VP, Head - Special Investigations Team, Group Compliance

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Join a high‑impact team leading complex financial crime investigations, leveraging advanced analytics and intelligence to protect the bank and disrupt criminal networks.

Succeed through strong investigative expertise, data‑driven analysis, clear communication, leadership, and effective collaboration with internal stakeholders and external law‑enforcement partners.

• Serve as one of the functional heads supporting the Group Head, Special Investigations & Intelligence, in leading and conducting special investigations.

• Lead and conduct multi‑level, industry‑wide and group‑wide investigations on targeted subjects of interest, leveraging OCBC’s proprietary data analytics tools and machine‑learning models.

• Act as the subject matter expert in the enhancement, optimisation, and operationalisation of machine‑learning models to drive improved investigative outcomes and efficiency gains.

• Design and implement data‑driven, sectoral investigation methodologies to detect and identify illicit syndicates, emerging financial crime networks, and mule‑account ecosystems that pose systemic risks to the Bank.

• Analyse, sense‑make, and synthesise intelligence from internal sources and external stakeholders, including law‑enforcement agencies and open‑source information.

• Report and present consolidated findings from network investigations to senior management and relevant external agencies.

• Forge strong partnerships and foster close collaboration with internal teams and external agencies in the fight against money laundering and complex financial crime.

• Min. 8 years of solid experience in anti‑financial crime investigations or related fields within financial institutions.

• Strong proficiency in analysing large and complex transaction datasets using Microsoft Excel.

• Knowledge of SQL and prior experience deploying data‑analytics tools or machine‑learning models in the financial‑crime domain is an advantage.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare concise reports, visualisations, and present findings clearly.

• Proven people‑leadership abilities and strong stakeholder‑management skills; a self‑driven leader with a results‑oriented mindset.

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.