Compliance Officer - Malaysia - Remote

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate across 3 business segments:

Some other great things about working at Sleek…

Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment. 

Flexibility: You’ll be able to work remotely. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year

Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.

Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp.  Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy.

To champion a culture of compliance and risk awareness across Sleek, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards globally while driving continuous improvement in our technology and processes.

• Review individual KYC exceptions and complete identification/verification within agreed SLAs.
• Complete corporate shareholder KYC reviews accurately and within agreed SLAs.
• Ensure all KYC decisions and supporting documentation are complete and appropriately recorded.

• Independently approve low- and medium-risk client cases within SLA.
• Assess higher-risk cases and provide clear recommendations to the Head of Compliance within SLA.
• Apply sound judgement and a consistent, risk-based approach when assessing client risk.

• Review name screening alerts within SLA and accurately determine whether they are false positives or potential true hits requiring escalation.
• Review transaction monitoring alerts within SLA and determine whether they can be closed or require further investigation.
• Ensure decisions are appropriately documented and escalated where required.

• Review existing Compliance policies, tools and processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work with the Head of Compliance to improve the efficiency, consistency and effectiveness of compliance operations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology and AI to improve compliance workflows and decision-making.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in a role involving analysis, judgement and/or risk assessment; previous Compliance experience is not strictly required.
• Experience using AI tools in the workplace, ideally including experimentation with or practical exposure to agentic AI.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess information, identify risks and make sound decisions.
• Ability to work with data and technology and learn new systems quickly.

• Structured thinking & sound judgement – able to assess complex information, identify risks and make well-reasoned decisions.
• Excellent communication – strong written and spoken English, with the ability to clearly explain decisions and recommendations.
• Curiosity & humility – naturally curious, open to learning and comfortable challenging their own assumptions.
• Data-driven & tech savvy – comfortable working with data and adopting new technologies, including AI tools.
• Ability to persuade and be persuaded – confident in presenting a point of view while remaining open to alternative perspectives.
• Self-awareness & self-management – understands their strengths and development areas and can manage their work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles: