Manager, Financial Crime, Compliance

Position Description This position is part of the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team and is responsible for supporting the firm’s overall compliance framework, with a particular focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and broader FCC-related activities. The role requires close collaboration with management, business units, operations, and support functions to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, while fostering a strong compliance culture across the organization. The incumbent will work closely with the FCC team to maintain a robust compliance framework, ensure the efficient monitoring of clients and transactions, and facilitate the timely identification and reporting of any irregularities or suspicious activities. Key Areas of Responsibilities - Support the FCC team in advising management, business units, operations, and support functions on AML, KYC, and FCC-related requirements; facilitate client onboarding, business initiatives, and negotiations - Monitor transactions to identify any unusual activity for further investigation; conclude reviews and document results, ensuring necessary reporting to authorities where appropriate - Conduct risk reviews, remediation, and screenings of clients, vendors, and counterparties - Monitor regulatory changes and ensure AML and CFT policies and procedures are updated to reflect the latest requirements - Facilitate understanding among business lines and support functions of AML/FCC policies and procedures, ensuring overall compliance with applicable AML, CFT, and Sanctions laws and regulations - Participate in compliance projects to refine AML/FCC policies and procedures, and integrate them into firm-wide controls - Engage actively with departments, middle and back office teams, and headquarters to work seamlessly across entities, fostering consistency and promoting AML/FCC awareness and culture - Provide input into new business and infrastructure initiatives from a regulatory and best-practice perspective - Support FCC training for business units and functions, ensuring FCC knowledge is maintained across all staff Requirements - Post-graduate degree preferred but not essential, ideally in Business, Accounting, or Law - 3–5 years of relevant experience in compliance and/or assurance, with specialization in AML and KYC - Strong knowledge of securities laws, operations, products, and services - Proven analytical skills with the ability to review large volumes of data, identify higher-risk attributes (transactional, geographical, product, customer type, etc.), and take appropriate action - Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment - Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); knowledge of SAS is an advantage - Self-motivated, well-organized, well-presented, independent, with a pleasant personality - Excellent interpersonal skills and strong command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua) - Candidates with less experience may be considered for the role of Assistant Manager

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