Head of Compliance

Guangzhou 全职 RMB1,150,000 - RMB1,551,000 per year View Job Description
Role snapshotAs the Head of Compliance for our China entity, you will act simultaneously as strategic radar and execution engine-anticipating regulatory shifts before they happen and embedding policies, processes, tools and culture that let the business scale confi-dently and compliantly.
  • Step into a true Head of Compliance with PBoC sign-off authority
  • To build the entire China program from policy to platform

About Our Client

Our client Founded over 20 years, it's global fintech platform simplifying cross-border commerce for underserved SMEs.

Job Description

  1. Serve as the statutory Compliance Principal accountable to the People's Bank of China (PBoC) for AML/CFT, sanctions, FX and cross-border RMB under the Non-Bank Payment Institution licence.
  2. Translate global standards into China-specific policies; own the full policy lifecycle-draft, socialize, train, test, iterate.
  3. Build and l-ead a high-performing compliance team covering KYC, transaction monitoring, suspicious-transaction reporting and regulatory inspections.
  4. Own the relationship calendar with PBoC, SAFE, NUCC, CUP and industry peers; turn supervisory concerns into internal OKRs.
  5. Drive the annual external audit and any regulatory examination from scoping to closure, ensuring every finding has an owner and a deadline.
  6. Provide front-end compliance design for new products, geographies and customer segments, delivering quantified risk maps and mitigants.
  7. Leverage data and technology to evolve monitoring models-shifting AML, sanctions, fraud and KYC controls from post-alert to pre-alert.-

A successful Head of Compliance should have:

The Successful Applicant

A successful Head of Compliance should have:

  • Bachelor's degree plus eligibility (or current appointment) as Head of Compliance for a licensed non-bank payment institution in China.
  • 10+ years in financial-services compliance, risk, AML/CTF or sanctions; minimum 5 years as compliance l-ead inside a licensed Chinese payment institution.
  • Hands-on experience with PBoC, SAFE, cross-border RMB and Non-Bank Payment Institution regulations; inspection and remediation track record required.
  • CAMS or equivalent certification preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to build teams, manage change and operate in high-growth, deadline-d-riven environments.
  • Bilingual fluency (Mandarin & English) for regulatory reporting and board-level communication.

What's on Offer

  • A true "seat at the table" to shape compliance strategy for one of the world's m-ost a-ctive cross-border payment networks.
  • Global peer network across Product, Risk, Legal and Capital teams-visibility into 190+ markets.
  • Diverse, i-nclusive culture with reasonable-accommodation practices at every hiring step.

If you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity as Head of Compliance, we encourage you to apply and contribute to the success.

Contact
Lana Li
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Phone number
+8621 6026 8073

Job summary

Function
Legal
Specialisation
Banking & Finance - In House
What is your area of specialisation?
Financial Services
Location
Guangzhou
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lana Li
Consultant phone
+8621 6026 8073
Job Reference
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