VP - KYC - Client Onboarding - Financial Services

About Our Client:

Our client is a leading retail, corporate and investment bank with rapid expansion of their operations in Indian market. As a part of migration of value added work from the US, UK, Europe and financial centers in APAC and increase in volume of trades globally, they are seeking experienced KYC professionals for their captive center at Kolkata.

Job Description:

As a VP - KYC you shall be responsible for leading the US, Europe & APAC KYC teams that are based out of India and your primary responsibilities shall include:

- Plan, monitor, execute & control the KYC production and remediation efforts

- Track and understand the regulatory changes and transform those requirements by procedural changes

- Ensure that KYC profiles are prepared in accordance with the group & regulatory policies by obtaining all mandatory documents from the client and conducting all necessary due diligence checks

- Ensure that all exiting client relationships have undergone the appropriate client identification and screening prior to closing an account

- Ensure all global statutory and regulatory obligations are complied

- Ensure their team meet the company’s requirements regarding KYC policy, anti-money laundering and reputational risk standards are met for client relationships entered into by traders and sales staff

- Day to day management of global KYC Refresh team with deep interactions with Senior stakeholders within the function , Business, Compliance and sometimes the end Clients

- Operational Performance and Service Management for the team

The Successful Applicant:

- You will be a Graduate / Post Graduate with at least 14 years of experience in Investment Banking Operations primarily in KYC and Compliances team.

- You will have proven experience of managing large size teams and processes and strong track record of people management and working with senior stakeholders.

- You will have extensive knowledge of the KYC/ Anti-Money Laundering regulatory environment.

What's on Offer:

- Market leading compensation coupled with a high visibility role to drive change across the organization.

- Opportunity to work with a market leader