Head Of Compliance And Legal

About the Role:

• Preferably based in Malaysia. But candidates located in other countries within the same time zone are also welcomed

• Oversee the compliance and legal functions as department head

• Directly report to Chief Operating Officer but also have direct access to EXCO (senior management team) to report key compliance matters

• Ideal candidate should have experience working in financial institutions, fintechs or exchange trading environment (e.g. crypto or digital assets)

Job Description

• Be responsible for ongoing compliance functions and matters with regard to all applicable regulatory requirements concerning digital securities exchange and related businesses

• Work closely with senior management to ensure regulatory compliance across all business units

• Monitor internal and external risk exposures concerning business, marketing, operation, technology and regulation

• Liaison with regulators and file regulatory reports in Malaysia, Hong Kong and other relevant countries

• Ensure our regulated businesses are meeting all regulatory requirements and licensing conditions at all time

• Interface and exchange views with regulators and industry practitioners for emerging compliance needs in digital assets space

• Develop, maintain and oversee compliance monitoring programme, policies and procedures for regulatory compliance, internal control and risk management

• Monitor KYC, AML/CTF, FATCA/CRS and regulatory reporting requirements and processes

• Perform review of customer accounts and alert for possible suspicious transactions

• Be responsible for ongoing contractual/legal document matters using internal capability or outsourcing to legal advisors

• Provide supports to internal service requesters and bridge them with external legal advisors to whom we seek legal advisory services

• Support other teams to produce their deliverables (e.g. product development, marketing/communication, technology platforms) by providing compliance inputs and assessing compliance impacts

• Undertake special/ad-hoc projects from time to time

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor or higher degree in law, business, accounting, economics or the like

• At least 8 years of experience as compliance officer or legal officer in financial service or fintech industry

• Legal professionals with compliance experience are mostly welcomed

• Geographically cover APAC including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore or the like. Prior experience in dealing with regulators in such countries would be advantageous

• Prior experience in developing relevant compliance policies, procedures, and manuals

• Strong management skill to own the department as its head

• Good communication skill to interact with internal co-workers and external working parties

• Good command of spoken and written English

Fusang has offices in Hong Kong and Labuan & Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and a remote team in Vietnam. In addition to those locations, Fusang supports full remote working flexibility for senior-level at any other Asia locations on a direct contracting basis.