Our client is a global consulting platform is expanding its Risk, Regulatory and Compliance practice across Southeast Asia. This team partners closely with major financial institutions to deliver large-scale transformation programmes across financial crime, regulatory compliance, and data-driven risk management.
As part of this growth our client is hiring professionals who bring a strong foundation in financial crime or regulatory compliance, combined with the ability to drive transformation, leverage data, and work across business and technology functions.
This is not a traditional compliance role. The focus is on building scalable, data-enabled solutions and improving how compliance functions operate in complex, fast-evolving environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end-to-end transformation programmes across AML, KYC, fraud risk, and regulatory compliance
- Work with banking and financial services clients to redesign compliance frameworks, operating models, and workflows
- Translate regulatory requirements into structured, scalable processes and systems
- Collaborate with data, engineering, and product teams to embed analytics and automation into compliance processes
- Drive initiatives related to financial crime technology, including monitoring systems, reporting platforms, and risk analytics
- Support the development of data-driven approaches to fraud detection, AML monitoring, and regulatory reporting
- Manage stakeholders across business and technology functions, both internally and on the client side
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to building a high-performing regional team
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in financial crime, regulatory compliance, or risk
- Strong domain expertise in AML, KYC, fraud, or broader regulatory compliance within banks, fintechs, or regulatory bodies
- Proven experience working on transformation or change programmes (e.g. system implementations, process redesign, regulatory change)
- Ability to move beyond policy into execution – designing, structuring, and improving real-world compliance processes
- Experience working across both business and technology teams
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and “codify” processes into scalable solutions
Preferred / Differentiating Experience
- Exposure to data analytics, statistics, or data science within risk or compliance contexts
- Familiarity with tools such as SQL, Python, or data visualisation platforms (not mandatory but advantageous)
- Experience with financial crime systems (e.g. transaction monitoring, KYC platforms, fraud detection tools)
- Background in consulting or project-based environments
- Experience in cloud, security, or digital risk domains