GENERAL DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance (Policy, Governance & Training) with strong leadership and stakeholder management competencies to deliver effective, impactful outcomes on financial crime compliance (FCC) policy and training matters.
This is an ideal role for a compliance professional who enjoys translating complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical policies and meaningful training that drives the right behaviours. He/she will have the opportunity to shape and embed a strong financial crime risk culture across the bank and build a sustainable FCC framework that stands up to regulatory scrutiny while enabling
Why Join Us
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and meaningful regulatory engagement.
- Opportunity to shape financial crime risk culture, in addition to effective control outcomes.
- Broad coverage across FCC disciplines, with strong career coaching and mentorship.
- A role that values judgment, influence and impact - not just technical execution.
MAIN DUTIES
Policy & Governance
- Actively monitor regulatory developments in Singapore and other jurisdictions in which the Bank operates in and keep abreast of regulatory expectations and industry best practices for wealth management/private banking sector as well as evolving financial crime risks.
- Perform impact and gap analysis in a robust and timely manner before proposing sound, pragmatic recommendations and action plans to address the self-identified gaps.
- Support the design, maintenance and regular review of the bank's FCC policies, methodologies, framework and guidance across anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, sanctions, tax crimes and related areas.
- Draft clear, practical policy documents that balance regulatory analyses robustness with business usability.
- Support governance forums, including preparation of materials, issue tracking and follow-up actions.
Training & Capability Building
- Design, coordinate and enhance FCC training programmes for front office, operations and support functions.
- Translate regulatory and policy requirements into engaging, risk-based training content, case studies and scenarios.
- Partner with business, FCC and relevant stakeholders to ensure training is relevant, targeted and effective.
- Track training completion, effectiveness and remediation actions, supporting audit and regulatory readiness.
- Promote a strong culture of financial crime risk awareness and individual accountability across the organization.
Stakeholder Management & Advisory
- Act as a trusted FCC partner to business, operations and support functions on policy interpretation and training matters.
- Support senior FCC management in regulatory engagements, audits and internal reviews.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives, projects and transformation programmes as required.
Work Experience:
- Degree with minimum 7 years of experience in financial crime compliance within banking or financial services. Experience in wealth management/ private banking sector is preferred.
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements on AML/CFT in the context of wealth management/ private banking.
- Deep understanding and strong awareness of regulatory expectations in Singapore, international developments, emerging risks/typologies and global trends in relation to financial crime compliance.
- Hands-on experience drafting or maintaining compliance policies, standards or guidance.
- Experience in designing or delivering compliance training is highly preferred.
- Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with people at different levels.
Personal Traits/Characteristics:
- Passionate and finds purpose in pursuing a career in financial crime compliance.
- Forward-looking and possesses a pioneering spirit to carve out new paths to navigate through.
- Possesses growth mindset, change-agent drive and resilience to understand and follow-through on financial crime compliance transformation journey.
- Comfortable engaging stakeholders across different seniority levels, including front office.
- Detail-oriented, structured thinker with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accountancy or law (or related discipline), preferably with ACAMS or other equivalent professional qualifications.
