522 Compliance Lead jobs in Singapore

About Our Client

Our client is a leading environmental science company with a strong regional presence in Singapore. Backed by decades of global expertise, they deliver sustainable, science-driven products and solutions that protect public health and address unique environmental challenges across Asia.

The Role

As Statutory Compliance Lead, you will play a critical role in strengthening statutory reporting and compliance across APAC. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will drive process improvements, clear audit backlogs, and build stronger alignment across local entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of statutory reporting and compliance requirements across multiple APAC entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

• Lead statutory audits, including reviewing and synchronizing audit reports across countries, and liaising with external auditors, tax agents, and regulators.

• Work closely with country accounting teams to clean up outstanding Withholding Tax backlogs (particularly in Indonesia for 2023) and ensure compliance with local regulations.

• Collaborate with internal teams to design and implement a centralised reporting tool, improving consistency and efficiency across markets.

• Supervise and mentor 2 direct team members, providing guidance on statutory compliance, reporting standards, and effective collaboration with local finance teams.

• Monitor regulatory changes across the region, identify risks, and implement necessary process adjustments.

• Provide training, guidance, and support to colleagues to raise awareness and embed strong compliance practices.

• Prepare and deliver timely reports to senior management and global stakeholders.

• Support ad-hoc compliance and reporting projects as needed.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will bring:

• At least 3 years' audit experience (Big 4 preferred) and 2+ years of commercial finance experience in a multinational environment.

• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, audits, and financial reporting standards.

• Proven experience liaising with auditors, tax agents, and regulators across multiple APAC jurisdictions.

• Ability to work independently, manage priorities across multiple entities, and drive process improvements.

• Experience managing and developing team members.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Familiarity with reporting systems and tools used in finance and consolidation.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to take ownership of statutory compliance across diverse APAC markets.

• Hands-on involvement in process clean-up, audit alignment, and centralisation projects.

• Exposure to a dynamic, science-driven sector with a meaningful public health mission.

• Collaborative and professional working culture, with scope to make a lasting impact.

How to Apply

To apply or learn more, please submit your CV via this posting or contact All applications will be treated with full confidentiality.

Company information

Hudson RPO (Singapore) Pte Ltd

EA No. R

Registration No. 18C9146

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Role Overview:

The Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Lead plays a pivotal role in supporting the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the E&C Program across the GEM region. This role focuses on operational execution, ensuring alignment with global standards and local regulatory requirements, with elements of strategic leadership. The E&C Lead will act as a key advisor, trainer, and project leader, fostering a culture of integrity and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, document, and implement E&C policies, procedures, and controls.
• Lead the execution of the GEM E&C Program across GEM
• Lead compliance monitoring activities.
• Conduct compliance training and ensure completion of required learning programs.
• Review compliance with internal and external standards.
• Support Head of E&C, GEM to govern and drive activities including RECC operations and risk assessments.
• Develop dashboards, trackers, and analytics to support decision-making.
• Identify, manage and support E&C projects, including corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior team members in the team and provide guidance on compliance matters.
• Drive communication and engagement campaigns to promote ethical behavior.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders on E&C initiatives.
• Main point of contact for E&C matters for GEM HQ (not limited to policies, procedures, and systems related topics)

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical sectors.
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks, auditing, and risk management.
• Project management and operational execution skills.
• Proficiency in data analytics, dashboards, and MS Office tools.
• Ability to work across cultures and time zones and good communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• High integrity, adaptability, and problem-solving mindset.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Nature of Impact:

The E&C Lead plays a critical role in embedding ethical behavior and compliance into the organizational culture. The E&C Lead ensures that the governance structures are effective, training is impactful, and monitoring is robust; contributes to the identification and mitigation of risks and supports Takeda's vision and values. This role contributes to building a modern, agile E&C function that supports business success while upholding the highest ethical standards.

