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VP, Financial Crime Compliance Advisory, Singapore
Singapore, SG · S$200,000-$220,000VP, Financial Crime Compliance Advisory, Singapore
Overview
We are supporting a leading international financial institution in the search for a Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance Advisory to join its Singapore-based team.
This is a senior advisory role supporting business activities across Singapore and the broader Asia-Pacific region, including exposure to markets such as Hong Kong and Australia. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders, providing practical, risk-based guidance on financial crime matters while helping the organisation navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Preferred Background
SLOANE | SHOREY
Sloane Shorey is a Ministry of Manpower Licensed Employment Agency: EA License 20S0307
Overview
We are supporting a leading international financial institution in the search for a Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance Advisory to join its Singapore-based team.
This is a senior advisory role supporting business activities across Singapore and the broader Asia-Pacific region, including exposure to markets such as Hong Kong and Australia. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders, providing practical, risk-based guidance on financial crime matters while helping the organisation navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Financial Crime Compliance advisory support to front office, product and support functions across the region.
- Advise on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and broader financial crime risks.
- Support the review and approval of new products, services, client relationships and strategic initiatives from a financial crime risk perspective.
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate financial crime risks while enabling commercial objectives.
- Interpret and advise on regulatory developments and emerging financial crime risks across Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.
- Provide guidance on complex client onboarding, enhanced due diligence and high-risk customer relationships.
- Escalate material risks and issues appropriately, providing balanced and commercially practical recommendations.
- Work closely with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations and business teams to ensure a consistent and effective control framework.
- Support regulatory engagements, audits, thematic reviews and internal governance forums as required.
- Contribute to the enhancement of policies, procedures, controls and financial crime frameworks across the organisation.
Requirements
- Approximately 15 years or more of relevant Financial Crime Compliance experience.
- Strong advisory experience gained within international banking or financial services environments.
- Deep knowledge of AML, sanctions and broader financial crime regulatory requirements.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders and business leaders on complex risk and regulatory matters.
- Exposure to multiple Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, with knowledge of Singapore regulations considered essential.
- Strong understanding of financial crime risks across corporate, institutional, commercial and/or investment banking activities.
- Ability to balance regulatory expectations with commercial realities and provide pragmatic, risk-based advice.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong judgement, credibility and the confidence to challenge where necessary.
Preferred Background
- Experience gained within global or regional banking institutions.
- Exposure to Hong Kong, Australia and wider Asia-Pacific regulatory environments.
- Demonstrated success operating within complex, matrixed and international organisations.
- Experience managing regulatory change, business growth initiatives and cross-border financial crime matters.
SLOANE | SHOREY
Sloane Shorey is a Ministry of Manpower Licensed Employment Agency: EA License 20S0307