Head of Financial Crime and ABAC

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Job Description:

• Job Responsibilities
• Manage the SLFI’s FCC Program and Anti-Fraud Program for SLFI, including the maintenance of financial crime compliance related policies and operating guidelines, and the development of ongoing financial crime training programs for employees, intermediaries and agents.
• Develop and implement market conduct & fraud program
• Provide coaching and leadership to the FCC Team and monitoring their performance on day-to-day activities, which include, but not limited to, name screening, transactions monitoring, AML/ATF and Sanctions related case investigations and handling, client due diligence review, client risk assessment, high risk client identification and related enhanced due diligence review, internal and regulatory reporting, and financial crime related advisory activities.
• Lead technology and process related initiatives to optimize financial crime compliance related processes for improved risk management and efficiency.
• Assess and manage risks related to market conduct &fraud, and to implement strategies to minimize potential issues
• Provide periodic management reporting to the Business, BUCO, Asia CCO and CAMLO on the SLFI’s FCC Program status, which includes its effectiveness, efficiencies and sustainability, and escalate significant matters in a timely manner for ensuring they are adequately informed.
• Provide guidance on financial crime compliance related matters to the business, compliance partners and other functional partners.
• Provide guidance on AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC regulatory developments and changes as part of SLFI and Sun Life Enterprise’s Regulatory Change Management Process
• Provide advice and support to the business for establishing and maintaining relevant procedures to deter, monitor and report financial crime activities and ensure appropriate compliance oversight on any financial crime compliance related day-to-day business processes.
• Monitor activities to ensure compliance with market conduct rules and fraud.
• Fraud detection, prevention, investigation and reporting of fraud
• Facilitate the process through which the business conducts periodic AML/ATF and ABAC risk assessments, providing independent review and challenge of business unit risk assessment results.
• Work closely with the Asia Compliance Monitoring and Testing Team for ensuring an appropriate financial crime monitoring and testing program is in place to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiencies and sustainability of the SLFI’s FCC Program and also market conduct and fraud program
• Manage regulatory and internal audit reviews of the SLFI’s FCC Program and Fraud

Preferred skills

• Strong management ability with demonstrated experience managing a team
• Direct experience in building and managing a compliance program covering AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC, market conduct, and fraud including managing technology solutions and applying data analytics for insight into risks and trends
• In depth understanding of AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC, market conduct & fraud current developments, and risk mitigation techniques
• In depth working knowledge of AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC governing legislation, related regulations, and guidelines, PPATK, KPK and guidelines and guidance and best practices such as FATF Recommendations.
• Expert knowledge of financial services industry AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC compliance issues and regulatory focus and their impact on SLFI and Sun Life Enterprise
• Expert ability to identify financial crime risks, market conduct & fraud risk
• Understanding of risk assessment methodology
• Integrity to do the right thing under difficult circumstances and ability to make reasonable, principled and practical decisions
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to work effectively with persons at all levels in the organization
• Ability to operate and succeed in a complex and fast changing environment
• Aptitude and interest to transform through technology solutions

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in compliance, governance, or risk management in the financial services industry, including at least 8 years of experience in financial crime compliance.
• Post-secondary education; preferably a degree in law, finance or other relevant advanced degree or certifications (e.g. CAMS, CFE).
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of AML/ATF, sanctions and ABAC compliance risk management principles and risk based compliance programs related to the financial services industry
• Proven supervisory or team leadership experience

At Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.

Job Category:

Compliance

Posting End Date:

29/09/2026