JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: AML Onboarding Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Full time employee to facilitate the AML Onboarding process within the Anti-Money Laundering Client Due Diligence (AML/CDD) onboarding function. Responsibility to ensure AML compliance with bank policies and country laws, rules and regulations (LRR’s).The team supports the Global Markets (GM) business and covers new client onboarding and product/market expansion as core activities. Jurisdictions include Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) plus the United States.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-4 years of relevant AML/CDD experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of AML/CDD requirements (Subject Matter Expert - SME)
• A good knowledge of various corporate structures e.g. Funds, Trusts, Partnerships, SPVs, etc.
• Excellent communications skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure in a team environment
• Ability to liaise with all levels of the firm and people with different experiences and diverse backgrounds
• Controls focused mindset and good understanding of regulatory and reputational risks
• Operational Excellence (OpEx) mindset - continuously look to advance technology, process and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

• Perform document gap analysis (DGA) by reviewing all available client documentation and publicly available information from third party vendors
• Independent verification of client information from approved sources
• Liaise with client onboarding, trading desks or the client to obtain and validate the required documentation
• Complete AML/CDD by enriching onboarding requests in the workflow tool, perform enhanced due diligence as required
• Collaborate with Compliance (GFC), Screenings and Sanctions teams to drive the onboarding to achieve client Go-live deadlines
• Involvement in projects and initiatives simplify and improve the process
• Support creation of key business metrics
• Understand and identify key AML Risks