About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the end-to-end Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) process for all transaction counterparties and vendors, applying standard and enhanced checks as required
- Provide crucial support for transaction closings by organizing, tracking, and coordinating the execution and filing of critical legal documentation for investments across all asset classes
- Support pre-transaction clearance for PE and credit deals, coordinating with external counsel and fund administrators before closing
- Conduct thorough legal and regulatory analysis to identify and verify Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and control persons for high-risk entities and non-standard fund structures
- Cross-reference counterparties across mandates to streamline KYC data and maintain consistency
- Support the CDD and EDD process for all fund investors, focusing on complex, multi-layered institutional and family office structures
- Manage global sanctions and adverse media screening, efficiently investigating, documenting, and resolving all potential true matches and false positives in a legal documentation framework
- Apply a legal risk-based approach to all compliance reviews, escalating high-risk matters (e.g., PEPs) to the MLRO/General Counsel
- Own and execute the periodic KYC refresh cycle, ensuring all legal and client files are rigorously maintained and compliant with all relevant global regulations
- Maintain the firm’s global legal entity database, corporate minute books, and statutory registers
- Assist the legal team in the drafting and preparation of key fund and corporate legal documents, including side letters, board minutes, corporate resolutions, and secretary filings
- Manage and prepare all relevant KYC/AML documentation and legal files for regulatory examinations, internal audits, and external diligence requests
- Act as a key paralegal point of contact for external counsel, fund administrators, and compliance technology vendors regarding the provision and validation of AML/KYC data
- Propose and implement practical improvements to the firm's KYC/AML workflow and record-keeping systems
- Assist in developing transparent AML/KYC pricing models for clients to eliminate billing ambiguity
Requirements
- 5+ years of AML/KYC, compliance, or cross-jurisdictional due diligence experience within a global bank, financial services shared service centers, fund administrator, or financial/corporate law firm
- Strong knowledge of EU AMLDs, JMLSG guidance, and FATF recommendations, with familiarity with U.S. BSA/Patriot Act regulations considered an advantage
- Expertise in executing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), complex UBO mapping across multiple jurisdictions, SOQ/SOF verification, and cross-border legal/regulatory analysis
- Strong analytical, documentation, and drafting skills with exceptional attention to detail
- High proficiency with AML/KYC screening software and entity management systems
- Exceptional organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Proven ability to work independently, manage a heavy workload under tight deadlines, and thrive in a smaller, fast-paced team environment
- Strong technical proficiency with compliance screening software and legal entity management systems
Benefits
- Hybrid and remote working options, with the ability to request to work from other countries (upon request)
- Paid Sick Leave: 7 days per year to recover or care for family
- Confidential Support: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Professional Development: 7 days per year of paid study leave annually for exams and structured learning
- Annual Bonus: Discretionary and performance based
- Generous Paid Time Off: 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays