Team Lead KYC Analyst

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Singapore seeks a Team Leader for its Know Your Customer team. The role involves overseeing KYC activities, providing guidance and training to team members, and ensuring compliance with policies. Candidates should have strong client orientation, excellent communication skills, and a bachelor's degree in Finance or Banking with at least 5 years of relevant experience. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least a first experience in a leadership role in AML KYC or Compliance.
• 5 years of previous experience in KYC/AML/due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the KYC team and provide training for team members.
• Serve as a point of contact for KYC related questions.
• Prepare and distribute reports to stakeholders.
• Manage ad hoc departmental projects.

Skills

Strong client orientation

Outstanding communication skills

Excellent leadership skills

Critical thinking skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Finance & Banking

Job description

This role is within the Know Your Customer /Global referential management team:

The Team Leader will be part of the KYC Middle Office team, in coordination with the Front Office, the KYC checkers and Financial Security. Team leader oversees managing and supporting production of Client Onboarding activities which are under GRM Singapore scope.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading the KYC team by providing training and development for team members to manage the KYC activities.
• Provide support, guidance to team members /point of escalation for the team.
• Serve as a point of contact for the business regarding KYC policy and process related questions.
• Collaborate with manager on goal setting, performance management planning / implementation / lead the appraisal process and one to one meeting.
• Prepare and distribute reports and presentations to the business lines and other stakeholders, when applicable.
• Collaborate closely with the team, relationship managers/ business lines, support to front teams, checkers, and compliance for urgent files.
• Adhere to the SLA of completing the Onboarding requests cases within the due date/deadline specified by FO.
• Communicate and coordinate with senior management for any compliance, implementations, risk, and operations topics or issues.
• Adhere to CACIB and regulatory policies and standards.
• Define and perform weekly / monthly controls & relevant actions related to process and production.
• Management of ad hoc departmental projects as assigned (i.e. UAT of IT implementation)
• Maintain a workforce with capability to execute flawlessly.
• Collaborate with manager to develop team members in line with versatility matrix & team needs.
• To involve / lead / assist manager in the recruitment process and GRM needs.

Must have

• Strong client orientation
• Outstanding communication skills (both verbally and in writing)
• Excellent leadership skills and capacity to develop a team.
• Critical thinking skills (capacity to analyze the root cause and put in place the set of actions required to implement effective solution)
• At least a first experience in a leadership role in an AML KYC or Compliance related domain

Good to have

• Anti-Money Laundering, CAMS certification, ICA or equivalent
• A project experiences will be an asset (as we are embracing innovation in our processes)
• Chinese language (to connect better with the stakeholders) will be an asset.

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in any Finance & Banking or equivalent fields.
• 5 years of Previous experience in KYC/AML / due diligence in corporate or investment banking in a client facing environment is highly preferable.