Senior Compliance Specialist (Technology Services, CISA, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore seeks a Senior Compliance Specialist to lead compliance operations and manage communications with audits. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems and experience in technology compliance, alongside strong project management and analytical skills. The role includes developing risk management strategies and ensuring adherence to Singapore regulations. Interested candidates should be prepared for a dynamic work environment focused on regulatory compliance and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; CISA or equivalent certifications preferred.
• Proven experience in technology compliance or internal audit required.
• In-depth knowledge of Singapore laws and risk management frameworks essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications with internal and external audits.
• Monitor the implementation of improvement action plans.
• Establish processes for reporting compliance breaches.

Skills

Technology compliance

Internal control

Risk management

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field

Job description

Senior Compliance Specialist (Technology Services, CISA, Banking)

About the job

• Lead communications with both external and internal audits in collaboration with relevant departments, while providing guidance to stakeholders on managing auditor requests and evaluating the effectiveness, appropriateness, and compliance of Business Unit activities with key regulations.
• Review the adequacy of audit submissions by departments, plan mitigation controls with relevant departments, and track their implementation to closure for reporting to management.
• Monitor the continuous implementation of selected improvement action plans, develop risk management strategies and frameworks, drive the company's risk assessment process, provide advice on addressing risk areas of weakness, stay updated on regulatory changes, perform gap analyses for policy alignment, and provide independent oversight to propose solutions to address gaps or breaches.
• Establish formal processes for capturing, monitoring, and reporting compliance breaches and operational/fraud loss events across departments, ensure completion of due diligence checks for third‑party providers, and report findings to management.
• Lead compliance investigations per approved processes, review and assess flagged breaches, ensure timely completion of required training, and perform other ad‑hoc duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field, preferably with professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIPP, CBCI, CRM, ICA, CA.
• Proven work experience in technology compliance, internal control, risk management, or IT internal audit within a bank, financial institution, or professional firm.
• In‑depth knowledge of Singapore laws, regulations, and risk management frameworks (e.g., MAS Notices, ISO 31000), and experience managing corporate governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Experience in the financial services and IT industries, particularly with system development and integration, with the ability to generate innovative ideas and challenge existing norms.
• Strong project management and analytical skills, ability to interpret complex regulations, effective communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities, and experience operating and maintaining an incident‑management reporting mechanism.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | Tang Lee Ling | Registration No: R1106845