Vendor & Partner Due Diligence Officer

Job title : Vendor & Partner Due Diligence Officer

Job Objectives

• To develop, implement, and oversee the organization's ethics and compliance programme by promoting a culture of integrity, ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal policy requirements, managing compliance and conduct risks, and providing proactive advisory support that enables the business to achieve its objectives in a compliant and ethical manner.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement framework and process to promote a strong ethical culture and prevent misconduct.
• Respond to due diligence questionnaires from partners.
• Review and assess new product ML/TF/PF risks and recommend mitigants to support product success.
• Review advertisements and promotional activities and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.  Design and implement an employee monitoring framework and ensure there is an effective system for reporting policy violations and investigation within the organization.
• Design and implement compliance monitoring framework for AML/CFT and code of conduct policy violations.
• Participate in the investigation of AML/CFT policy and code of conduct policy breaches.
• Develop and implement employee training on code of conduct & ethics.
• Manage annual staff attestation process.
• Develop and implement compliance third-party due diligence process.
• Provide guidance on ethical dilemmas and conduct concerns.
• Participate in the investigation of conduct and ethical breaches.
• Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE

General Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry.
• A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities