Manager - KYC Compliance Advisor

Responsibilities

• Maintain subject matter expertise of applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations and support business lines by providing guidance on KYC compliance requirements
• Assist with establishing enterprise KYC standard/policy intent and review new/revised business line KYC policies, standards and procedures to ensure alignment
• Ensure KYC standard/policy is consistently applied across the lines of business
• Direct KYC assessments to identify and address KYC gaps and areas of opportunities
• Assess operational breakdowns for KYC compliance risks and uncover data issues with significant KYC implications
• Leverage understanding of systems, data, and processes to identify root causes for KYC issues and recommend/lead related remediation efforts
• Ensure preventive and detective KYC controls and monitoring programs are in place and provide adequate coverage
• Provide effective challenge and guidance on KYC compliance risks and support business line through various interactions and forums; influence changes to processes, procedures, and controls to mitigate KYC compliance risk
• Review business line training materials with KYC compliance related content for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the communicate compliance risk appetite and key performance metrics to business lines
• Evaluate Audit, regulatory exam, and self-identified issues and events for KYC compliance impacts
• Monitor external KYC compliance environment, emerging risks, and regulatory focus areas.
• Detail-oriented and skilled at analyzing root causes of KYC compliance and risk issues.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience
• At least 6 years of Know Your Customer (KYC) AML regulations experience
• At least 6 years of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance experience, or at least 6 years of KYC project management experience
• At least 6 years of experience in controls, or at least 6 years of experience in risk, or at least 6 years of experience in operations.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• At least 8 years of experience in financial services, or AML/KYC functions, or compliance risk management, or KYC project management.
• At least 6 years of experience in Legal, or 6 years of experience in Audit, or previous regulator.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification
• Certified Anti-money laundering Compliance Specialist (CAMS)
• At least 8 years of experience in KYC compliance, or 8 years of experience in AML regulations, or 8 years of experience in controls, or 8 years of experience in risk, or 8 years of experience in operations.