Deputy Pod Lead - Kyc Managed Service

Capitex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term engagement

Competitive day rate

Clear route to Pod Lead

Exposure to complex structures

Ongoing pipeline of financial crime工作

Job summary

Capitex is recruiting a Deputy Pod Lead for its Know Your Assets managed service, supporting a global asset manager's alternative investments business. You will run the pod day-to-day, act as primary escalation for analysts, and coordinate with investment desks and counterparties under review.

You will also process complex cases when volumes demand, ensuring SLA adherence, tracking progress and providing practical feedback before QC or sign-off.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising analysts, formally or informally.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Understanding ownership and control structures, sanctions, PEP risk.
• Experience in financial crime due diligence including enhanced cases.
• Well organised with good escalation judgement.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily allocation, prioritisation and workflow across the pod.
• Escalation point for analysts on technical questions.
• Deputise for Pod Lead including stakeholder communications.
• Manage sensitive communications with investment desks and counterparties.
• Review cases, provide feedback before QC.
• Track ageing, blockers and chase to closure.
• Contribute to management information and SLA reporting.
• Process complex cases directly when needed.

Skills

Financial crime due diligence

KYC/KYB/KYA

Team supervision

Stakeholder communication

Ownership & control structures

Job description

Capitex is a specialist financial crime compliance firm. We work only in financial crime - AML, KYC, KYB, sanctions, transaction monitoring and fraud - and we resource managed services and remediation programmes across London, Dubai and New York.

We are recruiting a Deputy Pod Lead for a Know Your Assets managed service supporting a global asset manager's alternative investments business. Know Your Assets is the financial crime process used to assess the risk attached to a fund's underlying investments: the holding itself, its ownership and control structure, and the counterparties involved, including sanctions, PEP and adverse media exposure.

The Deputy Pod Lead runs the pod day to day and deputises for the Pod Lead. You are the first escalation point for the analysts, you keep work moving against SLA, and you handle sensitive communications with investment desks and with counterparties under review. You will also process cases directly when volumes or deadlines require it.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily allocation, prioritisation and workflow across the pod
• Act as first escalation point for analysts on technical and process questions
• Deputise fully for the Pod Lead, including stakeholder communications, during absence
• Manage sensitive communications with investment desks and with counterparties subject to due diligence
• Review completed cases and provide practical feedback before QC or sign-off
• Track ageing, blockers and outstanding documentation, and chase to closure
• Contribute to management information and SLA reporting
• Process complex cases directly where volumes or deadlines require it

Requirements

Essential

• Strong experience in financial crime due diligence, KYC, KYB or KYA, including enhanced and complex cases
• Experience supervising, coordinating or mentoring analysts, formally or informally
• Confident handling direct communication with business stakeholders and counterparties
• Sound understanding of ownership and control structures, sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk
• Strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to give clear feedback on others' work
• Well organised, with the judgement to know what to escalation and when

Desirable

• Experience in asset management, private equity, real estate, infrastructure or private debt
• Prior experience on a managed service or large remediation programme
• Familiarity with the Money Laundering Regulations and FCA expectations
• Experience with screening and case management platforms

  Benefits

  • Long-term engagement on a multi-year programme with a global asset manager
  • Competitive day rate, confirmed at offer stage
  • Clear route to Pod Lead as the programme scales
  • Exposure to complex alternative investment structures and senior stakeholders
  • Ongoing pipeline of financial crime work through Capitex on completion