The Role:
My client is a growing payments firm and we are looking for a Singapore Compliance Lead to join the team in Singapore. You will be overseeing the Licensing and AML related matters, and be part of their growth strategy as they scale across APAC.
Responsibilities:
Work with MAS on all licencing-related matters
Onboarding and KYC of new customers.
Implement and enhance the AML / CFT / Sanctions and all Anti-Bribery related frameworks.
Monitor any high-risk transactions and mitigate any Risks in the business
Carry out investigation work should there be any alerts, red flags etc
Requirements:
Bachelors' degree in a related field
At least 8 years of Compliance experience - ideally with experience across MAS and AML
Prior Compliance experience in a Payments Firm
Able to work independently
Ability to manage and work with regional stakeholders
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EA Personnel No. R
BeathChapman Pte Ltd
Licence No. 16S8112
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Compliance Lead - Global Payments & Crypto
We are seeking a seasoned Compliance Lead to spearhead our global licensing application and regulatory compliance framework. This is a high-impact role for an expert who will own the end-to-end process of securing critical financial licenses across multiple key jurisdictions, Hong Kong, Europe, MENA, and LATAM.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with deep, hands-on experience in payment regulations, crypto assets (MiCAR), and managing complex, cross-border licensing applications.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Licensing & Regulatory Applications: lead and project-manage the entire application process for global licenses, including Electronic Money Institution (EMI), Payment Institution (PI), and Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licenses.
Develop and own the global licensing roadmap, prioritizing jurisdictions and managing timelines for Europe, MENA, and LATAM.
Draft and oversee the preparation of high-quality application materials, including comprehensive business plans, financial projections, and robust compliance policies (AML/CFT, KYC, risk management).
Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison with external legal counsel and regulators throughout the application process.
Compliance Advisory & Regulatory Strategy: provide expert advisory on regulatory requirements across payment and crypto services, with a strong focus on MiCAR, PSD2/PSD3, AMLD, and other relevant frameworks.
Conduct in-depth gap analyses for new market entry and new products, identifying regulatory requirements and implementing necessary compliance controls.
Monitor and analyze the global regulatory landscape to anticipate changes and advise the business on strategic implications.
Program Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: build and maintain a centralised dashboard to track the status of all licensing applications and regulatory engagements across multiple jurisdictions.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Finance teams to embed regulatory requirements into product design and business operations from the outset.
Develop and manage the compliance calendar for critical deadlines, renewals, variations, and regulatory reporting.
Requirements
5-10 years of direct experience
in a compliance role within a global payment institution, electronic money institution, crypto exchange/asset service provider, or a relevant financial regulatory body.
Proven, hands-on experience
successfully managing and obtaining financial licenses (e.g., EMI, PI, MSO, VASP) in Singapore, one or more of the following regions: Europe, MENA, LATAM.
Deep subject matter expertise
in key regulatory frameworks: PSD2, AMLD/6AMLD, MiCAR, and FATF recommendations governing VASPs.
Strong familiarity with building and implementing AML/CFT programs, including KYC, customer due diligence, and transaction monitoring systems.
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to own complex processes from inception to completion with minimal supervision.
Superior communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English. Proficiency in other languages (e.g., Arabic, Spanish) is a significant advantage.
A strategic, proactive, and pragmatic mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
About OSL
As a subsidiary of the publicly listed OSL Group (HKEX: 863.HK), OSL Digital Securities is Hong Kong’s first and most established SFC-licensed and insured digital asset platform. Operating since 2018, the platform provides institutional-grade digital asset services to corporations, financial institutions, professional and retail investors.
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Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Legal, General Business, and Finance
Industries: Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Legal Services, and Financial Services
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Financial Crime Compliance Lead (Global)
Reap is a global financial technology company headquartered in Hong Kong with employees across multiple countries. We enable financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide by combining traditional finance with stablecoins for efficient money movement.
Through our stablecoin-powered corporate cards, payments, and expense management tools, we streamline financial operations and help businesses scale. Our APIs enable businesses to integrate stablecoin-enabled finance into their own products and services—from issuing Visa cards to facilitating cross-border payments.
Role Overview
As the Global Financial Crime Compliance Lead, you will own and evolve Reap’s AML/CFT and Sanctions program across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll lead prevention, detection, reporting, and assurance activities, partner with Product, Engineering, Growth, and Operations, and embed a risk-based approach and automation across onboarding, screening, and transaction monitoring to effectively combat financial crime.
Team: Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) — Financial Crime Compliance
Reporting to: Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance
Location: Flexible within APAC or EU. Hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore. Remote-friendly.
Scope: Global fincrime leadership across Reap entities and partner programs
What You’ll Do
Architect and continuously improve a global AML/CFT and Sanctions framework for stablecoin-enabled payments and card issuing, covering KYB/KYC, screening, transaction monitoring, investigations, reporting, QA, training, and MI.
Own the FCC tooling architecture. Evaluate, select, and integrate best-in-class internal and external solutions for sanctions and adverse media screening, on-chain analytics, TM, and case management. Define data pipelines, schemas, alerting, and model governance.
Lead day-to-day FCC operations and oversight: enterprise risk assessments, rule libraries and tuning, performance reviews, assurance testing, KPIs and dashboards, and reporting to senior leadership and the Board.
Drive productized compliance. Partner with Engineering to embed controls into product flows, APIs, and back-office systems. Champion automation and data-driven decisioning across onboarding, screening, monitoring, and case management.
Lead complex investigations and SAR/STR reporting, ensuring high-quality documentation and timely regulatory engagement.
Oversee effectiveness reviews, independent audit support, and remediation programs. Track issues to closure and communicate progress.
Partner with Growth and Enterprise customers on program due diligence and reliance models for CaaS/PaaS and direct programs.
Build and mentor a high-performing global FCC team and foster a culture of compliance by design.
What We’re Looking For
10+ years in Financial Crime Compliance within fintech, payments issuing, or e‐money, with leadership of multi-country programs. Direct, recent experience in stablecoin-based payments and/or card issuing is required.
Builder mindset with a track record of architecting FCC environments from the ground up. You design strategy and roll up sleeves to implement processes, data models, playbooks, dashboards, and change management.
Architecture ownership of the FCC tooling stack including vendor strategy, data decisioning and product integration.
Deep knowledge of AML/CFT and Sanctions frameworks and card scheme requirements. Strong execution of RBA, EWRA, and control testing with measurable outcomes.
Investigations and reporting expertise, including SAR/STR workflows and regulator engagement, with crisp documentation standards.
Data-centric and analytically fluent. Comfortable writing basic queries, working with databases and metrics, and building or interpreting dashboards in tools like Looker or Power BI to drive tuning, segmentation, and MI.
Experience leveraging AI to automate and improve FCC outcomes. You have used machine learning or AI-assisted techniques to enhance alert accuracy, reduce false positives, prioritize cases, generate investigations summaries, and streamline FCC workflows. Strong desire to keep building and iterating with AI tools.
Executive communication and stakeholder leadership, including Board and audit interactions. Certifications such as CAMS or ICA are a plus.
What Success Looks Like in 12 Months
Measurably improved detection quality and reduced false positives via segmentation, tuning, and data enrichment.
Timely and accurate regulatory reporting and positive audit outcomes.
Mature MI and program metrics informing leadership decisions on compliance.
Automated and AI-embedded controls across new products and geographies.
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Seniority level
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Overview
Working location: AMK
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced
AWS Platform Lead
to drive the
end-to-end onboarding of new AWS accounts
and
workloads into our AWS Landing Zone environment.
Built with
AWS Control Tower
and aligned with
CIS Benchmarks
and
AWS Foundational Security Best Practices , this role ensures every account is provisioned securely, compliantly, and production-ready.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the AWS account onboarding process — from request intake to handover.
Provision and configure accounts via
Control Tower Account Factory , ensuring baseline controls (GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM, CloudTrail) are enforced.
Validate
compliance and security standards
before production readiness.
Coordinate with Cloud Engineering, Security, Networking, and DevOps teams.
Act as the main liaison for onboarding queries, providing updates to stakeholders.
Maintain documentation, FAQs, and onboarding knowledge base.
Drive continuous improvement and automation of onboarding workflows.
Requirements
5+ years’ experience
in IT operations,
cloud service delivery,
or project management.
Strong knowledge of
AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, IAM, networking, and security services .
Familiarity with
CIS Benchmarks, AWS Well-Architected Framework , and security best practices.
Hands-on exposure to
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
and
CI/CD pipelines .
Excellent communication skills with ability to work across technical and business teams.
AWS certifications
(e.g., Solutions Architect) preferred.
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About RedotPay

