About us
Wavemaker is Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep tech companies that offer innovative solutions and add significant value. Over the last 11 years, we have invested in over 190 companies and our thesis has remained the same:
We invest in thoughtful founders who have built an internal conviction through experience and reflection and identified a huge opportunity because they see things differently from most other people.
We invest in scalable, capital-efficient, sustainable businesses that aim to create significant value by solving meaningful problems 10x better than existing options.
Today, we’re a team of 50+ incredibly driven and passionate people in the region, and we are looking for a Compliance Senior Associate to join our team.
As the Compliance Consultant, you are primarily responsible for designing and implementing compliance policies and processes, developing and rolling out a risk management framework and running our internal audit. The scope of this role extends from the fund manager to its various fund strategies.
What you’ll do
- Develop, implement and review compliance policies and procedures in accordance with MAS regulatory requirements.
- Conduct investigations to discover the root cause of compliance problems when they arise and implement solutions to mitigate future risk
- Assess and analyse the regulatory and legislative environment to identify emerging issues and upcoming changes
- Keep abreast of the latest regulatory development and provide guidance on the implication and necessary actions for compliance with new regulations
- Develop, review and roll out risk and compliance policies and procedures in accordance to regulatory requirements
- Develop risk management policies and conduct annual assessment
- Assess and manage risks associated with operations in the fund manager and its fund strategies.
- Manage external and internal audits and assessments
- Perform periodic reviews to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls measures of the Company
Who you are
- You are an experienced Compliance Officer with at least 5 years of experience in a similar role having worked with a CMS licensed entity
- You have experienced in Cayman Islands regulatory regime is a plus
- You have working knowledge of the MAS (LFMC/VCFM) requirements
- You are meticulous and detail oriented is one of your top strengths
- You have a structured thinker with strong ability to make data driven decisions
- You are an approachable and personable individual who can genuine relationships easily
- You have the ability to multitask, with the ability to plan, organize and prioritize well.
- You are a logical thinker with a knack for solving problems
- You have the ability to maintain your poise and work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced and high pressure environment
