Client Due Diligence Expert 100% (f/m/d)

Julius Baer; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Madrid seeks an AML Compliance Officer to support the Financial Crime Competence Center, ensuring regulatory risk controls in client onboarding, periodical reviews, and transactions monitoring.

You will collaborate with Compliance, perform enhanced due diligence, escalate issues, and provide training on compliance topics while staying updated on evolving regulations and maintaining high ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Experience onboarding private banking clients from LATAM and Europe.
• Deep knowledge of AML/CFT regulations and practical application.
• Strong analytical capabilities to identify issues and derive conclusions.
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations with professionalism and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Review client relationships and take appropriate compliance actions and risk mitigations.
• Conduct onboarding reviews including KYC, client storyline, flow of funds and event-triggered reviews.
• Perform enhanced due diligence on defined risk categories.
• Collaborate with Compliance, other defense lines, and international branches.
• Escalate issues identified during reviews and monitor remediation measures.
• Provide training and training materials on compliance topics.

Skills

Onboarding experience

AML/CFT regulations

Analytical thinking

Discretion & ethics

Multilingual English/Spanish

Staying calm under pressure

Education

Advanced degree in Law or Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

The AML Compliance Officer is part of the Financial Crime Competence Center (FCCC).
Their mission aims at supporting the Senior Management in ensuring compliance with external and internal regulations by actively managing regulatory risk Financial Crime (FC) team mainly for the performance of Compliance controls in the area of clients onboarding, periodical, ad-hoc reviews and transactions monitoring.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Review and document all aspects of the client relationship and take appropriate compliance actions and adequate risk mitigating and remediation measures

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders within Compliance, other lines of Defence parts of the organisation, the other European branches as well as with the group’s international locations

• Perform ad-hoc investigations and enhanced due diligence on defined risk categories

• Escalate issues identified along the review process, while initiating and monitoring mitigation measures to reduce the bank’s risk exposure

• Provide training and training materials in connection with Compliance topics

• Stay updated on any regulatory changes with relevance to Financial Crime Compliance

• Support Relationship Managers and Leadership in the implementation and supervision of Compliance issues

• Perform client onboarding reviews including assessment of KYC, client storyline, flow of funds, CDB (Agreement on the Swiss banks’ code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence), as well event triggered KYC reviews

• Follow up on outstanding onboarding issues and escalations

• Identify and investigate serious cases of non-compliance

• Provide training and training materials in connection with compliance topics

YOUR PROFILE

• Demonstrated expertise in the onboarding and ongoing servicing of private banking clients from Latin America and Europe, with thorough understanding of regional regulatory and client‑specific requirements

• In-depth knowledge of global Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) and Counter‑Terrorist Financing (CFT) regulations and standards, including practical application to detect, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks. Familiarity with evolving typologies and emerging money laundering methods

• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to identify complex issues, gather and evaluate relevant data, establish factual insights, and formulate well‑reasoned, risk‑based conclusions

• Ability to navigate intricate and high‑pressure situations with composure; skilled at delivering difficult messages or decisions clearly and confidently while maintaining professionalism and integrity

• Solution‑driven mindset supported by excellent problem‑solving skills and a structured, detail‑oriented approach to work

• Fluency in English and Spanish is required; additional languages will be considered an advantage

• High level of discretion, ethical standards, and sound judgement when handling sensitive information and critical matters

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, with a demonstrated aptitude for leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and analysis

• Advanced university degree in Law or Business Administration (or equivalent qualification), complemented by several years of hands‑on experience within Legal, Compliance, or Audit functions at a globally active financial institution