Regulatory Compliance Manager Permanent

Job Purpose

You will be part of a team to drive and implement the Compliance Risk Management Framework and compliance requirements for all GE entities within the Group, by effectively supporting the business units in their duty to comply with relevant laws and regulations.

The Job

• Assist the Data Protection Officer to oversee the data protection responsibilities within the GE Group and ensure compliance with the PDPA;
• Perform investigation and root cause analysis on data incidents to ensure adequate action plans are taken to remediate the identified non-compliance issues within the agreed timeline ;
• Work closely with the respective business units to ensure adequate action plans are taken to remediate the identified non-compliance issues within the agreed timeline;
• Follow up on the progress of the remediation activities and prepare regular updates on the status of these remediation activities to relevant stakeholders;
• Provide regulatory advice to Business Units, with a focus on data privacy;
• Participate in new initiatives/process reviews and provide recommendation to embed controls into business processes;
• Develop, publish and maintain data protection artefacts (policies, guidelines, standards, etc.) to raise user awareness and facilitate self-service;
• Active engagement with the respective Business Units and local entities counterparts across GE Group of entities to monitor any significant regulatory development in the respective countries;
• Conduct briefings and trainings to raise compliance risk awareness across the Group;
• Perform updates and review of the Compliance Requirement Self Assessments;
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and evaluate effectiveness of risk controls;
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks;
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.
• Any other ad-hoc tasks/projects as assigned.

Our Requirements

• At least 5 – 8 years of relevant working experience in the area of data protection, compliance, audit or risk management in the financial services industries, preferably from the insurance industry;
• Strong exposure and understanding on data privacy will be an added advantage;

• Knowledge of MAS notices and other regulatory requirements affecting the insurance industry;

• Detail oriented, analytical, good problem solving, project management and organizational skills;
• Ability to build relationship with internal and external stakeholder;
• Able to work independently and collaboratively;
• Proactive, resourceful and able to handle difficult situations;

• Team player and able to work under pressure and meet timeline;
• Demonstrates alignment with the organisation’s core values through expected behaviours

• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork; and
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

About Great Eastern

Established in 1908, Great Eastern places customers at the heart of everything we do. Our legacy extends beyond our products and services to our culture, which is defined by our core values and how we work. As champions of Integrity, Initiative and Involvement, our core values act as a compass, guiding and inspiring us to embrace the behaviours associated with each value, upholding our promise to our customers – to continue doing our best for them in a sustainable manner.

We work collaboratively with our stakeholders to look for candidates who exhibit or have the potential to embrace our core values and associated behaviours, as these are the key traits that we expect from our employees as they develop their careers with us.

We embrace inclusivity, giving all employees an equal opportunity to shine and play their role in exploring possibilities to deliver innovative insurance solutions.

Since 2018, Great Eastern has been a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Principles of Sustainable Insurance. Our sustainability approach around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a key role in every business decision we make. We are committed to being a sustainability-driven company to achieve a low-carbon economy by managing the environmental footprint of our operations and incorporating ESG considerations in our investment portfolios; improving people’s lives by actively helping customers live healthier, better and longer; and drive responsible business practices through material ESG risk management.

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