Head of Compliance – BBS BANK LIMITED | 2026

The incumbent will lead the Compliance function across the business, develop plans for company-wide compliance coverage and achieve the Compliance function’s objectives by providing strategic direction and focus. They will also be responsible for providing the bank with regulatory compliance, creating and implementing an efficient compliance management structure.

Key Performance Areas:

• Provide strategic oversight of the Bank’s AML/CTF/CPF framework to ensure alignment with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements and the Bank’s risk appetite.
• Ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of the AML/CFT/CPF policies, procedures, systems and internal controls in mitigating financial crime risks.
• Monitor the Bank’s adherence to applicable AML/CFT/CPF regulatory obligations and ensure that material compliance gaps, control weaknesses and emerging risks are appropriately addressed.
• Ensure the bank’s adherence to local, international laws, industry regulation and intercompany rules, internal company policies
• Promote ethical conduct and market integrity while ensuring adherence to governance standards.
• Ensure adequacy of the Bank’s compliance policies, governance frameworks and internal controls promoting adherence to applicable regulatory obligations.
• Promote strong compliance culture across the Bank by embedding regulatory accountability, ethical conduct and compliance risk awareness into business decision making.
• Provide strategic oversight of the Bank’s data protection and privacy framework to ensure alignment with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements and recognised good practice.
• Oversee the bank’s approach to managing personal data breaches and privacy incidents, ensuring appropriate escalation, investigation, remediation and regulatory notification where required.
• Provide strategic oversight of the Bank’s compliance risk assessment and monitoring framework to ensure a proactive risk-based approach to identifying and managing compliance exposures.
• Provide strategic leadership in managing the Bank’s relationships with regulatory authorities and other stakeholders on matters relating to regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention.
• Identify capability gaps and develop the technical expertise required to address evolving regulatory and financial crime risks.
• Drive continuous improvement in compliance processes, controls, system and reporting arrangements.

Competencies:

• Customer-centricity
• Strategic thinking
• Business Process optimisation
• Problem solving
• Innovation
• Stakeholder management
• Business acumen
• Risk Awareness
• Data Driven decision making

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Risk Management, Finance, or equivalent.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification would be an added advantage.
• Relevant professional certifications in AML/CFT/CPF, compliance, financial crime prevention or risk management would be advantageous.

Experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience in Risk, Compliance or Assurance out of which 5 should be at Executive Management level.
• Experience in financial services/banking, regulatory frameworks and ESG governance.