KYC Analyst

Work Type: Contract Basis, 1 Year (Renewable) - Based on your work performance

Responsibilities:

• Perform Client Due Diligence to evaluate customers from a compliance perspective and ensure that all established procedures are followed while providing a great customer experience.
• To support the Onboarding of new customers onto platform of the client (to review customers' profile and risk analyst before onboarding).
• Continuously improve streamlined processes to manage the end-to-end onboarding process from a financial crimes risk perspective.
• Work with the Compliance Team to ensure the adherence to local and global compliance policies and procedures.
• Stay up-to-date on AML-related news and emerging regulatory developments relevant to the Hong Kong and China markets
• Relentlessly curious - Your analytical skills are second to none and the concept of deriving data-driven insights invigorates you… but you don’t succumb to analysis paralysis
• Process driven - You enjoy developing, documenting, and following procedures to ensure they are efficient, scalable, and defensible
• A team player - You are a natural in building relationships with your colleagues… but you enjoy working independently as much as you enjoy working with a team
• A master prioritizer - You leverage sound judgment to quickly assess all the tasks at hand and expertly prioritize them Inquisitive by nature
• You know when to dig a little deeper to get to the bottom of a problem and solve it; in doing so, you ask the right questions necessary to arrive at a sound, risk-based decision
• Perform periodic reviews and support audits

Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools through clear, structured prompting to improve efficiency and quality across KYC reviews and onboarding workflows.
• Minimum 2 years of professional work experience; working experience in a global, dynamic environment is a plus.
• Skilled written and verbal communicator in English / Chinese Languages (Added Advantage).
• Proven experience and knowledge of KYC and AML/CFT Review customer profiles, own the end-to-end KYC process, and support client onboarding of new accounts for the markets.
• Review existing clients’ KYC on a periodic basis and perform necessary escalation.
• Ensure adherence to local and global compliance policies and procedures.
• Understand and confidently communicate the KYC requirements to internal and external stakeholders, to ensure the quality and efficiency of the KYC onboarding process for new accounts and document updates.
• Assist in continuous process/workflow improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools through clear, structured prompting to improve efficiency and quality across KYC reviews and onboarding workflows.