About the role
ABOUT THE ROLE
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HitPay is licensed across five markets and is building out a per-jurisdiction
compliance structure. This role owns regulatory compliance and the MLRO function
for our Malaysia entity end-to-end - you are HitPay's accountable compliance owner
in-market and the BNM-designated Compliance Officer. You'll set local policy, own
the regulator relationship with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and be the single
escalation point and decision-maker for suspicious transaction reporting.
This is a second-line control role: you design and test the controls and own the
STR decision - you are deliberately separate from the first-line AML Operations
team that runs day-to-day onboarding and alert triage.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
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Regulatory Compliance
- Own HitPay Malaysia's AML/CFT/CPF and TFS compliance with BNM requirements,
and keep policies and procedures current as regulations and ML/TF/PF
typologies evolve.
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Act as the reference point for all AML/CFT/CPF matters in the Malaysia entity.
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Manage the BNM relationship: regulatory reporting, submissions, examinations,
and correspondence.
- Run independent control testing and periodic assessments of the AML/CFT/CPF
framework's effectiveness - sample reviews, exception-report review, and
remediation tracking.
- Advise the business on new products, corridors, technology and operational
changes, and assess the ML/TF/PF risks they introduce.
- Deliver AML/CFT/CPF training across the Malaysia organisation and ensure
