Compliance Officer

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.
We operate across 3 business segments:

Corporate Secretary : Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and Sleek Sign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations

Accounting & Bookkeeping : Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary Sleek Books ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service

FinTech payments : Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 17,500 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 600 staff with an intact startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Asia Pacific.
Requirements
Mission of the role

To champion a culture of compliance and risk awareness across Sleek , ensuring adherence to regulatory standards globally while driving continuous improvement in our technology and processes.
Key outcomes in the first 6–12 months
Outcome 1: Know Your Customer (KYC)

- Review individual KYC exceptions and complete identification/verification within agreed SLAs.

- Complete corporate shareholder KYC reviews accurately and within agreed SLAs.

- Ensure all KYC decisions and supporting documentation are complete and appropriately recorded.

Outcome 2: Client Risk Assessment

- Independently approve low- and medium-risk client cases within SLA.

- Assess higher-risk cases and provide clear recommendations to the Head of Compliance within SLA.

- Apply sound judgement and a consistent, risk-based approach when assessing client risk.

Outcome 3: Screening & Monitoring Alerts

- Review name screening alerts within SLA and accurately determine whether they are false positives or potential true hits requiring escalation.

- Review transaction monitoring alerts within SLA and determine whether they can be closed or require further investigation.

- Ensure decisions are appropriately documented and escalated where required.

Outcome 4: Process & Technology Improvement

- Review existing Compliance policies, tools and processes and identify opportunities for improvement.

- Work with the Head of Compliance to improve the efficiency, consistency and effectiveness of compliance operations.

- Identify opportunities to leverage technology and AI to improve compliance workflows and decision-making.

Must-have experience

- Bachelor's degree.

- Experience in a role involving analysis, judgement and/or risk assessment ; previous Compliance experience is not strictly required.

- Experience using AI tools in the workplace , ideally including experimentation with or practical exposure to agentic AI .

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess information, identify risks and make sound decisions.

- Ability to work with data and technology and learn new systems quickly.

Must-have attributes

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Structured thinking & sound judgement – able to assess complex information, identify risks and make well-reasoned decisions.

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Excellent communication – strong written and spoken English, with the ability to clearly explain decisions and recommen