About you

This role is responsible for supporting the Group's initiatives to mitigate non-compliance risks, ensuring that CARSOME Group adheres to key rules and regulations governing its operations across Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore, with a focus on areas such as personal data protection, anti-bribery and corruption, and anti-money laundering. The position involves developing and implementing a comprehensive compliance framework aligned with prevailing standards and applicable regulations. Key responsibilities include compliance monitoring, risk assessments, data governance enforcement, and regulatory reporting. Additionally, this role plays a crucial role in IPO readiness, ensuring full compliance with SEC and financial regulatory requirements.

Your Day-to-Day

Group Data Protection Officer.Driving the Group’s compliance with the relevant standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies/procedures.Establish and implement a compliance program and work plan.Establish control assessment checklist for compliance audit and self-audit.Provide top-down support, and work with compliance owners of various compliance areas to achieve compliance objectives.Act as Compliance Officer interacting with regulators where necessary.Administer the Personal Data Protection Framework, Anti-Bribery Framework, AML/CFT, and their corresponding programs.Provide advisory to relevant stakeholders with regards to emerging regulatory requirements, legal and contractual matters.Responsible for the Group’s regulatory risk register.Instilling the compliance culture among employees through guidance, coaching, and mentoring.Establish a mechanism to monitor Group compliance and report to the Senior Management.

Your Know-How

Bachelor Degree in Law or any relevant studies.Minimum 5 years of experience in legal and compliance especially from diversified industries.Experience and exposure in Public Listed Company or MNC.Knowledge in Governance, Risk Management, Controls, Compliance and/ or Investigation.Familiar with corporate governance and industry best practices.Experience in introducing new or standardizing process to enhance compliance.Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and problem-solving skills.Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.Resilience in high-pressure regulatory environments, especially in IPO-driven business transformations.