Know Your Customer(KYC) Middle Office - Senior Associate

at  JPMorgan Chase Co

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Know Your Customer Middle Office Hybrid position will be part of Wholesale Know Your Customer( KYC) Operations working in a team that supports client coverage with the fulfillment of AML/KYC requirements for Banks.
As a Senior Associate you will partner with senior Bankers, clients and AML/KYC Operations to ensure all client Know Your Customer due diligence is compliant with regulatory and high quality standards.
You will require analytical skills, an ability to identify AML/KYC risk, and strong communication and project management skills.
You will encompass both the Middle Office role and WKO Maker role in charge of the construct of the KYC renewal in the internal Know Your Customer system.
As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for owning a portfolio of clients, coordinating between sales and record-makers as needed, ensuring all KYC records are completed in time. They will counsel the teams in developing independent recommendations regarding AML and reputational risk at a client level. The position will report to the North America Senior KYC Managers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• BS/BA Degree.
• More than 2 years in KYC, BSA/AML, or treasury services, preferably in Corporate and Investment Banking.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory and compliance policies and procedures when establishing guidelines, metrics, and processes.
• Strong client focus and interpersonal leadership, partnership and influencing skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS:

• Post-graduate degree.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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• Work on the evaluation of client AML/reputational risk, including the identification of key issues and related mitigates, conducting independent research, verifying appropriate risk profile, and making independent risk assessment recommendations; serve as an escalation point for the AML/KYC team on related issues.
• Champion the Wholesale KYC Operations integration within the WKO team and across peer groups.
• Provide an excellent client experience through onboarding or periodic renewal.
• Act as the team’s key liaison with various groups like legal, compliance, credit, and operations, as well as interact directly with segment/group management to report on AML/KYC-related KPIs (key performance indicators).
• Act as a resource to bankers and clients by providing guidance on AML/KYC due diligence matters.
• Act as a point of escalation for team members, bankers and functional partners in AML Compliance or Reputational Risk.
• Create wholesome due diligence analysis and assessment of client-level AML/reputational risk and sound recommendation to the client coverage team.
• Track and analyze quality control issues related to client due diligence and guide to resolution accordingly; escalate as appropriate.
• Utilize reporting to manage and maintain the accuracy and integrity of client data, including hierarchies and underlying reference data.
• Participate in special projects, including remediation and others, as directed by regulators, internal audit, etc.