Onboarding Specialist

Wintermute Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermute Asia invites a Compliance professional to join our Singapore office to oversee onboarding of counterparties and ensure AML/CTF compliance across the trading operations.

Responsibilities include reviewing documentation, conducting periodic KYC, and performing risk assessments. The role requires use of automated tools and close collaboration with trading, operations, product and compliance teams to optimize processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of financial crime experience.
• Knowledge of Singapore AML regulations and sanctions (UN/EU/OFAC/HMT).
• Experience running efficient compliance processes at scale with automation and external tools.
• Interest in algorithmic trading and decentralized finance.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new counterparties in a timely manner.
• Review counterparties' documentation for AML/CTF compliance.
• Complete periodic KYC reviews and refresh onboarding docs.
• Assist in managing onboarding documents.
• Perform risk assessments for new and existing counterparties; escalate to MLRO as needed.
• Conduct wallet screening, PEP, sanctions and adverse media checks.
• Collaborate with trading, operations, product and compliance teams to improve processes.

Skills

Financial crime

AML/KYC compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Automation tools

Chainalysis

DeFi/Trading interest

Tools

Chainalysis

Automation tooling

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.