KYC Specialist - Client Onboarding Team - Fixed-Term Contract 6 months

The KYC Specialists Team forms part of the wider Client Onboarding team, with a particular focus on ensuring adherence to regulatory Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Client (KYC) requirements.

The jobholder will be responsible for the KYC Periodic Reviews, including the AML Risk Summary, ensuring the highest standards are applied to the Source of Wealth description and corroboration. The jobholder will work in a fast paced environment where prioritization is key to succeed.

This is a temporary contract for a maternity leave cover.

Business Results - Deliver the goals of your team, function and the company.

• Oversee the KYC Periodic Reviews production process per client relationship;
• Prepare client-specific KYC-related analyses;
• Provide guidance to the Front Office (’’FO’’) in respect of the KYC requirement of JP Morgan;
• Interact with the Bankers to obtain KYC and other compliance information and documentation;
• Produce AML Risk Summaries;
• Ensure the highest quality standards are applied;
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Business Quality Control to keep the rejection rate to the minimum;
• Create and maintain consistency regarding KYC Periodic Reviews cross markets;
• Share the knowledge, best in Class processes and practices cross markets.

Client / Customer focus - Identify and deliver appropriate solutions that address the needs of clients and customers.

• Ensure a good and smooth relationship with our key stakeholders, e.g. Business, Compliance, Legal, client Services to ensure the best client experience;
• Review and processing all cases throughout the KYC Periodic Reviews process by minimising the number of times we come back to the client with additional questions via the Banker;
• Respect the SLAs in place to minimise disruption and qualitatively enhance the client experience, along the line with reducing risk (time to process a Periodic Review for an Individual, a Corporate with the necessary level of granularity: Trust, Foundations, Funds etc).

Teamwork & Leadership - Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment while managing your responsibilities

• Demonstrate a can-do attitude and a professional will to support colleagues;
• Embrace a solution-provider mindset;
• Participate to writing the relevant procedures to document all agreed approaches;
• Coordinate and motivate adhoc requests when necessary.
• Identify training needs;
• Promote the value of challenging the status quo, seeking to improve ways of working and having a forward-thinking mind-set, in line with the Firm’s Values and Strategy;
• Promote an environment of inclusion, diversity, collaboration and trust within the OnBoarding Officers Team.

Risk, Control & conduct - Exercise sound judgment; act with integrity; protect our company, clients and customers

• The jobholder will also continually reassess the operational risks and likelihood of operational risk occurring. This will be achieved by reviewing risks associated with the role and inherent in the business, or as identified by the Management team, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructurings, and the impact of new processes;
• Support Risk Management requirements, ensuring risks are managed effectively within the team.

Background

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance or Law preferred;
• Experience in managing a sizeable team and delivering at pace in a pressured environment;
• Sound understanding of KYC/AML fields;
• Experience in implementing AML and KYC rules preferred;
• Project Management skills a definite plus.

Expected Skills and values

• Drives results through the right communication channel;
• Knowledge of the different structures open within the Wealth Management industry;
• High ethical values;
• A strong sense of ownership and responsibility;
• Willingness to make decisions, while ensuring buy in from stakeholders;
• Excellent organizational skills - attention to detail, methodical, process driven;
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills;
• Multi-tasker who can manage multiple streams of work concurrently and prioritize effectively;
• Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge;
• Fluency in English mandatory / fluency in French, German, Spanish or Portuguese would also be a strong advantage;
• Comfortable with change, ambiguity, debate, conflict and informed risk taking.

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.