Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO

AIRWALLEX (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in Singapore is seeking a Compliance Professional to join their team. In this role, you will design and implement monitoring programs, communicate risks, and analyze data to ensure regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates have over 7 years of experience in financial services, strong leadership skills, and a Bachelor's or Master's degree. About the company: they focus on innovation and collaboration within a fast-paced environment, adapting to changes in the regulatory landscape. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in licensed Payment Services Provider (PSP), FinTech, ecommerce, RegTech, financial services or consulting.
• Ability to multitask and handle challenging priorities under demanding deadlines.
• Familiarity with laws and regulations in China, especially in the PSP industry.

Responsibilities

• Support development and management of Transaction Monitoring and Screening Program.
• Communicate applicable risks and results to all relevant partners.
• Analyze data to identify trends linked to AML compliance.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor/Master's Degree

Job description

The role:

This role will see you being a vital member of an elite, innovative compliance team operational Airwallex's compliance program. At Airwallex, we see Compliance as a service to our business teams and our customers, and we get excited about innovation and collaboration. Partner with internal teams to design, develop, implement, execute, and monitor screening and monitoring rules detecting and mitigating AML risks. The role supports regulatory obligations and is an opportunity to innovate.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director, Financial Crime Compliance, you will be responsible for supporting development and management of:

1. Transaction Monitoring and Screening Program
2. KYC and due diligence
3. Communicating applicable risks, costs, progress, and results to all relevant internal and external partners
4. Analyzing high-volume data to investigate, identify and report trends linked to AML typologies and compliance to leadership
5. Investigate, identify and develop triggers, rules and algorithms for transaction monitoring
6. Design and execute reports to measure success and performance of initiatives
7. Drive internal controls design and monitoring to support Compliance Operational policy and procedures
8. Partner with Compliance, Legal, Engineering, Product, Strategy, Government Relations and business partners to align on goals for the company
9. Continually identify, redefine and execute solutions for KYC needs across systems, teams, policies and processes
10. Designs and execute reports to measure success and performance of AML Compliance initiatives, program, operations, critical metrics and KRIs
11. Remain up-to-date on regulatory changes and landscape, best practices and cutting-edge developments
12. Address the enquiries raised by the regulators and also submit the required reports
13. Manage the enquiries or review from the external stakeholders including external auditors, banking partners and scheme partners if necessary

Who You Are:

1. A passionate collaborator - with high energy and focus, getting results across multiple projects in a fast paced, changing environment
2. An exceptional communicator - with strong written and verbal communication skills that allow you to translate concepts into clear steps and communicate to technical and non-technical partners at all Levels
3. An effective leader - who demonstrates leadership and relationship building skills and ability to operate comfortably within a complex cultural, global environment
4. Entrepreneurial - both in spirit and drive
5. Forward-thinking - you are always one step ahead of the game
6. Comfortable with change - you understand what it is like to work in a hyper-growth company and can flex to navigate the dynamic environment
7. A data and AI person - who is able to make good use of data to identify the risk and AI technology to make the works more efficient

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in licensed Payment Services Provider ("PSP"), FinTech, ecommerce, RegTech, financial services or consulting firms
• Bachelor/Master's Degree
• Ability to multitask effortlessly and handle challenging priorities under demanding deadlines
• Ability to understand larger picture and environment while operating in focused manner
• Outstanding time management, presentation, and relationship building skills
• Familiarity with laws and regulations in China, in particular the PSP industry
• Certification in compliance related area