Head IB Compliance Philippines

Your role

Are you a risk and control leader who thrives on partnership, influence, and impact?
Do you enjoy working closely with the business to enable sustainable growth while maintaining strong regulatory standards?
Do you bring sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the confidence to challenge constructively?
We are looking for a Head of Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC) – Philippines to lead CORC locally, acting as a trusted advisor to the business and country management while providing independent oversight of regulatory, conduct, and non financial risks.
In this role, you will be expected to anticipate risk, connect themes and signals, and engage proactively — with the business, with senior stakeholders, and with regulators — in line with established governance frameworks, including the IB Risk Radar.

You will:
• Act as the senior country CORC officer for the Philippines, with accountability for the effectiveness of the local Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC) framework and regulatory outcomes.
• Serve as the designated Regulatory Manager for the Philippines, with responsibility for overseeing regulatory engagement, regulatory reporting, and regulatory issue management.
• Act as the local Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), with responsibility for oversight of anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing obligations, including escalation, reporting, and regulatory interaction as required.
• Partner closely with business leadership, providing clear, timely, and well reasoned advice that supports business objectives while ensuring regulatory, conduct, and operational risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and managed.
• Maintain strong, credible relationships with local regulators, leading regulatory engagement with professionalism, transparency, and consistency.
• Identify, analyse, and connect risk indicators and issues, drawing on regulatory developments, business activity, incidents, and emerging themes to form a holistic view of compliance and conduct risk, including through alignment with the IB Risk Radar.
• Exercise independent judgment and escalation, challenging where necessary and ensuring material risks, issues, and control weaknesses are escalated appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Lead incident, breach, and issue management, overseeing investigations, root cause analysis, remediation, and regulatory notifications in line with internal CORC frameworks and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute to new business initiatives, transactions, and change programs, ensuring CORC risks are considered early and controls are designed to be effective, proportionate, and sustainable.
• Promote a strong risk and conduct culture, encouraging openness, accountability, and effective escalation across the business.
• Collaborate closely with regional and global CORC colleagues, sharing insights, themes, and best practices to support consistency and continuous improvement.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Your team

As Head of Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC) – Philippines, you will have full end to end accountability for CORC locally, operating with independence, judgment, and clear escalation authority. You will work directly and closely with the business, providing hands on advice, constructive challenge, and proportionate, well reasoned solutions.
You will be closely connected to APAC and regional CORC leadership, and work in partnership with Legal, Risk, Operations, Finance and HR colleagues. You will be expected to leverage this broader network effectively, drawing on regional expertise, frameworks, and insights while retaining clear ownership of local regulatory, conduct, and operational risk outcomes.

Your expertise

You bring:
• Significant senior level experience in Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC), Regulatory, Risk, or Legal roles within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine regulatory frameworks, supervisory expectations, and regulatory engagement practices.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively and credibly with regulators, senior management, and business leadership.
• Proven judgment in managing complex, sensitive, or high risk matters, including the ability to balance independence with effective partnership.
• The ability to identify patterns, themes, and emerging risks, and translate them into clear insights and actions aligned with structured risk frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional or regulatory qualifications.
• Eligibility to hold an Associated Person/ Compliance Officer License and to act as Regulatory Manager and MLRO under applicable local regulations.
• Experience operating in a regional or global organisation with matrixed governance.
• A proactive, structured, and solutions oriented approach to risk management.

Why This Role Matters:
This is a high impact leadership role at the heart of the firm’s operations in the Philippines. You will play a critical role in maintaining regulatory trust, protecting the firm’s reputation, and shaping how Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC) partners with the business — as an independent, respected, and forward looking function.
If you are motivated by responsibility, influence, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference, this role offers both challenge and purpose.

About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.