Job description

Well-reputated Regional Bank
Great Working Culture
Great Remuneration Package

company overview.
Our client, a premier regional bank, seeks a Manager in Financial Crime Surveillance & AML Investigations. You will safeguard the firm against illicit activity by leading complex transaction investigations, executing regulatory filings, optimizing surveillance systems, and providing expert AML guidance across business units.

job scope.

Direct the end-to-end investigation of transaction monitoring exceptions, escalating validated financial crime risks and executing statutory SAR/STR disclosures to relevant enforcement authorities within mandatory timeframes.
Evaluate management information (MIS) metrics to identify emerging risk trends, providing expert AML/CFT guidance and tactical guidance across front-to-back operational units.
Partner with technology teams to refine automated surveillance platforms, champion system tuning initiatives, and drive strategic anti-financial crime projects.
Design and roll out firm-wide AML/CFT curriculum, ensuring regulatory shifts and institutional policy updates are effectively cascaded across all lines of defense.
Spearhead high-priority compliance remediation efforts and executive-level assignments as directed by senior leadership.

Requirements.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law, Financial Risk Management, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
A robust track record of 8 years in financial crime compliance within banking, featuring a focused concentration in transaction monitoring mechanisms and investigative protocols.
Professional certifications such as CAMS or AAMLP are highly desirable.
Exceptional analytical acumen with a proven capability to dissect complex transactional patterns, draw logical conclusions, and troubleshoot surveillance systems under strict operational timelines.
Superior written and verbal fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin is essential) to engage effectively with internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
Self-directed operator with the agility to manage competing high-pressure deliverables while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.

If you believe you meet the above requirements and have the passion and drive to excel in this role, we invite you to submit your application. We apologies that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please click the 'Apply' button below or send through your most updated CV to cchen@captarpartners.com. We apologies that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Still considering? Contact Cathleen Chen on +852 3901 8731 for confidential discussion about it, we are always happy to help.