Onboarding Specialist

WINTERMUTE ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WINTERMUTE ASIA PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a Financial Crime Compliance professional to onboard counterparties, perform KYC reviews, and maintain onboarding documentation in line with AML/CTF procedures.

You will conduct risk assessments, perform screenings (PEP, sanctions, adverse media), and collaborate with trading, operations, product and compliance teams to automate processes and improve counterparty experience at scale.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in financial crime or AML/CTF roles.
• Experience with KYC onboarding and document review under regulatory controls.
• Familiarity with global sanctions regimes (UN/EU/OFAC/HMT) and local Singapore rules.
• Experience optimizing compliance processes at scale and using automation.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding new counterparties in a timely manner.
• Conduct reviews of counterparties' documentations, and ensure information obtained is consistent with AML/CTF procedures.
• Complete periodic KYC reviews and refresh of onboarding documentations as necessary.
• Assist in the management, maintenance and review of onboarding documentations.
• Complete risk assessments for new and existing counterparties, escalating AML/CTF concerns to the MLRO.
• Perform various screenings/checks, including wallet screening, PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media checks.
• Collaborate with trading, operations, product and compliance teams to optimize and automate processes and improve counterparty experience.
• Investigating and analyzing automated transaction monitoring alerts to determine AML/CTF relevance.
• Provide Compliance support for other projects within the broader team.

Skills

Financial crime

AML/CTF knowledge

KYC processes

Automation mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Chainalysis

Automation tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Onboarding new counterparties in a timely manner
• Conduct reviews of counterparties' documentations, and ensure that information obtained is consistent with the Firm's AML/CTF procedures
• Complete periodic KYC reviews and refresh of onboarding documentations as necessary
• Assist in the management, maintenance and review of appropriate onboarding documentations
• Complete risk assessments for both new and existing counterparties, identifying any potential AML/CTF concerns and escalating this to the MLRO when necessary
• Perform various screenings/checks, including wallet screening, Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), Sanctions and Adverse Media checks
• Work with trading and business operations, product and compliance teams to optimize and automate processes and improve counterparty experience

Other responsibilities

• Investigating and analysing automated transaction monitoring alerts maintained by the Firm to determine whether such transactions may be AML/CTF-related
• As part of the broader Compliance team, provide Compliance support as necessary, by assisting with other compliance projects as assigned

Hard Skills Requirements

• At least 2+ years of financial crime experience. Experience with Chainalysis would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Singapore's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and applicable sanctions regime including but not limited to the UN, EU, OFAC and HMT.
• First hand experience running very efficient compliance processes at scale (B2B) including using automation, external tools, etc. Proven ability to see the bigger picture, commercial strategy, understand new functional areas quickly, have a cross-functional mindset
• Strong interest and curiosity in algorithmic trading and decentralized finance

Other Requirements

• Owner mentality: you focus on protecting the company from compliance risk while being driven by the best for the company in terms of growth and commercial success
• Proven ability to be both a strategic thinker and excellent at execution and being hands-on; drive to do whatever it takes to get things done
• Sharing Wintermute culture values: determination/ambition and humility; drive to action, ability to both influence others and listen/ learn from others
• Like meritocracy and being ready to be judged by what you deliver (vs pedigree or former experience)
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset; prepared to work non-standard working hours as and if required
• Like working in a team environment, working from our Singapore office