Compliance & Money Laundering Reporting Officer - MY

Nium | Kuala Lumpur, MY | on_site

Nium is hiring a Compliance & Money Laundering Reporting Officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, requiring 12+ years of AML/CFT or regulatory-compliance experience.

Job description

Nium is hiring the appointed Money Laundering Reporting Officer for its Malaysia entity. The role owns the local AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial-crime compliance framework, acts as the primary liaison with Bank Negara Malaysia, oversees key financial-crime controls and investigations, leads risk assessments and regulatory-change implementation, supports audits and examinations, and partners with Product, Operations, Legal, and Compliance teams to embed controls into products and payment flows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Law
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Risk Management
  • or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 12+ years of experience in AML/CFT, Financial Crime Compliance, or Regulatory Compliance.
  • Prior experience serving as an MLRO or Deputy MLRO within a regulated financial institution, payments company, fintech, digital bank, or e-money institution.
  • Strong knowledge of AMLA 2001, Bank Negara Malaysia AML/CFT requirements, FATF Recommendations, sanctions regulations, and financial-crime risk management.
  • Experience with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/EDD, and suspicious activity reporting.
  • Excellent stakeholder-management and regulatory-engagement experience.
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Preferred qualifications / experience
  • ACAMS, ICA, or equivalent AML certification preferred.
  • Experience in cross-border payments, fintech, digital banking, payment service providers, or correspondent banking.
  • Familiarity with Actimize, Feedzai, Featurespace, ComplyAdvantage, or similar AML transaction-monitoring platforms.
  • Experience managing regulatory examinations and remediation programmes.
  • Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced fintech environment.

Skills

  • AML / CFT Compliance
  • Money Laundering Reporting
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Sanctions Compliance
  • Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
  • Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
  • PEP & Name Screening
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Suspicious Transaction Reporting
  • Financial Crime Risk Assessment
  • Regulatory Engagement
  • Compliance Policy & Controls
  • AML Investigations
  • AML Training