Director of Compliance

The opportunity

A multi-billion-dollar private markets fund manager is establishing a dedicated senior compliance function in Singapore. As the platform grows, bringing in a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-literate compliance leader on the ground is a business-critical, high-visibility hire.

This is a rare seat to own MAS compliance end-to-end for a growing global manager at a pivotal moment, working directly with senior leadership.

The role

You will be the designated compliance professional in Singapore, personally named or appointed as the compliance representative for the MAS Capital Markets Services (CMS)-licensed fund management entity. This is deliberately an entity-level mandate: you will map and own the regulatory obligations of the specific regulated legal entities within the group, and understand how those obligations connect across jurisdictions. You will begin as a sole-charge, one-person function, with scope to build a small team as the platform scales.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the designated / appointed compliance representative to MAS for the Singapore CMS-licensed fund management entity.
• Map and own the compliance obligations of each regulated legal entity in the group, and how they interlink across jurisdictions.
• Build and run the compliance framework under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and Securities and Futures Regulations as applied to a private equity fund manager.
• Manage MAS licensing, representative notifications and fit-and-proper obligations, including any variations arising from the group combination.
• Run the AML / CFT programme in line with MAS Notices and Guidelines — customer due diligence, sanctions and name screening, and suspicious transaction reporting.
• Prepare and submit periodic regulatory returns; manage MAS liaison, inspections and ad hoc regulatory queries.
• Oversee conflicts of interest, personal account dealing, gifts and entertainment, and the annual compliance monitoring programme.
• Advise investment and deal teams on regulatory implications; support fund structuring, custody, valuation and reporting controls.
• Manage incidents, breaches and complaints; maintain compliance policies, registers and training.
• Where a legal background exists, support light legal and contract review.

What makes you a fit

You have probably spent 10 to 15 years in compliance, at senior manager to director level, and at some point you have been the person whose name sits on the licence. You have been the designated or appointed compliance representative to MAS for a specific licensed fund management entity, not simply an adviser to firms that held the accountability themselves. You know the difference between advising on a framework and being the one MAS calls.

Essential requirements

• 10–15 years compliance experience, at senior manager to director level.
• Hands-on MAS compliance experience within a licensed fund manager (CMS licence / SFA regime).
• Strong working knowledge of MAS requirements as applied to private equity fund managers.
• Track record as — or readiness to be appointed — a fit-and-proper appointed representative with MAS.
• Able to operate autonomously as a sole-charge compliance function.
• Singapore-based and able to work on-site five days a week, full time.

Preferred

• Exposure to cross-border or multi-jurisdiction fund platforms.
• Availability at short notice