Head of Group Legal & Compliance

At Delta Asia Financial Group, we foster a supportive and empowering environment that enables our employees to shape rewarding career journeys. We are committed to your professional growth and development, and to creating a workplace culture that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance advisory service and support to business and operation units within the financial institution and the group as well as providing legal advice to management in order to safeguard the Group's interests and mitigate compliance and legal risks
• Formulate and implement compliance strategies and work plan in order to identify, analyse and mitigate compliance risk with respect to the internal and external requirements including but not limited to internal policies and procedures, regulatory codes, guidelines and related laws & regulations
• Perform Company Secretary functions
• Develop, review compliance related policies and procedures
• Provide advice and guidance on compliance issues for the launch of new products / services
• Provide practical recommendations for internal stakeholders on departmental operational manuals and compliance review findings to address identified issue
• Ensure Suspicious Transaction Reports are submitted to the Hong Kong Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) and the Macau financial intelligence unit (GIF) by the group entities in a timely basis
• Take the role as the AML/CFT Officer for the Bank in Macau and the MIC of AML/CFT and Compliance Function Head of Registered Institutions in Hong Kong for regulators
• Liaise with regulators and government authorities on matters relating to the group companies businesses and regulatory matters
• Foster a strong compliance culture within the Group and ensure that business operations uphold high compliance standards
• Keep abreast of regulatory requirements and changes/developments in Group’s business operation and ensuring the scope of review aligns with regulatory priorities as well as the Group’s operational needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree holder or above in Law, Business or related discipline
• Preferably holding certifications such as AAMLP or CAMS
• Seasoned professional with 10+ experience in legal & compliance roles in the banking, securities and insurance industries
• Macau working experience preferred
• Extensive knowledge in banking and wealth management products, related regulations and guidelines, especially for AML/CFT and the market practice
• Proven experience in managing regulatory matters and dealing with regulators, including AMCM, IA, SFC, and others
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills with flexibility and adaptability to changes
• Possesses a growth mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, including Mandarin
• Frequent travel to Macau