ING Wholesale Banking (WB) Asia is seeking aRegional KYC Lead, to support KYC, AML & Transaction Monitoring related initiatives & deliverables in the APAC region spanning 10 WB locations.
Job description
This successful candidate will be a part of the Regional 1st Line of Defence (LoD) Non-Financial Risk Team (responsible for 1st line risk assessment, controls, and implementation of all NFR initiatives in the region) and actively participating in globally led programs relating to all FEC (Financial Economic Crime) topics including CDD, KYC & Transaction Monitoring for the region.
This role requires strong FEC Knowledge & hands-on experience of implementation and management of these frameworks within large banks & will act as KYC Risk Ambassador within 1st LoD & promote a strong KYC Risk culture across the organization.
Key Responsibilities include
- Drive and provide subject matter expertise on KYC/AML structural solution implementation for WB Asia based on both global and local FEC/AML requirements and standards.
- This role will also require extensive collaboration with internal 1st LoD, 2nd LoD & 3rd LoD regional and global stakeholders to drive discussions, decisions, escalate and embed appropriate governance on the topic as required.
- Responsible to coordinate and facilitate annual KYC Risk Assessment execution across Asia locations.
- Monitor and act upon Financial Crime Risk Appetite Key Risk Indicators and report regularly to Asia Senior Management for governance purposes and action.
- Manage intragroup and external outsourcing of all CDD/KYC/TM related services including due diligence in-line with WB Sourcing Governance Framework. Oversee the service performance and monitor/act upon the issues related to outsourced services.
- Convene & run governance meetings such as KYC Working group & Regional KYC Committee for the region with key regional & global stakeholders.
- Represent Asia's interests in engaging with Global KYC and drive global strategy across the Asia region.
- Act as the owner of AML/KYC controls for Asia by executing/managing the control testing and evaluating the control effectiveness annually.
- Constantly review & identify opportunities for process improvements via automation in the end-to-end chain from CDD, Periodic reviews, Ongoing transaction monitoring & offboarding.
- Manage AML related internal and external audits and inspection and act as the issue owner where applicable.
- Act as regional process owner to provide advisory and support to local process owner in managing and executing their responsibilities.
- Coordinate with local and head office stakeholders to ensure issues with AML operations are being escalated and managed properly and in a timely manner.
- Liaise with Global KYC Academy and Asia Business Control Office in AML training rollout, monitoring and reporting.
Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor's degree mandatory with 12+ years of experience in Banking & Finance, with any additional professional qualification/FEC related certifications an added advantage.
- Hands-on experience with implementing KYC/AML & TM operational & Governance principles across the organization, and a strong understanding of the end-to-end KYC processes and risks & controls in the front-to-back chain.
- Experience with managing teams directly & with working in complex & federated organization structure.
- Knowledge & hands-on experience with implementation of Tableau & PowerBI Dashboards will be an added advantage.
- Experience of having improved AML/KYC/TM processes by leveraging AI/ML solutions is an added advantage.
- Good project management skills being able to manage key work deliverables in a timely manner with good quality with ability for managing risks & dependencies.
- Analytical, pragmatic, and problem-solving skills with an understanding of the regulatory environment in which banks operate.
- Is a self-starter and a hands-on team player & strong individual contributor who is good at driving engagement across levels on content discussions & for driving decision making amongst stakeholders.
- Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills with local, regional & global teams.
