implementation of compliance frameworks, regulatory obligations, governance standards, and risk management practices, while fostering a strong culture of integrity and ethical conduct. The incumbent will support the Chief Compliance Officer Asia Pacific in proving strategic leadership to the regional stakeholders, Group Compliance and the local compliance teams, act as a trusted advisor, and support the business in achieving its objectives in a compliant and sustainable manner.

Future Challenges:

• Developing and establishing a new Regional Team concept that will oversee the AZAP region (incl. governance framework, reporting) and ensures quality assurance across the region

What you do

• Lead the regional compliance team and develop a robust compliance strategy aligned with Group requirements and regional business objectives.
• Drive consistent implementation of compliance policies, standards, and procedures across all Asia Pacific entities.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging regulatory developments, compliance risks, and industry best practices.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance, ethics, and conduct throughout the region.
• Develop and oversee the regional compliance monitoring and testing program.
• Ensure completion of thematic reviews, monitoring activities, and control assessments.
• Review and challenge findings, root cause analyses, and remediation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement of monitoring methodologies and compliance assurance activities
• Partner closely with Business Units, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, Human Resources, and other control functions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Compliance Officer Asia Pacific and to country management teams across the region.
• Support strategic business initiatives, products, partnerships, and digital transformation projects from a compliance perspective.
• Oversee and conduct investigations relating to compliance breaches, misconduct, ethical concerns, and regulatory matters.
• Ensure timely escalation, reporting, remediation, and lessons learned exercises.
• Support disciplinary processes and regulatory engagements where necessary.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of compliance professionals in the AZAP region.
• Foster a high-performance and collaborative team environment.
• Establish clear objectives, accountability, and succession planning for the compliance team.
• Drive talent development and capability building across the compliance function.

What you bring

• Minimum of 10-15 years of working experience with significant experience within insurance, financial services, banking, asset management, or other regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with regulators and managing regulatory examinations.
• Proven track record in compliance advisory, monitoring, investigations, control execution and risk assessments.
• Leadership expertise overseeing cross cultural teams in a dynamic environment.
• Compliance risk management with the ability to assess and mitigate risks.
• Regulatory analysis, interpretation and engagement with relevant regulatory bodies.
• Design and oversee governance and control frameworks.
• Experiences in conducting risk management and compliance monitoring, testing and review.
• Financial crime compliance experiences, including in anti-bribery and corruption.
• Management of investigations with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Data analytics and compliance reporting experiences.
• Strategic thinking and decision making with sound business acumen, including understanding of capital markets.
• Stakeholder management with good ability in negotiation, conflict management and cultural intelligence.
• Experiences in people management and coaching with ability to influence.
• Ability to drive change management and deliver through effective project management.
• Adaptability and resilience in navigating complex and evolving regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with AI technologies, including leading AI-augmented teams and applying generative AI tools (Claude, CoPilot, ChatGPT etc) responsibly within compliance operations
• Experiences in project management e.g transformation projects
• Knowledge re-insurance products is a plus
• Experiences in leading and working in an intercultural teams, as the role will connect with stakeholders across the region.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business, Risk Management, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree or professional qualification preferred.
• ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance.
• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP).
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) other relevant compliance, legal, or risk certifications.