RedotPay is a global crypto payment fintech integrating blockchain solutions into traditional banking and finance infrastructure. Our user-friendly crypto platform empowers millions globally to spend and send crypto assets, ensuring faster, more accessible, and inclusive financial services. RedotPay advances financial inclusion for the unbanked and supports crypto enthusiasts, driving the global adoption of secure and flexible crypto-powered financial solutions. Join us in shaping the future of finance and making a meaningful impact on a global scale.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Officer to take ownership of our
Singapore MPI license application and maintenance
. You will be the cornerstone of our regulatory framework, ensuring full adherence to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulations and other applicable laws. This is a hands-on role with significant responsibility, offering the opportunity to build and shape the compliance function within a dynamic fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

MPI License Application

• Take a leading role in the preparation, submission, and management of license applications to the MAS, specifically for MPI
• Prepare and maintain all required documentation, including policies, procedures, risk assessments, and business plans, to meet MAS licensing requirements.
• Manage the ongoing obligations of the license, including the preparation for and response to regulatory inspections and queries.

MPI License Management & Regulatory Advisory:

• Act as the primary point of contact and liaison with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for all matters relating to the MPI license.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the Payment Services Act, its subsidiary legislation, and all relevant MAS notices and guidelines.
• Provide timely and accurate regulatory advice to senior management and business units on new products, services, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage all regulatory reporting obligations, ensuring submissions (e.g., AML/CFT reports, annual statutory reports, breach reports) are accurate and filed on time.

