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Business Compliance Manager
Role summary
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The Business Compliance Manager at OCBC is expected to advise business units on regulatory requirements, conduct compliance risk assessments, monitor controls, investigate potential breaches, and support regulatory change implementation. Candidates typically need a degree in banking, finance, law, business, or a related discipline, along with several years of compliance, risk management, audit, or financial-services experience. Strong knowledge of Singapore banking regulations, AML/CFT requirements, risk frameworks, and governance practices is valuable. The role requires sound judgment, attention to detail, confident communication, stakeholder-management skills, and the ability to work independently while partnering effectively with business and control functions.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Employment Pass: SGD 6,200+ a month in banking at 23, more with age (6,600 from January 2027), plus 40 COMPASS points for pay, degree, nationality mix and local hiring.
Before you apply: Dealing, advising and senior roles usually need a regulator's licence or approval, which checks your honesty, skills and finances. Ask if your job does.
Watch for: You score 0 nationality points when your nationality is 25% or more of the firm's professionals and managers; the job is usually advertised to locals for 14 days first.
Official source: Ministry of Manpower: Employment Pass eligibility. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Banking jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usual; senior expats may get an allowance; Work Permit staff: employer must ensure proper housing (by law) |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
| Health cover | Employer must insure Work Permit and S Pass staff, SGD 60,000 a year (by law); Employment Pass: company plan |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank is one of Southeast Asia's largest financial institutions and Singapore's longest-established bank. Founded in 1932, it provides personal, business, corporate, investment, and private banking services across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, and other international markets. OCBC serves individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and institutional clients through branches, digital channels, and specialised financial platforms. The bank is recognised for its strong regional franchise, broad wealth-management capabilities, and growing investment in digital banking and technology. Its operations cover lending, deposits, payments, treasury, capital markets, insurance, and asset management. As a major regulated bank, OCBC places significant emphasis on responsible banking, risk management, compliance, cybersecurity, customer protection, and sustainable finance. The organisation offers opportunities across business, technology, operations, risk, and corporate functions.