Corporate & SPV KYC Team Lead

Quest Recruitment; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading international banking group seeks an experienced KYC professional to establish and lead a Dublin-based onboarding function. This hands-on team leadership role will oversee two direct reports at inception and scope for team growth, managing end-to-end onboarding of institutional clients, SPVs and multi-jurisdictional entities.

You will define workflows, controls and reporting standards, while coordinating with Compliance, Legal, Risk and Front Office teams to deliver timely onboarding and

Qualifications

• Strong corporate/institutional KYC experience in banking.
• Experience leading a small team with direct reports.
• Proven ability to manage onboarding procedures and complex structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day activities of a newly established KYC onboarding team
• Manage and develop two direct reports, with scope for the team to expand
• Oversee the end-to-end onboarding of institutional clients, corporate entities and SPVs
• Review ownership and control structures, including multi-jurisdictional entities and Section 110 vehicles
• Manage onboarding pipelines, workload allocation, priorities and delivery timelines
• Review complex or higher-risk cases and act as an escalation point for the team
• Build relationships with clients and manage onboarding queries through to resolution
• Work with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Credit and Front Office teams
• Develop dashboards, management information and performance reporting
• Establish and improve onboarding procedures, controls and service standards
• Provide coaching and ongoing support to team members
• Identify policy or process gaps and lead practical improvements

Skills

KYC expertise

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance & controls

Job description

A leading international banking group is establishing a new Dublin-based KYC onboarding team and is seeking an experienced KYC professional to help build and lead the function.

This is a hands-on team leadership position with two direct reports initially and scope for the team to grow. You will oversee the end-to-end onboarding of institutional clients, complex corporate structures and special purpose vehicles, while acting as a key contact for clients and senior stakeholders across the business.

The position offers considerably more than routine case management. You will have the opportunity to influence how a new team operates, establish effective workflows and controls, develop reporting and service standards, and create a strong foundation for future growth.

The Role

• Lead the day-to-day activities of a newly established KYC onboarding team
• Manage and develop two direct reports, with scope for the team to expand
• Oversee the end-to-end onboarding of institutional clients, corporate entities and SPVs
• Review complex ownership and control structures, including multi-jurisdictional entities and Section 110 vehicles or comparable structures
• Manage onboarding pipelines, workload allocation, priorities and delivery timelines
• Review complex or higher-risk cases and act as an escalation point for the team
• Build strong relationships with clients and manage onboarding queries through to resolution
• Work closely with Compliance, Financial Security, Legal, Risk, Credit and Front Office teams
• Develop dashboards, management information and performance reporting
• Establish and improve onboarding procedures, controls and service standards
• Provide coaching, technical guidance and ongoing support to team members
• Identify policy or process gaps and lead the implementation of practical improvements

The Person

This role is suited to someone with strong corporate or institutional KYC experience, ideally gained within a bank or another environment onboarding complex legal entities.

You should be comfortable assessing layered ownership structures, identifying beneficial ownership and control, applying a risk-based approach to CDD and EDD, and coordinating cases involving several internal and external stakeholders.

Experience with SPVs, structured-finance entities, Section 110 vehicles, asset-finance structures or other complex corporate arrangements would be particularly relevant.

Previous aviation or aircraft-leasing exposure would be beneficial but is not required.

Please note: this is a corporate and institutional client onboarding position. Experience limited primarily to investor AML, transfer agency or individual investor due diligence is unlikely to provide the required level of corporate KYC exposure.

Requirements

• Strong experience in corporate, institutional or wholesale banking KYC
• Experience onboarding SPVs or other complex legal entities
• A detailed understanding of CDD, EDD, UBO identification, ownership and control structures, sanctions, PEPs and adverse media
• Previous team leadership, supervisory or people-management experience
• Experience reviewing work, managing escalations and supporting the development of colleagues
• Strong client and senior stakeholder management skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities and demanding onboarding timelines
• Confidence working across Compliance, Legal, Risk, Credit and Front Office functions
• Strong judgement, attention to detail and written communication skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced KYC team leader, assistant manager or senior corporate KYC specialist who is ready to take broader ownership of a small team.

You will join at the beginning of a new function, with the opportunity to shape its processes, standards and culture while developing specialist expertise within a significant international banking business.