MAS Regulatory Compliance Lead & Audit Liaison

StraitsX Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

StraitsX Group seeks a Regulatory Compliance professional in Singapore to join the Compliance team, reporting to the Deputy Head of Compliance. You will ensure MAS-licensed entities meet obligations and act as the main liaison with regulators, auditors and banking partners.

In the first year, focus areas include audit liaison, regulatory change, and partner due diligence, with opportunities to shape controls across business, product and tech teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Banking, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of regulatory compliance experience within MAS-regulated financial institution, payment firm, bank, or audit/advisory firm.
• Deep understanding of the Payment Services Act (PSA) and MAS notices/guidelines.
• Proven hands-on experience managing regulatory returns and engaging with MAS.
• Strong writing skills for regulatory analyses and leadership-level responses.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for audits and banking partner inspections, coordinating evidence and drafting responses.
• Conduct pre-audit mock reviews and manage the central issue tracking log to remediate findings on time.
• Project manage regulatory change initiatives across business, product, and tech teams.
• Track MAS notices and brief senior management on operational and business impacts.
• Partner with FCC to address gap analyses and track end-to-end corrective action plans.
• Review new product launches and material business changes for regulatory requirements and risks.
• Respond to due diligence questionnaires and perform onboarding/periodic reviews of vendors.
• Oversee regulatory obligations and policy registers, and assist in enterprise-wide risk assessments.

Skills

Audit coordination

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Banking, Finance, or related field

Job description

StraitsX Group seeks a Regulatory Compliance professional in Singapore to join the Compliance team, reporting to the Deputy Head of Compliance. You will ensure MAS-licensed entities meet obligations and act as the main liaison with regulators, auditors and banking partners.

In the first year, focus areas include audit liaison, regulatory change, and partner due diligence, with opportunities to shape controls across business, product and tech teams.