About the job
This is a mid/senior, hands-on Legal & Compliance role designed to ensure regulatory continuity and legal risk oversight within a MAS-regulated EAM environment. The individual will operate across compliance supervision, regulatory advisory and documentation governance, providing independent judgment on structuring, onboarding and cross-border matters. The role requires both technical competence and the ability to engage senior management on regulatory and legal risk implications in a dynamic business setting. This is a 6-12 month contract role (beginning in May/June) serving as partial paternity/maternity cover for the team.
Reporting Line
The individual will report to the Head of Legal & Compliance, and in his absence, to the CEO.
Scope of Responsibilities:
Core Regulatory & Compliance Oversight
- Ongoing monitoring of MAS notices, circulars, guidelines, and consultation papers.
- Reviewing and maintaining the Compliance Manual and related policies.
- Oversight of AML/CFT frameworks, risk assessments, and internal controls.
- Preparation of Board compliance updates and regulatory summaries.
- Conducting AML and compliance training.
- Oversight of compliance control testing and monitoring programmes.
- Management of breach reporting and regulatory escalation processes.
Regulatory Advisory & Risk
- Providing regulatory interpretation and implementation guidance under SFA, FAA and subsidiary legislation.
- Supporting regulatory inspections, investigations, audits and supervisory engagements.
- Reviewing outsourcing arrangements for compliance with MAS Outsourcing Guidelines.
- Advising management on regulatory risk implications of new business initiatives, distribution channels or operational changes.
- Advising on cross-border marketing restrictions and exemption reliance frameworks.
Legal Advisory & Structuring
- Reviewing client agreements for regulatory alignment and liability allocation.
- Supporting investment vehicle and structuring analysis from a legal risk and regulatory perimeter perspective.
- Reviewing third-party agreements.
- Identifying and assessing legal risk exposures in documentation, disclosures and client communications.
- Supporting governance of side letters, risk disclosures, conflicts management and contractual documentation standards.
Client Onboarding & Financial Crime Controls
- Oversight and conduct of CDD, KYC, AML, CFT and PF processes for new and existing clients.
- Reviewing high-risk or complex onboarding cases.
- Ensuring adherence to SFA exemptions (AI/II, small offers where applicable).
- Oversight and maintenance ofonboarding governance documentation and risk registers.
Candidate Profile:
- 310 years of relevant experience in financial services compliance, risk, legal, or regulatory advisory.
- Educational Backgroundin Law or related disciplines.
- Experience within MAS-regulated institutions preferred.
- Advantageous: Singapore-qualified lawyer, CA/ACCA, CAMS, ICA AML qualification, FRM, CFA.
- Strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to operate independently in a regulated environment.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work with people of different cultures.
- Work from Office.
