Role: KYC Manager

Location: Luxembourg

Salary: Competitive and candidate dependent

Reporting To: Head of KYC

A leading financial services firm in Luxembourg is seeking an experienced KYC Manager to become responsible for supporting and overseeing part of their KYC department- this will include strategic and stakeholder management responsibilities and implementing effective KYC risk management processes. If you are seeking a strategic opportunity with plenty of remit, do not hesitate to look further!

Job Specification

* Manage a team of 8 while adhering to the relevant KYC standards for the company's clients

* Making sure all regulatory, compliance, risk management and due diligence controls of the company are respected

* Be the KYC contact person with internal and/or external stakeholders during the clients initial onboarding as well as during the clients periodic review process

* Use appropriate tact and diplomacy when exchanging complex or sensitive information with internal and/or external stakeholders as well as when communicating with clients and colleagues

* Diligently verify that the Clients KYC process is appropriately and timely completed as per the company's standards and in line with the relevant laws and regulations

* Screening and verification of Clients and related parties against sanction / blacklists

* Internal / external KPI reporting

* Maintain periodic reporting regarding the Clients KYC process.

Preferred Skills

* Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the Luxembourg KYC area in the Luxemburg financial industry

* Good knowledge of KYC requirements and the relevant regulatory framework as well as of various legal structures of funds, corporates and international institutions

* Committed to self-improvement

* Ability to work both autonomously and as a team manager and remain calm under pressure

* Ability to deliver within agreed deadlines

* Understanding of Data privacy and the GDPR regulation will be considered an advantage