Senior AML Advisor, Private Banking (Director/ED)

Empower Partners Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Private Bank in Singapore seeks an AML Lead, Director/Executive Director to provide strategic AML guidance and oversee complex financial crime matters. Based in Singapore, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across private banking to ensure robust AML controls and compliant onboarding.

Applicants should have 12–15+ years in AML within financial services, strong private banking experience, and a proven ability to advise front-office teams on high‑risk cases while

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years in AML/financial crime compliance within financial services.
• Strong private banking or wealth mgmt background is essential.
• Experience advising front-office and senior stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of client onboarding, KYC, source of wealth/funds, sanctions and PEP.

Responsibilities

• Lead AML advisory support to the private banking business.
• Advise senior stakeholders on complex client onboarding and financial crime matters.
• Review high‑risk clients, source of wealth, source of funds, sanctions and PEP cases.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
• Ensure AML risks are identified, assessed, documented and escalated.
• Provide credible challenge while working with Relationship Managers and others.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Operations and business teams.
• Support development and enhancement of AML policies and controls.
• Monitor regulatory developments and communicate impact to governance forums.

Skills

AML advisory

Stakeholder mgmt

KYC

Sanctions

PEP awareness

Job description

Confidential Private Bank in Singapore seeks an AML Lead, Director/Executive Director to provide strategic AML guidance and oversee complex financial crime matters. Based in Singapore, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across private banking to ensure robust AML controls and compliant onboarding.

Applicants should have 12–15+ years in AML within financial services, strong private banking experience, and a proven ability to advise front-office teams on high‑risk cases while