KYC Specialist OCDD

KYC Specialist | Institutional & Markets - Onboarding/OCDD

About the Role

The Institutional - Markets KYC Onboarding team is a global hub that partners closely with in-country teams, Sales, Relationship Managers, Credit, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to drive timely and accurate client onboarding and reviews.

This role sits within the Onboarding & Ongoing Customer Due Diligence (OCDD) stream – a critical function that ensures client records are compliant with AML/KYC standards, regulatory expectations, and internal policies. The team is responsible for onboarding, periodic reviews, event-driven reviews, SSI gathering/linkages, mergers/acquisitions support, client offboarding, and client profile remediation.

Role Type : Permanent
Role Location : Bangalore
Shift Flexibility to manage global stakeholders is a requisite.

What will your day look like?

As a KYC Specialist, you will:

• Support end-to-end KYC OCDD reviews across multiple risk levels and jurisdictions.
• Review and update client profiles ensuring regulatory and internal compliance.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and clients to collect documents and verify data.
• Conduct and document quality checks, control audits, and ensure data integrity.
• Support onboarding-related processes including system updates and SSI linkages.
• Maintain up-to-date procedural documents and contribute to process improvement.
• Provide on-the-job training for new staff and support ongoing coaching needs.
• Collaborate across Compliance, Sales, Quality Assurance, and other support teams.
• Manage escalations and deliver timely reporting to leadership teams.

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• 3–8 years of experience in financial services, AML/KYC, or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of CDD & OCDD policies and practices across diverse client types (e.g. Corporates, Banks, FI, Trusts, Charities, Regulated/Listed entities).
• Working knowledge of global regulations (FATCA, CRS, EMIR, MiFID, Dodd Frank, Volcker).
• Proven performance in KPI/SLA delivery, quality frameworks, and risk/compliance audits.
• Hands-on experience in KYC systems and workflow tools.
• Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; especially Excel.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Job Posting End Date

20/06/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)