JPMorgan Asset Management - Client Onboarding KYC Vice President 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

27656212

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As a Vice President in the Asset Management - Client Onboarding KYC team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the day-to-day organization and control of the team’s activities. Your role will be a combination of player-coach duties, involving both KYC maker-checker responsibilities and team management. You will lead and manage the team responsible for customer onboarding and maintaining customer relationships under AML laws, conduct quality checks on customers’ KYC records to ensure accuracy and compliance, and oversee the upkeep and implementation of procedures and systems to meet compliance requirements. You will also identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, ensure timely responses to all queries and completion of daily assigned workloads, and assist team members in prioritizing their tasks and handling complex cases.

Job Responsibilities

• Leading and managing the team responsible for customer onboarding and maintaining customer relationships under AML laws.
• Conducting quality checks on customers’ KYC records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Overseeing the upkeep and implementation of procedures and systems to meet compliance requirements.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Ensuring timely responses to all queries and completion of daily assigned workloads.
• Assisting team members in prioritizing their tasks and handling complex cases.
• Acting as a point of escalation for unresolved issues.
• Participating in group projects and educational training on financial crime-related subjects.
• Playing an active role in people management and the development of junior team members.
• Staying abreast of market standards and industry developments.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• In-depth knowledge of the fund industry and a strong understanding of AML laws, rules, and regulations. Proficiency in screening and transaction monitoring.
• A technically strong and astute individual with a proven track record of implementing value-added change initiatives. Exceptional partnership and team management skills, with a professional and proactive approach to work.
• Highly organized, proactive, and communicative, with the ability to work with precision.
• Experience in running mini-projects and designing new processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead and propose solutions for complex issues.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Sound decision-making abilities, including knowing when to escalate issues.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with business-aligned functions across regions.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar manager/team lead role, with a total of at least 10 years of experience in AML.