Director, Investment Compliance

2 Hours ago • 7 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director of Investment Compliance will support global yield expansion initiatives and oversee investment regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including the UK, Singapore, US, Australia, and Hong Kong. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with investment-related regulatory requirements, supporting investment license applications globally, and acting as the UK Compliance Officer. The role involves developing compliance frameworks, monitoring regulatory developments, engaging with regulators, overseeing investment risk, collaborating with product teams, and providing internal compliance advisory and training.
Must have:
  • 7+ years of compliance experience in investment or financial services.
  • Strong understanding of global investment regulatory frameworks.
  • Experience managing investment license applications and regulators.
  • Ability to navigate complex investment compliance matters.
  • Familiarity with AML/KYC obligations related to investments.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, international financial institution.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Good to have:
  • FCA-approved status as a UK Compliance Officer.
  • Experience in a FinTech Scale Up.
Perks:
  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (up to 90 days per annum).

Job Details

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Investment Compliance Director to support our global yield expansion initiatives and oversee investment regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. This role will be pivotal in ensuring compliance with all investment-related regulatory requirements, supporting investment license applications globally, and acting as the UK Compliance Officer (CO) for the UK investment license.

This role focuses on providing global investment compliance oversight, ensuring adherence to regulations across multiple jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, US, Australia, and Hong Kong, while also leading investment license applications and acting as the UK Compliance Officer. You will be responsible for developing compliance frameworks, monitoring regulatory developments, engaging with regulators, overseeing investment risk, collaborating with product teams to build compliant investment products, and providing internal compliance advisory and training.

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • 7+ years of compliance experience in the investment, asset management, or financial services sector.
  • Strong understanding of global investment regulatory frameworks (e.g., FCA, MAS, SEC, ASIC, SFC, and NL investment license requirements).
  • Experience managing investment license applications and engaging with regulators.
  • Proven ability to navigate complex investment compliance matters, including fund management, structured products, and portfolio compliance.
  • Familiarity with AML/KYC obligations related to investment businesses.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, international, and high-growth financial institution.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to advise senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • FCA-approved status (or ability to become FCA-approved) as a UK Compliance Officer
  • Experience in a FinTech Scale Up a Plus

What we offer

  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement. 
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
  • Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws. 

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing people@aspireapp.com

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About The Company

Aspire is the all-in-one finance software for growing businesses. The company serves over 15,000 companies in Asia and beyond, helping them save time and money with multi-currency accounts and cards, expense management, payable management, and receivable management solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has over 500 employees across four countries and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Tencent, Paypal and Y-Combinator.



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