Compliance Program Management:

• Develop, implement, and maintain robust policies, procedures, and controls to ensure ongoing compliance with AML/CFT, sanctions, and data protection requirements.
• Conduct regular compliance reviews and risk assessments to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks.
• Manage the periodic review and update of all compliance-related manuals (e.g., Compliance Manual, AML/CFT Manual).

Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT):

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the AML/CFT program, including customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), ongoing monitoring, and transaction screening.
• Investigate and assess suspicious transaction reports (STRs) and ensure timely filing with the relevant authorities.
• Serve as a key point of escalation for complex AML/CFT issues.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5+ years
  of direct compliance experience within the financial services sector in Singapore, with a
  mandatory focus
  on payments, e-money, or fintech.
• Bachelor's degree in law, Finance, Business, or a related field. Professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA Diploma in AML/CFT) are a significant advantage.
• Proven, hands-on experience
  in managing a MAS Major Payment Institution license is
  highly preferred
  .
• In-depth, practical knowledge of the
  Payment Services Act, MAS Notice, and other relevant regulations
  .
• Strong experience in developing and implementing AML/CFT frameworks, including customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening.
• Excellent relationship management skills with experience acting as a primary liaison with the MAS.

Company

United Overseas Insurance Limited

Designation

Compliance & Risk Management Intern

Date Listed

15 Sep 2025

Job Type

Entry Level / Junior Executive

Intern/TS

Job Period

Immediate Start, For At Least 3 Months

Profession

Accounting / Auditing / Taxation

Industry

Insurance

Location Name

Singapore

Allowance / Remuneration

$1,200 - 1,500 monthly

Company Profile

UOI is a member of the UOB group and focuses on retail and commercial general insurance. Founded in 1971, UOI was quickly recognised in the business community and in just seven years, UOI was listed on the Singapore Exchange. UOI's profitable growth over the years reflects its prudence and financial strength.

Job Description

About your role:

We are looking for an intern to help us turn company policies into clear, easy-to-follow procedures and guidelines that staff across UOI can use. You will work with teams from the Compliance & Risk Management Department as well as other divisions to ensure that policy requirements are operationalised into well-structured documentation that supports our business operations. You will gain hands-on experience in technical writing, process documentation and cross-functional collaboration within UOI.

What you'll do:

• Assist in drafting and updating procedures and guidelines based on company policies
• Work closely with different divisions to understand policy objectives and operational processes
• Translate policy requirements into user-friendly procedures and guidelines
• Ensure clarity, consistency and standardisation across all documentation

What you'll need for the role:

• Experience in technical writing is an advantage
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Logical thinker who can break down policy requirements into step-by-step procedures and guidelines
• Good command of written and spoken English

Application Instructions

Please email your updated CV to and indicating your earliest commencement date and the duration that you can commit for the internship.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

Apply for this position

Company

United Overseas Insurance Limited

Designation

Compliance & Risk Management Intern

Date Listed

15 Sep 2025

Job Type

Entry Level / Junior Executive

Intern/TS

Job Period

Immediate Start, For At Least 3 Months

Profession

Accounting / Auditing / Taxation

Industry

Insurance

Location Name

Singapore

Allowance / Remuneration

$1,200 - 1,500 monthly

Company Profile

UOI is a member of the UOB group and focuses on retail and commercial general insurance. Founded in 1971, UOI was quickly recognised in the business community and in just seven years, UOI was listed on the Singapore Exchange. UOI's profitable growth over the years reflects its prudence and financial strength.

Job Description

About your role:

We are looking for an intern to help us turn company policies into clear, easy-to-follow procedures and guidelines that staff across UOI can use. You will work with teams from the Compliance & Risk Management Department as well as other divisions to ensure that policy requirements are operationalised into well-structured documentation that supports our business operations. You will gain hands-on experience in technical writing, process documentation and cross-functional collaboration within UOI.

What you'll do:

• Assist in drafting and updating procedures and guidelines based on company policies
• Work closely with different divisions to understand policy objectives and operational processes
• Translate policy requirements into user-friendly procedures and guidelines
• Ensure clarity, consistency and standardisation across all documentation

What you'll need for the role:

• Experience in technical writing is an advantage
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Logical thinker who can break down policy requirements into step-by-step procedures and guidelines
• Good command of written and spoken English

Application Instructions

Please email your updated CV to and indicating your earliest commencement date and the duration that you can commit for the internship.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.