Assistant Vice President - KYC Client Support Group

Key Responsibilities

• SME, mentor for a team of KYC Analysts and Senior Analysts
• Drive regional operational metrics, managing workflows for new client onboarding, periodic reviews (re-remediations), and trigger-event reviews.
• Develop and deliver targeted KYC training programs addressing specific regulatory nuances in both the Middle East and APAC.
• Actively monitor and report on regional compliance risks, focusing on reducing the volume of overdue high-risk reviews and ensuring zero critical audit findings.
• Drive operational KPIs to meet and exceed strict SLAs for client onboarding and periodic reviews,
• To perform KYC due diligence of new relationships and existing clients (periodical revisions) for Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, South Korea Taiwan and Middle East entities.
• To conduct checks and due diligence on these clients primarily looking out for PEP/Adverse news/information that may be detrimental to the reputation of the bank
• To liaise and coordinate with Front Office and Client Services Team on the collection of the KYC documents/information
• To escalate complex cases to local Compliance and/or Head Office Financial Security for advice, clarification or validation where applicable
• Ensure accurate and proper maintenance of statistics for timely MIS reporting/other ad-hoc reports and perform monthly reconciliation on the KYC Status versus Opened Accounts of the Existing Clients.
• To take part in Projects and perform UAT testing assigned
• To perform ad-hoc screenings and other duties assigned by the Manager
• Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, promoting continuous learning and development opportunities for team members

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 10+ years of KYC/CDD/Compliance experience within Corporate/Investment Banking, with at least 3 years in a regional people-management role covering either APAC, the Middle East, or both.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Deep, demonstrable knowledge of MAS/HKMA rules and/or UAE Central Bank/DFSA/ADGM regulations.
• Certifications: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or ICA (International Compliance Association) Diploma is highly preferred.
• Language Skills (Highly Desirable): Professional fluency in English is mandatory. Language skills highly relevant to these corridors (such as Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean or Cantonese) are a significant advantage for reading localized corporate documents and communicating with regional clients.