AML Compliance Specialist

3 days ago

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China Hays Full time

Your new company Our client is a fast-growing fintech company empowering businesses with innovative financial solutions. You will be joining their AML team under the Financial Crime Compliance Department and responsible for ensuring the company's operations meet regulatory requirements while enabling sustainable growth. You will design, implement, and oversee AML policies, conduct risk assessments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain the highest standards of compliance. Your new role Develop, implement, and maintain AML/CFT and sanctions policies, procedures, and controls. Conduct ongoing risk assessments and transaction monitoring to detect suspicious activity. Own FCC tooling architecture: assess, select, and integrate leading internal and external solutions for sanctions/adverse media screening, on-chain analytics, transaction monitoring, and case management. Define data pipelines, schemas, alerting, and model governance. Collaborate with Engineering to integrate controls into product flows, APIs, and back-office systems. Drive automation and data-driven decision-making across onboarding, screening, monitoring, and case management. Manage investigations and reporting: lead complex cases and SAR/STR filings with high-quality documentation and timely regulatory engagement. Stay updated on local and international AML regulations and ensure company-wide compliance. Provide training and guidance to staff on AML best practices. Liaise with regulators, auditors, and external partners on compliance matters. Support new product launches by assessing AML risks and advising on controls. Lead daily FCC operations: conduct enterprise risk assessments, manage rule libraries and tuning, oversee performance reviews, assurance testing, KPIs, dashboards, and deliver reporting to senior leadership and the Board. Oversee assurance and remediation: support audits, conduct effectiveness reviews, track issues to closure, and communicate progress. What you'll need to succeed Require 7-8+ years of AML experience within the fintech/payment industry. Proven ability to design and implement compliance frameworks. Strong knowledge of AML/CFT and Sanctions frameworks. CAMS or equivalent certification preferred. Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Ability to write queries, work with databases and metrics, and build/interpret dashboards in tools like Looker or Power BI to optimise tuning, segmentation, and MI. Fluency in English is a must. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. (krystal.chun@hays.com.hk) If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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