Head of Compliance and Legal
Full time
at Fusang Corp
in
Online
Posted on May 8, 2024
Job details
- Preferably based in Malaysia. But candidates located in other countries within the same time zone are also welcomed
- Oversee the compliance and legal functions as department head
- Directly report to Chief Operating Officer but also have direct access to EXCO (senior management team) to report key compliance matters
- Ideal candidate should have experience working in financial institutions, fintechs or exchange trading environment (e.g. crypto or digital assets)
- Be responsible for ongoing compliance functions and matters with regard to all applicable regulatory requirements concerning digital securities exchange and related businesses
- Work closely with senior management to ensure regulatory compliance across all business units
- Monitor internal and external risk exposures concerning business, marketing, operation, technology and regulation
- Liaison with regulators and file regulatory reports in Malaysia, Hong Kong and other relevant countries
- Ensure our regulated businesses are meeting all regulatory requirements and licensing conditions at all time
- Interface and exchange views with regulators and industry practitioners for emerging compliance needs in digital assets space
- Develop, maintain and oversee compliance monitoring programme, policies and procedures for regulatory compliance, internal control and risk management
- Monitor KYC, AML/CTF, FATCA/CRS and regulatory reporting requirements and processes
- Perform review of customer accounts and alert for possible suspicious transactions
- Be responsible for ongoing contractual/legal document matters using internal capability or outsourcing to legal advisors
- Provide supports to internal service requesters and bridge them with external legal advisors to whom we seek legal advisory services
- Support other teams to produce their deliverables (e.g. product development, marketing/communication, technology platforms) by providing compliance inputs and assessing compliance impacts
- Undertake special/ad-hoc projects from time to time
- Bachelor or higher degree in law, business, accounting, economics or the like
- At least 8 years of experience as compliance officer or legal officer in financial service or fintech industry
- Legal professionals with compliance experience are mostly welcomed
- Geographically cover APAC including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore or the like. Prior experience in dealing with regulators in such countries would be advantageous
- Prior experience in developing relevant compliance policies, procedures, and manuals
- Strong management skill to own the department as its head
- Good communication skill to interact with internal co-workers and external working parties
- Good command of spoken and written English
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