Regional Head of Compliance

The Role

• Manage the compliance activities across the Allianz Trade Asia Pacific Region
• Provide advice and assistance to the Region, OEs, LEs and Branches on a wide range of compliance issues
• Ensure that the entities within the Region remain compliant with all applicable regulatory obligations
• Fulfil a coordination role across the entities in scope to ensure that compliance responsibilities are duly understood and carried out.
• Fulfil the tasks of the regional compliance function under the company’s Solvency II Compliance Policy and the related governance & oversight activities
• Ensure effective interactions with all relevant supervisory authorities for the Region, liaising with the regulators on behalf of Allianz Trade
• Ensure good working relationships with all Regional Functions to reinforce the Compliance requirements throughout the 1st line   
• Ensure all regulatory and Allianz Trade Group requirements relating to Fitness and Probity are effectively implemented relating to the compliance function at regional and local levels
• Contribute to global compliance expertise.

Job Duties

• Establish and maintaining a compliance culture across the organization focusing in 12 countries across Asia Pacific.
• Monitor and oversee Regulatory Compliance, Sales Compliance, Anti-Financial Crime, Market Integrity and Code of Conduct requirements across the OEs, LEs and Branches in the Region,   
• Ensure effective implementation of the Compliance Manual requirements,   
• Manage compliance affairs in the Regional Office and with all local entities in the Region,   
• Ensure secure transaction and restructuring,
• Ensure a strong working relationship with Regional CFO and CEO,
• Implement Compliance Standards and Rules with the Regional team and with the OEs, LEs and Branches in the Region, 
• Deliver global communication & training,
• Provide global team project management & related communication,
• Deliver simplification and integration of tools and solutions, procedures and processes,
• Provide the Regional reporting required by the Compliance Function 4 times per year,
• Report on compliance issues to the Regional Management team and to the Global Head of Compliance as regards the compliance activities including Anti-Financial Crime including Anti-Fraud, Sales Compliance, Market Integrity and Regulatory Compliance,
• Organize the exchange of best practice on compliance activities with other Allianz Trade Compliance Officers,
• Set up the annual compliance plan for the Region and perform a compliance risk assessment on an annual basis,
• Carry out compliance related investigatory work, especially in case of suspicion of insider dealings or breaches of compliance rules such as the Code of Conduct,
• Provide proactive advisory service in regulatory and compliance matters to the Regional Management team with regard to Anti-Financial Crime, Sales Compliance, Market Integrity and Regulatory Compliance,  
• Ensure an Anti-Fraud training and awareness program is in place in the Region, ensure employees are advised on an ongoing basis of how to report any possible misconduct relating to Fraud, and ensure information sharing of suspected fraud with management and control functions in order to identify trends,
• Report Internal Fraud and any other breaches of the Compliance Standards to Allianz Trade Group Compliance,
• Complete a Targeted Review/Compliance Review of the Anti-Fraud framework on at least a 3-year cycle,
• Provide anonymous Whistleblowing and Speak-up facilities that employees are frequently made aware of,
• Support the regional business functions in assessing the potential compliance risks of new products and business lines.

Job Requirements

• Degree holder with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Approved by Hong Kong Insurance Authority as Key Person in Compliance Function
• Exposure to working in insurance or banking industry and familiar with regulatory compliance in Asia Pacific.  
• Ability to work independently in enhancing, creating and implementing policies but collaborative and considerate to work in regional jurisdictions in Asia Pacific.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to comfortably interact with people at all levels of the organization, including executive management, and in an international environment
• Diplomatic sensitivity and ability to manage multiple stakeholders,
• Project management skills and ability to coordinate a number of projects in parallel,
• High level of integrity,
• Experience in managing change and promote innovation with a hands-on mentality
• Legal background would be an advantage

Location

Hong Kong

Language

• English
• Mandarin (desirable but not essential)

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
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Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.

If you are interested in the position above and think you have the right profile, please follow the online application process. For more detailed information about the company and our career opportunities please go to our website: https://www.allianz-trade.com/en_global/careers.html

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