Specialist - Risk Operations (KYC) 12month Fixed Term Contract

Anglo American / De Beers Group; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global mining company based in London is seeking a Risk Operations Specialist (KYC) to enhance risk management controls. You will oversee KYC verification, maintain counterparty data, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate must hold a relevant degree, be fluent in English, and have excellent attention to detail. Join a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Learning and growth opportunities

Rigorous safety standards

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a trading or commercial environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous situations.
• Experience in multiple jurisdictions and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Execute risk management controls across various operations.
• Conduct KYC verification on counterparties.
• Implement corrective actions for operational issues.

Skills

Fluent written and spoken English

Mandarin / Portuguese / Spanish

Attention to detail

Results-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Science, Business or Finance

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Company Description

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.
The purpose of Anglo American Marketing is to sustainably maximise cash flows from the marketing of Anglo-American products and services.

The Risk Operations team within Marketing Risk serves as the second line of defense for Marketing activities. Operating as a global team, Risk Operations adopts a "Follow the Sun" operating model. Its key responsibilities include Know Your Counterparty (KYC) onboarding and review processes, financial trade validation, regulatory trade reporting, as well as master data management and governance.

Purpose

The Risk Operations Specialist (KYC) will execute and continuously enhance risk management controls across Financial Trade Operations, Master Data Management, Data Governance, and Know Your Counterparty (KYC), Counterparty Due Diligence and governance of counterparty data.

This role ensures consistent, high-quality execution of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and key controls within Risk Operations, safeguarding operational integrity and regulatory compliance. By proactively identifying process improvements and embedding industry-leading practices, the Specialist will drive efficiency, strengthen control effectiveness, and contribute to the resilience of global risk operations.

Performance & Delivery

• Schedule, supervise and execute Risk operations BAU activities with a focus on Counterparty onboarding and Review.
• Conduct ongoing KYC verification on new and existing counterparties as required, including continuous adverse news screening and respond to incoming external KYC requests
• Govern creation, maintenance and review of counterparty data, user accesses and reference data in alignment to our processes and policies
• Act as the data steward for Counterparty data, ensuring policies, ownership, lineage, and controls are followed.
• Maintain SOPs and workflow instructions current and auditable.
• Perform timely reviews of KYC processes and controls aimed at (1) maintaining alignment to risk profile, (2) alignment to data governance principles, (3) improving the overall efficiency, (4) proposing automation and system enhancement opportunities and (5) adapting them to changes to the business environment and (6) benchmarking them against industry best practices.
• Support data owners throughout the implementation of the group data policy and providing best practices to monitor data quality and maintain the data asset registry
• Monitor KPIs/KRIs for data accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and control performance.
• Deliver training to all Marketing employees on their responsibilities in relations to Risk Operations controls through the provision of an annual training plan (online and face to face), regular written and face to face communications
• Support the Risk Operations analysts as a first escalation point for exceptions or higher risk / complex cases.
• Proactively investigate data and operational issues; lead root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Understand the T+0 trade capture checks, confirmations, margining and broker fee reconciliations / invoicing and assure completeness, accuracy and timeliness of daily Financial Trades Regulatory Reporting submissions and resolve breaks and root causes.

Compliance

• Adherence to all Anglo American Group and Marketing policies and procedures, as well as observing proper standards of conduct relating to the role.

Qualifications

Knowledge requirements:

• Fluent written and spoken English is a pre-requisite
• Mandarin / Portuguese/ Spanish would be beneficial
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a Science related field, Business or Finance.
• Excellent understanding of the KYC/AML rules and regulations
• Experience in trading or commercial environment preferred. Basic understanding of financial transactions, processing and governance/controls is preferred.
• Experience with CTRM and ERP and / or environments with multiple key systems is beneficial.
• Experience within a complex organisation across different countries and jurisdictions, cultures, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in Excel, SQL or any other data management language is preferred
• Strong attention to detail, meticulous, organized and proactive
• Results and customer service oriented, capable of holding self and others to account on delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and operate in ambiguous situations. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and effectively navigate the organization to identify where expertise resides.

Additional Information

Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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