Vice President- Client KYC

CO_AFATI Apex Fund Services LLP; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Training and development opportunities

Global delivery team

Job summary

Apex Group is looking for a Head of Client KYC Projects – GCC to drive KYC initiatives from India with Mauritius support. This VP will align with the centralised operating model and oversee strategic KYC programs across multiple jurisdictions.

Lead a high-performing team, enhance data quality, and implement automation using Power BI and Snowflake while ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably in financial services fund industry.
• Degree in accounting, finance, economics with KYC/AML qualifications.
• Experience managing large multi-jurisdictional teams and regulatory initiatives.
• Strong organisational, communication and client-servicing mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Client KYC projects team, primarily located in India with Mauritius support.
• Set strategic direction for KYC Operations and alignment to centralised model.
• Ensure operational reporting from Group to entity level.
• Drive automation and use of Power BI, Snowflake in KYC processes.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and compliance with local regulations.
• Roll out policy updates and training to the team.

Skills

Client KYC

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Power BI

Snowflake

Automation

AI

Regulatory compliance

Team management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in accounting/finance/economics

KYC/AML qualifications

Tools

Power BI

Snowflake

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you We are currently looking for a Head of Client KYC Projects – GCC to lead KYC related projects across Apex Group under the centralised client KYC model. This is a Vice President role reporting to the Head of Client KYC Operations – GCC. The role spans various strategic initiatives including, but not limited to, alignment and centralisation, target operating model (“TOM”), re-platforming to optimal technology, regulatory focused initiatives.

Job Specification:

• Lead the Client KYC projects team, primarily located in India with secondary support in Mauritius, ensuring consistent delivery, strong controls and alignment with the Group operating model.
• Create and lead a dedicated KYC projects capability focused on regulatory initiatives, remediation activity and alignment to the centralised operating model.
• Set the strategic direction for KYC Operations, translating Group priorities into clear plans, measurable objectives and sustainable delivery standards.
• Take responsibility for operational reporting from Group level through to individual Apex entity level.
• Ensure data is readily available, accurate and presented in a standardised format through the effective use of Power BI, Snowflake and other approved reporting tools.
• Attend and present KYC project updates and progress to Apex stakeholders, governance forums and other applicable stakeholders.
• Drive use of automation and AI within KYC processes to improve productivity, data quality and risk detection.
• Adhere to all relevant client KYC standards applicable to Apex Group and local jurisdictions, ensuring requirements evolve in line with regulatory updates and compliance guidance.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, including key operating procedures, inter-group service agreements, process flows, governance artefacts and control evidence.
• Work in partnership with Compliance, Client Onboarding and business stakeholders to maintain a clear division between first and second lines of defence.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex KYC cases, operational issues, regulatory queries and stakeholder concerns.
• Rollout periodic updates, training and communication to ensure the Client KYC projects team remains informed of policy, regulatory and procedural changes.
• Build, coach and develop a high-performing team.

Skills Required:

at least 10 years of relevant professional experience, preferably gained in the financial services fund industry with a focus on client KYC Bachelor / master's degree in accounting, finance, economics and relevant KYC / AML qualifications Management experience, overseeing a large multi-jurisdictional team Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and a truly client servicing mindset Experience with client KYC technology solutions and platforms Good sense of teamwork as well as the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced work environment Process design, improvement and change management experience Committed to self-improvement

What you will get in return:

• Be part of a dynamic and fast-paced team that makes a genuine impact on the success of the entire organisation.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse, agile and global delivery team.
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction.
• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business.
• Competitive remuneration in line with skills and experience.
• Training and development opportunities.

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences. We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet. For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit our CSR policy.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us