Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in the KYC space? You have found the right team. 

As a Vice President within the Wholesale KYC team, you will be responsible for leading the Onboarding Team in Malaysia, handling the Malaysia book of clients. You are responsible for ascertaining that all KYC and AML policies are adhered to and will be responsible for conducting reviews of client’s KYC documentation stored in internal repositories and publicly available information, performing the necessary screening against relevant search engines and sanction lists and communicate any additional deficiencies back to the business.

Job Responsibilities:

Liaise with Front Office on client on-boarding / sales for required documents and sign-off Review of client’s KYC documentation in accordance with the firms AML/KYC policies and procedures Validate accuracy of data in KYC platforms and ensure completeness of document package Validate all documentation uploaded into the KYC tool Complete onboarding efforts and projects to clean up data and documentation and coordinate with other areas as needed (Client Onboarding, Compliance, Sales, Client Service)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Minimum 8 years of KYC experience  Extensive working knowledge and experience of KYC / Customer Identification Program (CIP) / AML rules and regulations, Client Due Diligence, risk assessment and vetting of negative news Excellent technical, analytical and research skills with strong working experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Working knowledge of screening and research tools such as World-Check, OFAC, LexisNexis and Factiva.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience in Corporate & Investment Bank Prior team lead experience