Financial Crime Compliance Lead - Life Insurance

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure AML management information accurately reflects the scope, complexity and risk level of different business lines, including onboarding, ongoing monitoring, screening results, escalations, incidents and remediation progress.
  
• Offer guidance for new customer onboarding, including risk‑based assessments, customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD).
• Serve as an escalation point for multiple business units on AML/CFT and Sanctions matters, ensuring regulatory requirements are integrated into daily operations despite evolving rules and business conditions.
  
• Support the rollout and continuous strengthening of compliance policies and governance frameworks covering AML, outsourcing and data governance in response to rising regulatory expectations.
  
• Lead quality assurance reviews, thematic assessments and other monitoring activities, ensuring issues identified are properly evaluated, escalated and addressed.
  
• Deliver clear, accurate and timely AML reports to senior management, committees and relevant governance bodies, highlighting emerging risks, thematic observations and regulatory focus areas.
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Law or Business, with at least 8 years of relevant experience in financial services, focused on financial crime compliance.
  
• Professional AML qualifications (e.g., ACAMS), or certifications in Audit or related fields, are preferred.
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement under heightened regulatory scrutiny.
  
• Strong proficiency in written and spoken English and Chinese
  
• High integrity with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.