Highly-visible Front Office Advisory Opportunity
Healthy Work-life & Friendly Int’l Private Banks
SOW/CDD/AML, Biz Risk and Mgmt
Why Choose This Opportunity?
Core Advisory Mandate: As part of the Front Office 1.5LOD , partnering with ~10 private bankers & senior management of ED/MD levels; directly advising business from client on-boarding, CDD, business risk, daily licensed activities, resolving any incidents/ approving any exceptions
Pure-Play Focus: Deliver impact within an institution exclusively dedicated to continuous growth and long term direction of the Greater China Wealth Management Business
End-to-End Oversight: Shape front-to-back risk controls—covering everything from client onboarding and financial crime prevention to trade suitability and regional cross-border rules.
Our Client
We have been retained by an established global private bank with a dedicated team of 800+ professionals across the region. The institution balances an expanding North Asia client footprint with a collaborative, people-centric International environment.
Job Duties
Primary Accountabilities:
- First-Line Oversight: Drive robust supervisory standards across front-office activities, keeping day-to-day business aligned with internal governance and regulatory expectations.
- Front-Line Advisory: Serve as the first point of contact for private bankers on business/account pipeline review, operational, policy, and compliance matters (e.g., AML/KYC/SOW adjustments, product suitability, and cross-border engagement).
- Process Refinement: Work hand-in-hand with relationship managers, legal counsel, compliance leads, and operational teams to streamline business flows while maintaining strict risk boundaries.
- Escalation & Problem Solving: Assess non-standard client requests, resolve operational hurdles, grant required sign-offs, and escalate major risk items to executive committees.
- Risk Analytics & Health Checks: Perform periodic business reviews and trend analyses to catch potential control gaps early and ensure audit or regulatory findings are resolved promptly. Keep front-office teams up to speed on regulatory developments, market insights, and best practices.
- Strategic Growth Initiatives: Represent the business in governance forums, risk committees, and operational enhancement projects to support North Asia/Greater China business growth
Requirements
- Steady Track Record: 15+ years within int’l Private Banking or Wealth Management, with deep exposure to Front Office Business Management, 1st Line Control, or Business Risk
- Level: Proven experience operating at the Senior Vice President, Director, or Executive Director level
- Technical Breadth: Profound understanding of HKMA regulatory requirements and Comprehensive knowledge of private banks operations from front to back office—including client onboarding/CDD, AML/CFT standards, trade execution, and North Asia regulatory requirements.
- Stakeholder Gravitas: Strong diplomatic and communication skills to influence senior private bankers and collaborate effectively across functions from front to .
- Languages: Excellent proficiency in English, Mandarin and Cantonese
- AML/KYC/SOW exp with Private Banks
- Supportive FCC Compliance Culture
- Healthy Worklife Balance
- As part of the established FCC Compliance Department for North Asia region
- Responsible for reviewing KYC/SOW risk assessment for Client On-Boarding/Periodic Review in accordance to HKMA/AML regulatory requirement and corporate governance
- Facilitate the approval of periodic review
- AML/Transaction Monitoring exp with Private Banks
- Supportive FCC Compliance Culture
- Healthy Worklife Balance
- As part of the established FCC Compliance Department for North Asia region
- Accountable for conducting transaction monitoring, alert clearance and approval in accordance to HKMA/AML regulatory requirement and corporate governance
- Serve as the subject matter expert to tackle any related transaction surveillance issues from front office, operations and risk management teams
Attraction:
- Leadership Role: AML/KYC/Biz Risk, Private Bank
- Rewarding Front Office Management Exposure
- Job Security, Int’l Professional Culture
Tasked with the mission:
Managing a team of 6, you will oversee client lifecycle activities (onboarding, periodic reviews, trigger events) as well as front-office risk controls (investor suitability, sales conduct, and product governance).
Core Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: 1st Line control environment for the HKMA and SFC regulated private wealth arm.
- Advisory & Governance: Key liaison point with front-office teams on AML and general compliance matters. Represent the unit in regional and global governance committees.
- Risk Frameworks: Design and refine risk management practices covering both financial crime, KYC/Client On-Boarding, regulatory risks aspects to ensure daily business activities fulfil regulatory requirement.
- Solid AML/KYC/SOW experience with Private Banks
- Friendly & Supportive International Culture
- Healthy Worklife with Excellent Exposure
- Responsible for KYC and Client Due Diligence for low to high risk HNW Private Clients
- Conduct PEP, Sanctions and AML review to ensure compliance with HKMA regulatory requirement and corporate governance
- Serve as the subject matter expert to advise and review KYC/Client Life Cycle requirements for the Front Office