Regulatory Compliance and AML Manager

The role

You will lead regulatory compliance and anti-money laundering work for the company in Malaysia. You will manage licensing with regulators, oversee the AML/CFT programme, and give compliance guidance to business teams.

What you will do

• Ensure compliance with BNM regulations, including merchant acquiring and planned cross-border activities.
• Lead the licensing application process for new regulatory approvals.
• Serve as the primary liaison with BNM and other relevant regulatory bodies.
• Oversee the AML/CFT compliance programme.
• Implement risk-based transaction monitoring, customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence.
• Ensure robust sanctions screening processes are in place.
• Conduct compliance testing and assessments, and ensure timely remediation of gaps.
• Provide compliance guidance to business teams on new products, partnerships and initiatives.
• Oversee regulatory reporting obligations to BNM.
• Deliver compliance training to internal teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Law, Management or a related field.
• 7-10 years of experience in AML and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with front-facing financial services regulators in Malaysia.
• Strong understanding of BNM regulations, AML/CFT requirements and cross-border payment frameworks.
• Familiarity with regulatory licensing processes and engagement with supervisory authorities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Experience implementing or working with transaction monitoring systems and compliance tools.

About the company

Xendit is an enterprise payments platform offering payment processing, global payouts, localized FX, identity compliance and fraud protection across Southeast Asia and global markets. It counts Meta, Traveloka, ByteDance, Wise and Grab among its clients.