Our client is a reputable international Corporate Investment Banking .To cope with the rapid business expansion, they are now inviting high caliber candidates to join the team

KYC Manager/Client Onboarding Manager - Corporate Investment Banking (CIB)  

Position Purpose

The KYC Operations Team’s objective is to manage the KY production and ensure all KY files are processed with strict adherence to the relevant policies and procedures with high standard of quality.

This role also assist the Head of KYC Ops Hong Kong in executing other ad hoc tasks as required by CEP management.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

KY production & quality management

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the team to ensure strict adherence to the relevant policies and procedures
• Lead 10-15 staffs . strong supervisor skills
• Ensure all team members stay up to date on all relevant KY policies 
• Work in collaboration with offshore center to manage the quality of services provided by offshore teams
• Work in collaboration with FS Compliance to ensure “no more, no less” principle is applied
• Ensure timely escalation and pro-actively propose course of actions to management on any identified risks or blocking points
• Participate to the vetting of the KYC file whenever necessary

Capacity Monitoring & management

• Monitor the team’s throughput and allocate resources accordingly
• Work in collaboration with E2E Coordinator on request prioritization and maximize output level

Team Management

• Create, implement and manage team’s resources, casework assignment, daily operational objectives and processes
• Engage closely with service center team to ensure delivery according to pre-defined KPIs for all onboarding requests
• Escalation point for any roadblocks and issues
• Motivate and provide leadership ensuring delivery of high standard of team work and team cohensiveness
• Responsible for recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of Senior KYC Officer
• Responsible for all logistic matters (seating plan, leaves, etc.)

Contributing Responsibilities

• Embrace continuous changes and challenges
• Contribute to the permanent Control framework

Qualifications

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Degree holder
• Ability to interpret and articulate the guidelines provided by the Group Policies and Procedures to govern the KYC/AML process
• At least 7 years of KYC CIB working experiences in, of which 2 – 5 years of experience in any of the following areas : Client Onboarding, KYC / AML new account onboarding, Recertification / QDD specialist, KYC Advisory, Compliance, Financial Markets Regulator
• Able to work independently and to work collaboratively across functions and regions
• Able to organize, evaluate and assess information in order to make recommendations and to escalate when necessary
• Manage able to management a team around 10-15 staffs
• Self-motivated and attentive in ensuring quality  
• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Demonstrates effective organization and time management skills
• Fluent in English, Chinese and Mandarin
• History of achievements in similar previous roles

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