AML Compliance Analyst with Chinese, KYC

DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation; DeKalb (IL); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. (APE) and Amazon Payments UK Limited (APUK) seek a dynamic AML Compliance Analyst with Chinese language skills to join their KYC Compliance Operations team.

The role focuses on customer due diligence (CDD), case approvals, and maintaining regulatory standards across licensed products. The analyst will collaborate with 1LOD/2LoD, process teams, and the KYC program to implement regulatory changes and improve processes while supporting a strong customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in KYC/AML regulatory frameworks and customer due diligence processes.
• Ability to review sanctions and PEP screening results and document decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication to support regulatory reporting.

Responsabilités

• Conduct onboarding and ongoing KYC CDD checks, including identity and business verification.
• Review sanctions and PEP screening results; request approvals from senior management when required.
• Exercise delegated authority to approve cases; document decisions and escalate as needed.
• Identify and document exceptions; maintain accurate records and evidence of due diligence.
• Support the implementation of regulatory changes into processes and controls.
• Drive process improvements to strengthen compliance and customer experience.
• Identify gaps in processes and recommend changes to reduce KYC-related risks.
• Prepare and report KYC/AML metrics.

Connaissances

KYC

CDD checks

Regulatory compliance

Sanctions screening

Chinese language

Description du poste

AML Compliance Analyst with Chinese, KYC

Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. (APE) and Amazon Payments UK Limited (APUK) is seeking a dynamic, innovative and motivated Compliance Analyst to join our growing KYC Compliance Operation team. This role is critical to support the rapid expansion of Amazon’s payments business and ensure rigorous adherence to regulatory compliance standards across all licensed products under APE and APUK.
As part of the first line of defence (1LOD), the Compliance Analyst plays a key role in completing and reviewing customer due diligence (CDD) and broader compliance tasks. The role includes delegated authority to approve cases, ensuring that regulatory obligations are met while balancing operational efficiency and customer experience. Analysts collaborate with wider operations team, the 2LoD Compliance Office, process team, the KYC program, and screening team, and will contribute to projects that enhance processes and controls.

Key job responsibilities

• Conduct onboarding and ongoing KYC Customer Due Diligence (CDD) checks, including identity and business verification.


• Review sanctions and PEP screening results and request approval from senior management where required.


• Exercise delegated authority to approve cases once performance and competency are demonstrated. Review escalation and apply holistic assessment.


• Identify and document exceptions, elevate areas of concern and ensure appropriate records are maintained.


• Support the implementation of regulatory changes into processes.


• Drive process improvements to strengthen regulatory compliance, improve quality and support better customer experience.


• Identify process gaps and recommend changes that improve efficiency, strengthen compliance controls, and reduce KYC-related risks.


• Prepare and report KYC/AML metrics

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