Senior Compliance Officer

About the Group

Portcullis Group is one of Asia's largest independent trust, fund, and family office service providers — 40+ years, founded by David Chong ("the Guru of Asian Family Offices"), with licensed operations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Labuan/KL, and key offshore jurisdictions. Fusang, our sister group, is Asia's first fully-regulated digital securities exchange (Labuan FSA) and the pioneer of the world's first institutional tokenised sukuk.

Our group compliance function is being unified into a globally connected, AI-native team, led by our Chief Compliance Officer in Kuala Lumpur. This role is the Singapore cornerstone of that team, you'll play a key role in shaping strategy, driving innovation, and influencing compliance across our global business.

The Opportunity

As the designated compliance officer on the ground, you will hold key MAS-facing roles and cover every statutory compliance role across all Singapore entities. In this hands-on, execution-focused role, you will own day-to-day regulatory and AML/CFT execution locally. While group framework and direction are established by the Chief Compliance Officer in Kuala Lumpur, you will keep operations impeccably on-side with regulators as a full member of a unified, AI-driven global team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Policy & Procedure Management

• Framework Development: Assist in reviewing, updating, and implementing Singapore and Group-wide compliance policies, manuals, frameworks, and internal directives locally.
• Risk Mitigation: Design and develop appropriate compliance risk management frameworks and systems to proactively identify and address potential risks.
• Vendor Compliance: Prepare, update, and review Compliance Customer Due Diligence (CDD) questionnaires for intermediaries and service providers, ensuring engagements are aligned with the regulatory guidelines for outsourcing.
• Internal Advisory: Serve as a subject matter expert by providing regular, clear updates to staff on evolving AML/CFT/CDD requirements. Partner pragmatically with the Singapore business to find the compliant path to "yes" while ensuring entities exactly toe the line legally at all times.

2. End-to-End Customer Due Diligence (CDD)

• Onboarding: Perform thorough CDD on potential clients using research, industry data, and verified professional networks.
• Ongoing Monitoring: Conduct regular, periodic reviews of existing client documentation to ensure continuous alignment with corporate and regulatory standards.
• Guidance: Provides guidance and feedback to business units on potential client engagements.

3. Financial Crime & Reporting (MLRO Support)

• STR Management: Review potential red flags and efficiently prepare and file Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) when appropriate.
• Ad-Hoc Reporting: Compile periodic compliance metrics and ad-hoc reports for Management and stakeholders. Escalated and feed Singapore regulatory developments up to the Chief Compliance Officer.
• AI Tooling Adoption: Use AI and agentic tooling in day-to-day work—including CDD analysis, screening, monitoring, drafting policies and filings—and help extend that operating model to Singapore.

4. Regulatory Relations & Stakeholder Communication

• Regulator Liaison: Serve as a key person and designated officer on the ground managing relationships with the MAS, ACRA, and PDPC, including coordinating inspections, responding to enquiries, licence-condition adherence, and regulatory filings.
• Audit Support: Collaborate effectively with auditors (internal and external) and service providers during review cycles and when necessary.
• Cross-Border Collaboration: Maintain open, seamless communication channels with internal business units and regional compliance teams across other offices, o