Responsibilities

• Manage the payment institution obligations (compliance of local licenses and its duties) with local APAC regulators(excluding China mainland), ensuring all regulatory returns and responses to regulatory requests are accurate, complete and submitted on time
• Advisory role concerning regulatory compliance matters
• Identifies potential areas of regulatory compliance gaps, develops and implements action plans to mitigate risks and provides general guidance;
• Steers and prepares meetings with local supervisory authorities, participates in any regulatory compliance projects;
• Participate in legal and compliance projects and act as key interface between the market and the organization, assisting with developing and implementing regulatory policy, e.g. as part of product launches;
• Collaborates with other departments to manage various compliance and related issues to appropriate channels for further analysis, investigation and solution-finding;
• Support internal and external audit reviews
• Responsible contact for local data protection matters (coordinator);
• Supports managing and executing effective Anti-Money Laundering policies within the local market(s)
• Local bridge-head of the global legal & compliance organization

Requirements:

• A degree (prefer master degree) in business administration / law or similar
• A compliance qualification would be an advantage
• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in a similar position or relevant field, with experience in compliance, regulatory, anti-money laundering and internal control
• Experience within the corporate payments and cards industries of advantage
• Demonstrable regulatory experience with local regulations, preferably B2B financial services industry
• Familiarity with operational, financial, banking and applicable regulations is desired
• Fluency in English, Mandarin/Cantonese of advantage
• An ability to apply regulatory knowledge (identification and analysis of regulatory risks) to support the achievement of business objectives
• Strong commercial acumen
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• Highly organized and efficient with ability meet tight deadlines
• Entrepreneurial and hands-on mindset
• Team player in a virtual, international team with a strong work ethic that takes ownership of assigned duties, being self motivated and proactive
• Sound judgment - capable of developing independent opinions and defending own view