KYC/AML Analyst

Susquehanna International Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Lunch allowance

Employee Assistance Program

Education assistance

Donation matching

Job summary

Susquehanna is seeking a KYC/AML Analyst to join our APAC team in Hong Kong, supporting day-to-day due diligence for clients, counterparties, and vendors. You will liaise with Compliance to ensure AML/CTF regulatory adherence.

The role requires 4+ years in KYC/AML, strong analytical skills, and the ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Familiarity with Hong Kong SFC rules and complex structures is preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of KYC/AML experience with strong analytical skills.
• Experience in client due diligence and risk assessments.
• Familiarity with HK SFC AML/CTF requirements and governance.
• Experience reviewing corporate structures and financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct KYC/CDD and EDD reviews for clients, counterparties, and vendors.
• Perform client risk assessments and sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening.
• Analyse ownership and control structures of financial institutions and counterparties.
• Identify and escalate AML/sanctions/reputational risk as needed.
• Maintain KYC records and onboarding workflows.
• Support AML/CTF projects, regulatory requests, and audits.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Autonomous working

Tools

Fenergo

Job description

Overview

Susquehanna is looking for a KYC/AML Analyst to join a growing team, supporting the KYC/AML function as a key point of contact for day-to-day due diligence tasks. This person will support the full due diligence lifecycle for counterparties, clients, and vendors, and will help maintain structure around risk assessments, escalations, and periodic reviews, acting as a liaison between the business and Compliance to ensure proper adherence to AML/CTF regulatory requirements and internal policies.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct KYC/CDD and EDD reviews for clients, counterparties, and vendors across our APAC offices
• Perform client risk assessments and sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening across the client lifecycle (onboarding, event driven reviews and periodic reviews)
• Analyse complex ownership and control structures, including those of financial institutions, brokers, funds, and trading counterparties
• Identify and elevate AML, sanctions, and reputational risk as applicable
• Maintain accurate KYC records and ensure timely completion of onboarding workflows
• Support transaction-related KYC queries and provide advice to the business stakeholders
• Assist with AML/CTF projects, process improvements, regulatory requests, and audits

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years’ experience in a KYC/AML role requiring strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective stakeholder coordination
• Strong understanding of Hong Kong SFC AML/CTF requirements and client due diligence principles
• Experience reviewing corporate structures and complex financial institutions is highly desirable
• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders
• Comfortable working autonomously and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Fenergo is preferred

What’s In It For You

• Our flat hierarchy enables you to drive meaningful impact, by leveraging your expertise and taking ownership.
• Greenfield impact: newly created role as we scale across APAC.
• Competitive private healthcare and wellness initiatives.
• Daily office lunch allowance
• Employee Assistance and Education Assistance Programs
• Matched donations and corporate discounts

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

What We Do

Susquehanna’s deep integration of trading, technology and quant research makes us experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives. We handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day as both a market maker and market taker. Our efforts provide liquidity and ensure competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialized to allow for a deep understanding of the unique drivers of each asset class.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.