Global Markets Compliance Officer

Our client is a leading global markets and commodities bank with a unique dual heritage, headquartered in Europe with several overseas branches. Specialising in commodities, fixed income, currencies and emerging markets, the bank serves a global institutional client base from a lean, close-knit platform.

🏢 The Company

• Global markets and commodities bank with core business segments: Commodities (base metals, precious metals, energy) and Fixed Income, Currencies & Equities (FX, EM sovereign bonds, structured finance and DCM)
• Compact Singapore office with Asia Compliance team of 4 (including this hire), working closely with Group Compliance in HQ
• The Singapore function is focused on value-add advisory and assurance work, with the main compliance engine centralised in London
• Hybrid working (4 days WFO with flexibility; 4–5 days expected for the first 3–6 months)
• Minimal night calls; occasional travel to Shanghai (~once per year)

✅ Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Compliance adviser and regulatory SME for the Asia Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) team, with secondary coverage of Commodities (metals and energy)
• Provide real-time, pre-trade regulatory and sanctions judgement at the point of execution during Asian hours, supporting pricing, counterparty selection and risk decisions
• Lead Compliance engagement on new products, business initiatives and significant transactions, including Asia FIC build-out, RMB/EM/G10 FX growth and commodities-related developments
• Support the business in designing and operating effective first-line controls and risk management practices
• Lead interpretation and desk-level implementation of regulatory change (best execution, market abuse, trade reporting)
• Perform routine over-the-desk monitoring of desk conduct, trading activity and business controls, identifying and escalating conduct, regulatory and financial crime concerns
• Act as the Asia-hours first point of response for compliance and sanctions queries, and escalation conduit into London's centralised surveillance and control-room functions
• Oversee representative licensing, RNF and related MAS notification processes
• Deliver desk-specific compliance training for FIC and Commodities
• Support regulatory inspections, thematic reviews and examinations as the primary Compliance SME for desk-related matters

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 12 years' experience in regulatory compliance within a banking environment (IB or Global Markets focus essential)
• Strong understanding of commodities trading and investment banking products and the associated regulatory frameworks
• Technically strong with the ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor
• Relevant degree required; a legal background would be an added advantage
• Familiarity with internal or external audit disciplines a strong advantage
• Candidates from big banking backgrounds well suited; a commodities background is ideal but not essential — the main focus is commodities trading advisory work, and the bank is open to candidates who want to learn beyond FIC advisory
• Mandarin a plus for communicating with the Shanghai office
• Resilient, detail-oriented and comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity