Compliance Officer

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory and LFMC Oversight

• Serve as Metabit’s designated compliance function head under MAS licensing requirements.
• Lead the development and maintenance of compliance policies, procedures, monitoring, and training programs.
• Act as the MAS liaison, managing inspections, filings, and regulatory correspondence.
• Review and approve new activities, products, and markets from a regulatory and compliance perspective.

Trading and Market Conduct Surveillance

• Design and operate trading surveillance systems to detect market abuse, spoofing, front-running, and MNPI risks across the firm’s global strategies.
• Administer personal account dealing and MNPI control frameworks for Singapore-based and remote-access staff.
• Partner with risk and trading teams on pre- and post-trade monitoring and control enhancements.

AML/CFT and KYC Management

• Oversee the Singapore AML/CFT framework in accordance with MAS Notice SFA04-N02.
• Supervise onboarding, due diligence, and sanctions screening processes for investors and counterparties.
• Serve as AMLCO and/or MLRO, ensuring proper governance, escalation, and reporting.

Cross-Border and Group Coordination

• Collaborate with Hong Kong, US, and Mainland China compliance teams on cross-border trading, data privacy, and personnel matters.
• Support regional and global regulatory expansion (e.g., SFC, SEC, FCA regimes).

Governance and Reporting

• Report periodically to the General Counsel, COO, and Singapore LFMC Board on compliance posture, incidents, and evolving regulatory developments.
• Contribute compliance perspectives to internal/external audits and investor due diligence reviews.
• Maintain documentation and attestations consistent with MAS standards and global governance principles.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Risk, or related discipline.
• At least 7 years of compliance experience, including 3+ years at a MAS-licensed fund management company (LFMC preferred).
• Eligible to serve as MAS-designated compliance function head (fit and proper requirements).
• Strong knowledge of SFA, MAS LFMC guidelines, AML/CFT notices, and market conduct standards.
• Demonstrated experience handling MAS inspections, audits, and inquiries independently.
• Professional proficiency in English; Mandarin preferred due to regional operating environment.
• Singapore residency required (or willingness to relocate with work authorization).

Preferred Experience

• Experience at a quantitative hedge fund, systematic trading, or HFT firm.
• Practical understanding of global futures, derivatives, and equity market microstructure.
• Hands-on experience designing and managing trading surveillance frameworks.
• Exposure to regional compliance coordination across MAS, SFC, SEC, and CFTC regimes.

What Metabit Offers

• A leadership role with independent regulatory authority within a MAS-licensed LFMC.
• Direct partnership with the General Counsel and firm leadership in shaping global governance.
• Competitive compensation benchmarked to leading Singapore hedge funds.
• A collaborative environment combining quantitative research, technology, and institutional discipline.