MGR, GSI (Investigative Analytics), Group Compliance

OCBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Group in Singapore is building an AI-driven financial crime investigations team. We seek an experienced Analyst to identify patterns, assess risks, and generate actionable intelligence from internal data, OSINT, and vendor sources.

You will support investigations into money laundering, fraud, sanctions evasion, and related typologies, while collaborating with Financial Crime Compliance and business units. Strong analytical minds who value integrity will thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime compliance, investigations, or AML surveillance within a financial institution.
• Ability to analyze complex customer relationships and transaction flows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform network-link analysis and intelligence leads-generation using AI with internal data, analytics tools, OSINT, and external sources.
• Support investigations into money laundering, fraud, sanctions evasion, mule accounts and related typologies.
• Analyze customer, account and relationship data for outliers and criminal networks.
• Identify emerging financial crime trends and high-risk typologies.
• Develop and refine investigation methodologies and intelligence products.
• Prepare clear investigation reports, intelligence assessments and management presentations.
• Collaborate with Financial Crime Compliance, Business Units and control functions.
• Stay updated on evolving financial crime regulations relevant to banking and wealth management.
• Support ad-hoc intelligence and investigative initiatives by the GSI team.

Skills

AML/CTF knowledge

Investigations & intelligence analysis

Data analysis on large datasets

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Independent / self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/Economics/Criminology/Data Analytics/Law

Tools

OSINT tools

Data analytics tools

Machine learning models (intro)

Job description

WHO WE ARE

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we are on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Join a newly established team at the forefront of applying AI and advanced analytics to combat financial crime. As an early team member, you will help shape new investigative approaches, uncover emerging threats, and make a tangible impact on the Bank's financial crime detection capabilities.

How You Succeed

You will succeed by combining strong analytical skills with investigative curiosity to identify meaningful patterns, uncover hidden risks, and generate actionable intelligence. The ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and collaborate effectively with stakeholders will be key to delivering successful investigative outcomes.

What you do

• Perform network-link analysis and intelligence leads-generation through the innovative usage of AI, combined with data from internal bank systems, data analytics tools, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and other external information sources to support and progress investigations.
• Support and participate in investigations relating to money laundering, fraud, sanctions evasion, mule account activities, corruption, and other financial crime typologies.
• Conduct transactional reviews and analyze customer, account, and relationship data to perform outlier analysis, analyze behavioural patterns and establish criminal networks.
• Assist in identifying emerging financial crime trends, illicit syndicates, and typologies that may present heightened risks to the Bank.
• Support the development and refinement of investigation methodologies, analytical frameworks, and intelligence products to enhance investigative effectiveness.
• Prepare clear and concise investigation reports, intelligence assessments, management presentations, and case summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders from Financial Crime Compliance, Business Units, and other control functions.
• Maintain awareness of evolving financial crime regulations, typologies, and intelligence developments relevant to the banking and wealth management sectors.
• Support ad-hoc intelligence and investigative initiatives undertaken by the GSI team.

Who you are

Education & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Criminology, Data Analytics, Law, or a related discipline. Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in financial crime compliance, investigations, intelligence analysis, transaction monitoring, AML surveillance, or related compliance functions within a financial institution. Candidates with Private Banking Compliance, Wealth Management Compliance, or Private Banking Financial Crime Compliance may have an advantage.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Good understanding of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), sanctions, fraud, and financial crime risk management principles.
• Experience conducting investigations and analyzing complex customer relationships, transaction flows, and source-of-wealth/source-of-funds information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess large datasets and identify meaningful patterns and connections.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Prior experience deploying data-analytics tools or machine-learning models in the financial-crime domain is an advantage.
• Familiarity with private banking products, client structures, trusts, offshore entities, and high-net-worth client risk considerations is preferred.

Personal Attributes

• Strong intellectual curiosity and problem-solver mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings clearly and concisely.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive information.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities.

Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers. Lets build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.