Head of Compliance

6 days ago

Singapore GYK TALENSYNC PTE. LTD. Full time

**Head of Compliance - Fintech / Payments (Singapore)**:
**Location**:East Area
**Salary Range**:SGD 10,000 - 15,000 per month
**Employment Type**:Full-time, Permanent
**Target Start**:September 2025

**About the Role**:
Client is a high-growth, Singapore-based fintech and digital payments platform, backed by an established regional group. They are building a compliance-first digital ecosystem that balances innovation with regulatory integrity.

The **Head of Compliance**will serve as the named officer under MAS “fit & proper” requirements, leading all compliance, AML/CFT, and risk governance matters. This role is pivotal in securing and maintaining the MPI license, ensuring regulatory trust, and building scalable frameworks to support future cross-border and digital payment token services.

This is a **leadership role reporting directly to senior management and the Board**.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Regulatory Engagement & Governance**:

- Act as declared Head of Compliance with MAS, accountable for all compliance matters.
- Maintain up-to-date compliance policies aligned with PSA, AML/CFT, TRM, and PDPA requirements.
- Provide board-level reporting and serve as escalation point for compliance issues.

**Compliance Operations**:

- Oversee AML/KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting (SARs).
- Design and enforce internal controls, compliance frameworks, and risk assessments.
- Supervise external compliance support providers and ensure quality execution.
- Conduct training and awareness programs across the company.

**Risk & Control**:

- Develop and maintain the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
- Liaise with external auditors and regulators for TRM/ISO/SOC2 audits.
- Advise leadership on regulatory risk exposure for new products (cross-border, FX, DPT).

**Strategic Enablement**:

- Partner with Product and Business Development teams to enable compliant innovation.
- Prepare compliance documentation for investors, partners, and institutional collaborations.
- Build a compliance function capable of scaling into a regional framework.

**Requirements**:

- 8-12 years of compliance/AML experience in financial services, payments, or fintech.
- Prior experience as a named officer with MAS or equivalent regulator strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of **PSA, AMLA, MAS Notices (626/824/504), TRM guidelines**, and global AML standards.
- Proven ability to design and lead compliance frameworks in high-growth environments.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Experience in Web3 or blockchain-related compliance.
- Previous legal or regulatory advisory background.
- Business-level proficiency for cross-border engagements.

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