Job Description

What is the opportunity?
As the Senior Manager, AML Compliance, you will be responsible for ensuring RBC's reputation is upheld, and relevant laws and regulations are complied by preventing illicit use of RBC's system for financial crimes. This role is part of the second line of defence to provide advisory support to business and support functions on financial crime risk matters.
What will you do?

• Assist WM Asia AML Compliance team to support business and support functions to comply with applicable legal, regulatory and internal requirements on financial crime risk related matters
• Render prompt and constructive advice to business and support functions on financial crime risk related matters, especially around client due diligence
• Review potential sanctions exception on wire payment flagged by system, and manually escalated by business and support functions
• Ensure intelligence information is timely actioned e.g. perform client search, put name into RBC Cautionary List, notify business to perform trigger-event client review. Promptly respond to related enquiry or request from other RBC location, relevant law enforcement unit or regulatory authority.
• Conduct preliminary checks, reviews and ensure appropriate escalation on AML related queries sent to AML Compliance team
• Assist WM Asia AML Compliance team to ensure all internal and external suspicious activity reporting, transaction monitoring and screening alerts are properly and timely handled.
• Assist WM Asia AML Compliance team to ensure timely response to enquiry and request from regulatory authority, law enforcement unit, senior management and internal audit.
• Support WM Asia AML Compliance team in contributing to Group's financial crime project and initiative.
• Assist WM Asia AML Compliance team to cultivate high FC awareness and culture in the organization.
• Handle co-ordination among in-country financial crime teams on matters common to all the teams where required

What do you need to succeed?
Must-have

• Degree or equivalent is required
• The role would typically require 8 years' compliance or AML experience acquired from international bank or relevant regulatory authority
• Strong understanding on relevant products, services and transactions
• Strong knowledge on financial crime legal and regulatory requirements, compliance principle and corporate governance
• Strong compliance and risk control concept
• Ability to cope with highly demanding and fast paced business environment.
• Competent to work in a matrix organization.
• Demonstrate sound commercial experience and judgement.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, and with the ability to network, engage and influence.

Nice-to-have

• AML qualification such as ACAMS, CAMLP, AML ECF etc. would be a nice-to-have

What's in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services.

Agency Notice
RBC Group does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please contact the Recruitment function for additional details.
Job Skills Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Communication, Data Gathering Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Financial Regulation, Fraud Risk Management, Group Problem Solving, Internal Controls, Operational Integrity, Process Management
Additional Job Details
Address: PERSIARAN IRC 2, IOI RESORT CITY IOI CITY TOWER ONE:PUTRAJAYA
City: Putrajaya
Country: Malaysia
Work hours/week: 40
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2025-11-05
Application Deadline: 2026-02-27
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
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