KYC/CDD Team Lead

G MASS Consulting; Belfast City District; Híbrido; GBP 60.000 - 75.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Hybrid work (3 in-office days)

Resumo da vaga

G MASS Consulting is supporting a Financial Institution in Belfast to appoint a KYC/CDD Team Lead to manage a team responsible for CDD checks, ensuring compliance with internal policy and regulatory standards across a high-volume environment.

The role blends day-to-day team leadership with hands-on decision making, providing guidance on complex cases, quality control, MI reporting and stakeholder engagement across Compliance, Front Office and Ops.

Qualificações

• KYC/CDD and AML knowledge with regulatory exposure.
• Experience leading a team in financial services.
• Excellent communication and fast-paced leadership.
• Ability to review decisions and provide feedback.
• Stakeholder management across global functions.
• Understanding of FCA-regulated environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team responsible for KYC/CDD checks, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on complex KYC/CDD cases and decision-making.
• Review analyst decisions and provide constructive feedback, managing performance in a high-volume environment.
• Ownership of workflow governance and quality control standards.
• Production and enhancement of MI reporting for senior management.
• Capacity planning and performance management.
• Stakeholder engagement across Compliance, Front Office and Operations globally.
• Identify and escalate issues or risks requiring further supervision or senior management assistance.
• Identification and implementation of process improvements.

Conhecimentos

KYC/CDD

AML knowledge

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Ferramentas

MS Excel

MI reporting tools

Descrição da vaga

We are supporting a Financial Institution on the appointment of a KYC/CDD Team Lead to manage a team responsible for CDD checks, ensuring adherence to internal policy and regulatory standards across a high-volume financial markets environment.

This mandate combines day-to-day team leadership with hands-on decision-making support, covering complex case guidance, quality control, MI reporting and stakeholder engagement across the business. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving performance, embedding process improvements and acting as an escalation point for risk and compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team responsible for KYC/CDD checks, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Providing guidance on complex KYC/CDD cases and decision-making
• Reviewing analyst decisions and providing constructive feedback, managing performance in a high volume environment
• Ownership of workflow governance and quality control standards
• Production and enhancement of MI reporting for senior management
• Capacity planning and performance management
• Stakeholder engagement across Compliance, Front Office and Operations globally
• Identifying and escalating issues or risks requiring further supervision or senior management assistance in a timely manner
• Identification and implementation of process improvements

Requirements

• Proven KYC/CDD and AML knowledge, with a strong understanding of relevant regulations
• Proven experience leading a team within a financial services environment
• Excellent communication skills, with experience managing teams in a fast‑paced setting
• Proven ability to review decisions and deliver constructive feedback
• Confident stakeholder management skills across global functions
• Strong understanding of FCA-regulated environments

Benefits

Hybrid working model with 3 days in office.

Salary: to be discussed, competitive

Contract length: initial 6 months