Onboarding Business Partner

For one of our clients, an international private bank based in Geneva we are looking for a :

ONBOARDING BUSINESS PARTNER

• Be in charge of the end to end client onboarding into the Bank
• Deal direct with clients in a personable and professional manner from prospect stage through to the opening of accounts
• Work in close co-ordination with Front Office, Operations and the relevant Risk and Financial Crime departments across the business
• Provide tailored, accurate and swift assistance to the client, ensuring a timely, smooth and positive onboarding experience
• Have responsibility for ensuring that client onboarding files meet the required Bank's policy and regulatory standards
• Act as a role model in respect of procedural requirements and have input into the Client Due Diligence policy and procedure development

Profile required

• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills, including the ability to convey technical requirements to a non-specialist
• Have the ability and polish required to engage with clients of the Private Bank, and ensuring that conversations can be tailored to the level of the client
• Have the confidence to communicate effectively with internal staff
• Demonstrate excellent time-management, self-planning and organisational skills, and the ability to manage deadlines and work under pressure
• Understanding of regulatory issues / procedures, with comprehensive and extensive knowledge of AML and KYC regulations and standards
• Ability to make evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual and qualitative information relating to Source of Wealth, adverse media, etc. including analysis of external information such as third party enhanced due diligence reports and reports in global media
• Good understanding of the role of private bankers and private banking products, with the ability to empathise and appreciate the relevance of the private bankers' role in supporting the onboarding process
• Ability to make clear presentations of information both written and orally
• Good understanding of Microsoft standard packages, such as Word and Excel
• Fluent in English, any other languages would be an asset

All files will be treated with the utmost confidentiality