Specialist/Senior Specialist KYC - Legal Admin - Legal & Compliance
D. E. Shaw
Skills
- KYC
- Counterparty Due Diligence
- Documentation Management
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Database Management
- Compliance
About the role
We are looking for a bright and exceptional KYC Specialist or Senior Specialist to join the Know Your Customer (“KYC”) team in Hyderabad, India, which is a sub-team of the Hyderabad-based Legal department, undertaking multiple processes that facilitate the smooth functioning of the New York Legal team. The responsibilities include attending and managing the firm’s global KYC requests.
Responsibilities:
In this role, you will assist the KYC team by handling KYC/counterparty due diligence requests, information management and documentation, and assisting with special projects for the group. You will also contribute to counterparty interaction/negotiation, collating information, analyzing content, executing processes, managing databases, and summarizing information in requested formats. Additionally, you will work to satisfy the requests of global counterparties for information as part of their due diligence on clients, provide appropriate standard documentation and negotiate sensitive disclosures. You will be involved in handling confidential information on time-sensitive and mission-critical requests and master a complex system of information about our ownership and control structures, signatory authorities, and documentation protocols. Finally, you will be required to manage the KYC workflow and work on process enhancements and ad-hoc KYC projects.
Who we're looking for:
The ideal candidate should hold -
Basic qualifications:
A graduate degree in Business Administration/Management or any related field with 2 to 4 years of work experience
Experience of having worked in international banks and having exposure to KYC/counterparty due diligence, with the resulting KYC domain knowledge and expertise in its various standard global rules
Excellent written and oral communication skills
The quality of being self-motivated, ethical, and having proficient organizational, editing, proofreading, project-management skills while possessing an unwavering eye for detail combined with the ability to deliver consistently in a demanding work environment
Preferred qualifications:
Prior exposure to Confluence and SharePoint
A background in Accounting and Finance
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