Senior KYC Risk Architect - Institutional Compliance

Bny Mellon; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in Singapore seeks a Senior Specialist for the KYC Operations team. You will draft and enhance risk narratives for onboarding and periodic reviews, applying a strong financial crime lens to client structures, activities, and jurisdictions.

The role requires experience in AML/KYC, risk assessment, and comfort with AI-enabled tools, in a fast-paced, multi‑jurisdictional environment.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Experience in financial crime compliance, AML/KYC, or related risk management.
• Ability to assess complex institutional client structures and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and enhance client narratives for onboarding and periodic reviews.
• Assess AML/KYC and sanctions risks across institutional portfolios.
• Analyze client profiles, ownership structures, jurisdictions, and products.
• Interpret documentation to support credible risk assessments.
• Identify gaps, red flags, and elevate high‑risk matters to Compliance.
• Collaborate with KYC, Compliance, Front Office, and other teams.
• Perform quality assurance and consistency reviews of narratives.
• Help improve narrative standards and risk management processes.
• Adopt AI-enabled tools to improve narrative development.

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance-related field

Job description

BNY Mellon in Singapore seeks a Senior Specialist for the KYC Operations team. You will draft and enhance risk narratives for onboarding and periodic reviews, applying a strong financial crime lens to client structures, activities, and jurisdictions.

The role requires experience in AML/KYC, risk assessment, and comfort with AI-enabled tools, in a fast-paced, multi‑jurisdictional environment.