Principal, Regulatory Compliance & Risk Culture

AIA Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Singapore is seeking a senior regulatory compliance lead to manage regulatory liaison and advisory functions. You will oversee compliance programs, advise business units on regulatory developments, and work with senior management to embed a robust risk culture across the organization.

The role requires extensive experience in regulatory compliance within financial services, strong leadership, and excellent stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree (or degree equivalent) with emphasis on accountancy, business, insurance or law.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in liaising with regulators.
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing compliance advisory to business units and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Conduct gap assessments for new regulations and monitor remediation actions.
• Liaise with regulators and industry bodies to manage inquiries and reporting.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance risk culture and compliance awareness.

Skills

Team player

Liaison & communication

Regulatory engagement

Project management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor degree or degree equivalent (accountancy, business, law)

Job description

FIND YOUR 'BETTER' AT AIA

We don’t simply believe in being ‘The Best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us.

We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role Reporting directly to the Associate Director, Regulatory Compliance & Risk Culture, this position is responsible to manage the regulatory liaison and compliance advisory functions, to help Company to manage and mitigate compliance risks. Collaborate with business functions to foster a positive risk culture through effective risk and compliance awareness, engagement, advisory and preventive programs. This position is also responsible to provide guidance and manage the team with necessary mentoring and coaching to the team members.

Regulatory Compliance

• Provide ongoing compliance advisory and support to business functions on various business initiatives, in order to ensure that the business is compliant with existing and new regulations.
• Conduct gap assessments on new regulatory developments, liaise with the various business functions to ensure new regulatory requirements are properly implemented, identified gaps are closely monitored to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance registers are kept up to date and timely certified by Senior Management, regulatory obligations are effectively embedded into business, monitor and ensure proper remediation of any lapses noted.
• Oversee investment compliance related monitoring activities and FATCA compliance quality assurance and testing

Regulatory Liaison

• Liaise with key regulators and industry associations to ensure that their requests and queries are promptly addressed. Facilitate engagement sessions with key regulators to ensure AIAS’ relationship with key regulators are well managed.
• Review and provide adequate challenge to the business functions on responses to regulators to ensure the Company’s responses are accurate, consistent and of good quality.
• Assist in reporting requirements to regulators, Group, Board of Directors, senior management, and other stakeholders as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Provide necessary mentoring and coaching to enable staff to learn from the job and perform with minimal guidance.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor Degree (or degree equivalent) with emphasis on accountancy, business/ business administration/ business management/business studies, insurance or law.

Experience

• At least 15 years’ relevant experience, preferably in the financial services industry, focusing on regulatory compliance and external liaison with regulators.

Certifications/licenses

• LOMA, CMFAS papers will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Team player
• Liaison, relationship building and communication skills e.g. mediation.
• Building trust and credibility with Key Regulators by responding in an accurate, timely and concise manner.
• Project management
• Presentation skills

Believe in better with AIA.

If you work at AIA, you play an important part in this movement. Which is why we give you every opportunity to learn, grow and shape your career - your way!

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.

ABOUT AIA

For over a century, AIA has served the ever-changing needs of our customers across Asia-Pacific. Our Purpose to help millions of people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives is at the heart of everything we do.

As pioneering innovators, we’re now transforming AIA to be faster, simpler and more connected to create better solutions and impactful experiences for our customers and communities. AIA encourages and enables our people to act with clarity, courage and humanity in service of our Purpose.

JOIN US

At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. Whether it’s investing better wellbeing, inspiring better learning, building better relationships, or making a better impact on customers, a career at AIA will challenge you to find new ways to pursue your ‘better’.

AIA is committed to building a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive workforce for all employees to thrive in. Join us if you believe in creating a better tomorrow!