Principal - Regulatory Compliance & Deputy MLRO - Singapore
About the role
Key Responsibilities
• Support the MLRO in overseeing and enhancing the company's AML/CFT program
• Conduct risk assessments and maintain key regulatory documentation, including the Key Regulatory Obligations Register, Compliance policies, and AML/CFT frameworks.
• Provide compliance and AML/CFT advisory support for new products, business models, and use cases.
• Drive improvements and efficiencies across end-to-end compliance operations through automation, technology, and machine-learning-enabled solutions.
• Ensure all Client Due Diligence requests and activities, including review of clients' profile, risk rating, name screening, verification of documentations during the clients' lifecycle are resolved within agreed timeframes, and any issues or bottlenecks that arise are escalated in a timely manner.
• Perform periodic, trigger-based, and ad hoc AML reviews, ensuring adverse news and elevated risk factors are appropriately identified and escalated.
• Review and resolve transaction monitoring and name-screening alerts in a timely manner.
• Prepare and submit Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) as required.
• Ensure accurate and timely regulatory and AML/CFT reporting to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
• Prepare compliance reports for senior management and Compliance Committees.
Requirements
• Minimum 8 years' experience in compliance roles within regulated environments.
• Strong expertise across Compliance and AML/CFT domains, including KYC/KYB, sanctions, and financial crime.
• Solid understanding of the Payments and Fintech industry.
• Prior experience in payments or fintech strongly preferred.
• ACAMS and/or ICA certification preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design and implement scalable solutions.
• Demonstrated accountability, sound judgment, and a proactive, positive approach.
• Ability to identify inefficiencies, challenge the status quo, and drive sustainable process improvements.
• Proven ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with global regulatory developments.
• Fluency in English.
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