Head of Legal & Compliance (Bank)

Responsibilities:

• Develop compliance programs and perform compliance checking;
• Prepare compliance related policies and procedures manuals whenever necessary; review and update Legal and Compliance Department’s policies and procedures periodically (annually or bi-annually) and whenever necessary;
• Review and give comments on other departments’ policies and procedures manuals to ensure incorporation of required legal and regulatory requirements;
• Design and conduct AML, other compliance training and AML monitoring;
• Report to regulators on Suspicious Transactions;
• Customer transactions AML surveillance;
• Prepare and / or coordinate completion and submission of periodic and ad hoc reports and questionnaires to the regulators and government authorities;
• Liaise with external lawyers and regulators on compliance issues;
• Assist in inspection / audits to be conducted by regulators / Group Internal Audit Department / external auditors.

Requirements:

• University graduate (preferably in legal study) with minimum of 10 years legal and compliance working experience, with 5 years as supervisory level of compliance department;
• Good knowledge about laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, industry practices, etc. applicable to banks, in particular to AML / CFT laws and guidelines;
• Good compliance / audit experience;
• Good knowledge on financial products and services (e.g. banking, loans, securities, insurance, etc.);
• Good analytical, presentation and supervisory skills; and
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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