Insurance Compliance Specialist

OLIVER JAMES ASSOCIATES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIVER JAMES ASSOCIATES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. is building a compliance capability for a new private wealth product across Asia Pacific.

The role focuses on establishing client screening and due diligence processes from day one, in collaboration with Bermuda and Ireland teams. You will review CDD documentation, screen clients, identify and escalate financial crime risks, and implement appropriate due diligence measures as the product scales.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in AML/CFT, CDD or KYC, with strong financial crime fundamentals.
• Mandarin and Cantonese language skills are highly preferred for communication with Greater China counterparts.
• Experience across varied entity types: financial institutions, quoted and private companies, partnerships and trusts.
• Strong investigative research skills and ability to document findings clearly.
• Familiarity with screening systems (Bridger or similar), and solid Excel and PowerPoint.
• A recognised AML, compliance or risk certification is an advantage.
• Proactive and autonomous work style, with knowing when to elevate.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and assessing Client Due Diligence (CDD) documentation for new business applications and in-force servicing requests, against risk appetite, policy and procedure.
• Screening individual clients.
• Identifying and escalating money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, fraud, adverse media and wider financial crime risk.
• Recommending appropriate due diligence measures, including Enhanced Due Diligence, and validating customer risk ratings.
• Carrying out ongoing monitoring, third-party due diligence and quality assurance reviews.
• Advising stakeholders across the business on CDD requirements.
• Managing your own workflow to meet SLAs, and contributing to process improvements as the product scales.

Skills

AML/CFT

CDD

KYC

Tools

Bridger

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

6-12-month contract · Singapore · Hybrid

About the role

An MNC direct life insurer is launching a new private wealth product covering Singapore, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and we're building the compliance capability for it here in Singapore. This is a genuinely formative role: you'll be the person establishing how client screening and due diligence works for the product from day one, in partnership with our teams in Bermuda and Ireland.

What you'll be doing

• Reviewing and assessing Client Due Diligence (CDD) documentation for new business applications and in-force servicing requests, against risk appetite, policy and procedure
• Screening individual clients
• Identifying and escalating money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, fraud, adverse media and wider financial crime risk
• Recommending appropriate due diligence measures, including Enhanced Due Diligence, and validating customer risk ratings
• Carrying out ongoing monitoring, third-party due diligence and quality assurance reviews
• Advising stakeholders across the business on CDD requirements
• Managing your own workflow to meet SLAs, and contributing to process improvements as the product scales

What we're looking for

• 3–5 years in AML/CFT, CDD or KYC. We welcome applications from banking, wealth management and wider financial services — if you have strong financial crime fundamentals, you will be taught the product
• Mandarin and Cantonese language skills are highly preferred for communication with Greater China counterparts
• Experience across varied entity types: financial institutions, quoted and private companies, partnerships and trusts
• Strong investigative research skills and sound analytical judgement, with the ability to document findings clearly
• Familiarity with screening systems (Bridger or similar), and solid Excel and PowerPoint
• A recognised AML, compliance or risk certification is an advantage
• Someone who's proactive and comfortable working with autonomy, while knowing when to elevate