Senior Ethics and Compliance Manager

Company Description

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

**You're** an Individual. **We're** the team for you. **Together**, let's transform the way the world pays.

**Job Description**:
**Job Description**:
As a global payments network, Visa maintains an Ethics and Compliance Program designed to manage legal, regulatory, and ethical risks across our business. These activities manage the following key areas:

- Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF), Sanctions, and Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- Anti-Bribery (AB),
- Business Code of Conduct (BCO) and
- Other specific compliance requirements of regulators who have regulatory authority over Visa operations.

This position is the general Compliance role for all above related activities and will assist to lead, oversee, and ensure effective execution of those activities across the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.

Based in Singapore, the role reports and provides support to SEA Regional Ethics and Compliance Officer to:

- Execute due diligence activities in line with stated AML/ ATF/ Sanctions AB policies and procedures for SEA based staff and clients. Due diligence effort includes identifying concerns and following up with internal and external clients to obtain additional information where necessary,
- Perform screening and conduct online research to resolve potential screening hits to support the above due diligence activities,
- Conduct transaction monitoring from AB gift, travel and entertainment (GTE) requirements perspective,
- Ensure that accurate records are maintained to support quarterly compliance update to business leaders,
- Create/refresh Compliance training content to target audience and deliver Compliance trainings,
- Assess emerging regulatory trends and laws, and
- Support internal audits and regulatory requests, ensure satisfactory resolution of any audit findings and recommendations.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree or other higher education qualifications
- Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in management of compliance programs and controls within the financial services industry
- Professional AML/ATF (ACAMS) accreditation is preferred
- Sound knowledge on AMLATF typologies
- Good understanding of core pillars of effective AB, AML/ATF and Sanctions programs and appropriate legislation
- Expertise in the payments ecosystem preferred or alternately, good understanding of payments business and associated risks
- Corporate experience with a proven track record of managing multiple projects in a complex matrix business and operational environments
- Highly analytical and self-motivated, adept at working independently
- Flexible to work in an environment where needs are continually changing
- Capable of working collaboratively with employees from all levels within the organization, proactive planner able to engage peers and seniors constructively
- Good presentation and public communication skills
- Proficient in English language skills (written and verbal)
- Some travel and extended business hours (conference calls) may be required.

What will also help:

- Strong ethics and be a role model for Visa values as part of the AP Ethics and Compliance team

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