Job Description

About UOBUnited Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.About the departmentUOB Innovation Hub 2 (IH2) is a UOB-wholly owned subsidiary and a centre of excellence situated in Malaysia, providing a broad range of services to support the UOB Group. We are dynamic and passionate about delivering innovative financial solutions that enables business growth and transformation.UOB\'s purpose is \'Building the future of ASEAN\'. UOB IH2 is expanding in line with the bank\'s purpose. IH2 will grow to have multiple service lines, and in order to support our vision and ambitions, we are looking for talented and passionate individuals to be part of the team.This is a senior role with underlying key responsibility in ensuring Anti-Financial Crimes operational issues are adequately addressed in a timely and responsible
manner.The incumbent is expected to manage and oversee KYC and CDD requirements in customer\'s onboarding and periodic reviews with a key focus on ensuring compliance on regulatory requirements, to address AML CFT & Sanctions concerns. Customer segments include Wholesale Banking Business Banking (BB) and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) segment customers in Singapore.The incumbent reports functionally to the Group Head of AFC Ops, Group Wholesale Banking (GWB), and entity level to the General Manager / Head of COE.In this role the primary responsibilities of the incumbent are;

• Manage teams comprising a mix of KYC and CDD personnel to address, meet and comply with regulatory requirements in all aspects of KYC / CDD and financial crimes concerns for the WB segment
• Ensure the timely completion of all reviews assigned, within SLA and in compliance with the guidelines issued by Group / Local Compliance
• Review and assess the financial crimes risk exposure of WB AML/CFT and Sanctions control measures
• Serving as a control tower in relevance with the business risk appetites of the respective Business segments within WB
• Ensure all audit findings raised are reviewed, addressed, and rectified accordingly
• Manage business efficiency of the teams via execution of a unified governance handling approach in policies and standards
• To review and lead in the implementation of training materials specific to AFC Ops in sync with Compliance guidelines on KYC / CDD and financial crimes matters. Where required, to support the execution of such trainings to the respective Business Units within WB
• To work in tandem with the Group Head of AFC Ops in development of the COE teams in areas of technical and soft skills for exposure and career progression
• Participate and represent AFC Ops and WB in any AML/CFT and Sanctions related ad-hoc projects and committees, as and when required

• Recognised degree holder with demonstrable years of relevant experience in anti-financial crime compliance handling
• A strong track record in risk and regulatory matters pertaining to financial crimes risk and typologies in identifying areas or instances of potential risks and to address these concerns appropriately
• To demonstrate relevant experience in the management of people and relationships via supervisory experiences and proven leadership ability. Including the skills to develop and coach teams
• Able to advise senior stakeholders with great skill and a level of confidence, knowledge, and stature to provide advice in terms of outcomes arising from findings glean by know your customer (KYC) processes
• Strong at influencing thinking and behaviours align with the Bank\'s commitment against financial crimes, with the highest level of integrity and ability to balance commercial objectives, through the exercise of independent and prudent judgement
• Able to raise sensitive or potentially contentious issues in a constructive manner to arrive at appropriate solutions
• Self-driven and a team player with strong interpersonal skills to communicate, influence and negotiate
• Certification as an AFC specialist (e.g., CAMS / Diploma in AML, Governance and Risk) with a recognized institution will be an advantage

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