Compliance Associate

Join our Group Compliance Function as an Assistant/Compliance Business Partner in Hong Kong! You’ll play a key role in supporting sustainable business growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of ethical decision-making. As part of the Office of the General Counsel, you’ll work closely with business leaders and regulators to help deliver good client outcomes and manage regulatory risk.

The Role 

• Develop, implement, and maintain an efficient, independent Compliance Function for Hong Kong and Macau.
• Monitor regulatory frameworks and respond to new or changing regulations.
• Assess and enhance policies, procedures, systems, and controls to meet compliance standards.
• Deliver compliance training and identify training needs within the business.
• Champion compliance culture by partnering with business management and providing pragmatic, risk-based advice.
• Support and oversee anti-money laundering and data protection programs as required.
• Investigate and resolve breaches of regulatory requirements or company policies.
• Conduct monitoring activities and escalate material issues to relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators and industry bodies.
• As a representative of the Second Line of Defence, monitor and facilitate the implementation of effective regulatory risk management practices by operational management in the Relevant Business and assist the risk owners in reporting adequate risk related information up and down the organization. 
• Foster collaboration with Legal, Risk, and Internal Audit teams.

The Requirements

• Good regulatory and corporate governance knowledge/understanding.
• Familiarity with Hong Kong Insurance Authority and Securities and Futures Commission standards (advantageous).
• Experience in financial companies (advantageous).
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; able to engage at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatic approach to compliance risks.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and regulatory updates.
• High integrity, ethical standards, and robust compliance culture.
• Proactive, organized, methodical, and a self-starter.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (oral and written).

What can we offer you?

In return you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including: a fantastic pension scheme, life insurance, medical insurance, flexible benefits and many other options and Corporate deals. We also adopt a hybrid working arrangement, whereby a combination of work-from-home and in office is adopted. WTW is an equal opportunity employer.