Compliance Manager & Deputy MLRO, HK
On-site · Quarry Bay, Eastern, Hong Kong
Job Summary
Compliance Manager & Deputy MLRO – Financial Crime (AML/CTF) based in Hong Kong. Senior member of the Hong Kong Financial Crime Compliance team, responsible for developing and maintaining HK FCC policies, procedures (KYC/OCDD, EDD, name-screening, transaction monitoring, STR reporting), leading STR submissions, and lifting the local AML/CTF program in line with AMLO and regulatory guidance. Provides senior oversight of investigations from transaction monitoring and name-screening, partners with Product, Commercial, Operations, Data, Legal and global FCC colleagues on high-risk cases, supports governance and reporting (MI, risk indicators) for local leadership and boards, and supports technology initiatives including AI to shape FCC execution. Based in Quarry Bay, HK; collaborates to ensure controls prevent, detect and report financial crime while enabling growth. Preferred qualifications include experience in payments/fintech, professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, ACAMS), and cross-jurisdiction FCC collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Business or a related field
- 7+ years of financial crime compliance experience in a financial institution or payment services / fintech environment
- Hands-on experience with suspicious transaction investigation and STR filing or other cross-border reporting
- Working understanding of Hong Kong and China specific KYC/CDD and STR regulatory expectations
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to engage senior internal stakeholders and external partners
- Experience with policy implementation cycle within a fintech, including intelligent solutions
- Auditing or assurance background and interaction with regulators is a plus
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