At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead regulatory compliance across APAC, ensuring alignment with legal obligations and governance.
- Company: Join Crawford, a leader in financial services with a strong integrity culture.
- Benefits: Strategic leadership role with direct engagement with executives and global stakeholders.
- Other info: Open to candidates in Sydney, Melbourne, or Adelaide; national police check required.
- Why this job: Shape compliance culture and influence business strategy in a high-impact role.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in regulatory compliance, ideally in financial services or insurance.
The predicted salary is between 135000 - 165000 $ per year.
Lead regulatory excellence across Australia and Asia in a high-impact, enterprise leadership role. We are seeking an experienced compliance leader to drive regulatory strategy, governance, and risk oversight across APAC, partnering closely with senior executives to uphold a strong culture of integrity and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
Reporting to global compliance leadership, you will lead compliance across Australia and Asia, holding statutory accountability as AML/CTF Compliance Officer and AFSL Responsible Manager. You will design and execute a robust compliance framework, embed risk into operations, and provide trusted advice on complex regulatory matters, with strong visibility influencing business strategy and enterprise-wide compliance culture.
While Sydney is the preferred location for this role, we are open to considering suitably qualified candidates based in Melbourne or Adelaide.
Why Join Crawford?
- Strategic, high-impact leadership role across APAC
- Direct engagement with executive leadership and global stakeholders
- Opportunity to shape compliance culture and regulatory strategy
- Broad remit spanning financial crime, regulatory advisory, WHS and governance
About You
You are a strategic and commercially minded compliance leader who thrives in complex, highly regulated environments.
- Extensive experience in regulatory compliance, ideally within financial services or insurance
- Deep expertise across AML/CTF, prudential regulation and financial crime frameworks
- Strong understanding of Australian regulatory requirements (e.g. AUSTRAC, ASIC, APRA)
- Proven experience leading compliance across multiple jurisdictions, ideally across Asia
- Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and partnering with executive leadership
- Exceptional judgement, communication skills and ability to balance risk with business outcomes
- Relevant tertiary qualifications; AML/CTF accreditation highly regarded
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the APAC compliance framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory and enterprise requirements
- Provide independent, strategic compliance advice to senior and regional leadership
- Act as AML/CTF Compliance Officer, overseeing financial crime risk and regulatory engagement
- Fulfil AFSL Responsible Manager obligations, including breach and ASIC compliance
- Oversee modern slavery compliance and enterprise risk assessments
- Monitor regulatory change, advising on emerging risks and strategic responses
- Partner across key functions to strengthen governance and control frameworks
- Drive compliance training, reporting, and continuous improvement
- Accountable for WHS governance and risk oversight across Australia and Asia
Additional information: Employment is subject to a national police check. Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
Senior Manager - Regulatory Compliance (APAC) in Sydney employer: Crawford & Company
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