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Transaction Surveillance & Screening (TSS) Analyst
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Transaction Surveillance & Screening (TSS) Analyst (Financial Crime and Compliance): Performing transaction monitoring and sanctions and PEP screening for APAC clients, with an accent on China-related activity, escalation handling, and oversight of complex cases. Focus on analyzing compliance data, identifying emerging financial crime risks, challenging decision-making, and coaching TSS Associates.
Location: Singapore; hybrid position with at least 3 days in the office. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 10:00am–6:00pm Singapore Time.
Company
is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities.
What you will do
- Perform daily transaction monitoring to identify potentially fraudulent, suspicious, or illegal activity.
- Monitor APAC clients, with particular focus on China-related transactions and client activity.
- Act as an escalation point for complex or high-risk cases and proactively escalate material issues to the MLRO/DMLRO.
- Conduct PEP and sanctions screening reviews, including investigations of potential matches.
- Review client documentation, transactional data, and supporting materials in Mandarin where required.
- Coach and train TSS Associates, improve quality, analyze financial crime trends, and support enhancements to monitoring processes and systems.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
- Current good-standing State Bar membership, with the ability to become barred or register as in-house counsel in the state where the role is located.
- Fluent Mandarin and English, written and verbal, is essential.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organization, and decision-making skills with high attention to detail.
- Knowledge or practical experience in transaction monitoring, financial crime, compliance, AML, economic and financial sanctions, payments, e-money, or FX services.
Nice to have
- Degree or equivalent in mathematics, economics, statistics, law, politics, or international relations.
- Experience mentoring junior team members, reviewing escalations, or performing quality assurance.
- Exposure to APAC markets or China-related financial crime risk.
Culture & Benefits
- Hybrid working arrangement with at least three office days per week.
- Opportunity to contribute to payments compliance and financial crime controls at global scale.
- Collaborative work with internal stakeholders across compliance and operational teams.
- Support for onboarding, knowledge sharing, and ongoing coaching activities.
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