Director for APAC Regulatory Affairs

Our client is a top tier invest ment house with growing operations globally. Their operations in Asia has increased exponentially compared to their other regional hubs, and as such they are looking to further up- weight in their compliance function.  As part of their regulatory affairs team, this position is a largely a  project management role, where it will be the interface between the regulator and internal teams across several jurisdictions. You will be tasked with managing the information requested and provided to the regulators in each of these regions, organising internally accordingly. As the global Financial Services industry faces increased pressure to conform to more defined guidelines, you will need to be a strong presence internally and externally. The main aspects of your role will include: 

• Provision of support to the local compliance officers across APAC in response to ad- hoc regulatory RFIs and examination/ review requests.
• Liaising with global regulatory affairs colleagues to leverage information already provided to non- APAC regulators when dealing with regional requests for information.
• Liaise with compliance governance team to ensure that all regulatory commitments are appropriately recorded and tracked.
• Provide analysis of regional regulatory developments to the Head of Regulatory Affairs.

In return, our client is looking for a candidate that can demonstrate:

• An assertive, extrovert nature
• Very commercially aware
• Project Management Expertise
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Understanding of the global regulatory environment, key initiatives- specifically a working knowledge of the principles, rules and modus operandi of the key regional regulators.
• Understanding of investment banking risk management and control frameworks, to include Risk Management, Finance, Product Control and Operations.