AML/KYC Deputy Team Lead

2 days ago

Selayang Municipal Council, Malaysia UOB Full time

About UOB

UOB is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories. Our history spans over 80 years, guided by our core values: Honorable, Enterprising, United, and Committed.

About The Department

UOB Innovation Hub 2 (InnoHub2) is a UOB-wholly owned subsidiary and Centre of Excellence based in Malaysia. It provides Group Business Services to support the UOB Group, focusing on technology application design, development, and support.

Job Responsibilities

This role requires the incumbent to manage and oversee KYC and CDD requirements in customer onboarding and periodic reviews, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and addressing AML/CFT & Sanctions concerns.

The primary responsibilities include:

  1. Support the Team Manager in undertaking joint ownership, accountability, and execution in overall AML CDD strategic program for the customer segments within Group Wholesale Banking.
  2. Consistently review and work with key stakeholders to enhance work processes to achieve operations efficiency while ensuring consistent interpretation and implementation of Group Compliance AML/CFT policies and framework.
  3. Revise and update local SOP and workflow processes for operational efficiency and effectiveness.
  4. Conduct AFC related trainings to the team.
  5. Escalate and highlight potential concerns / risks and proactively share best risk management practices.
  6. Ensure agreed SLAs supported by the teams are met.
  7. Responsible for checking and signing off complex and high-risk customers due diligence profiles for all jurisdictions.
  8. Work with Group AFC Ops function to manage queries during External/Internal Audit, Group Compliance, and Regulatory Audit for favorable review outcomes.
  9. Support and work with the KYC teams performing CDD fulfillment to meet with Bank and Regulatory requirements pertaining towards customer's life cycle with the Bank.
  10. Focus on procedures and processes to enable the KYC teams to achieve monthly satisfactory score for Key Operational Risk Indicator (KORI) metrics.
  11. Provide oversight and steer to ensure alignment of bank's management responsibility and principles for effective risk and controls and connectivity across the teams and with Group AFC Ops.
  12. Support Group AFC Ops in FACTCA and CRS reporting matters.

Job Requirements

The primary requirements include:

  1. At least 8 years of experience in risk and regulatory matters related to KYC (Know Your Customer) and financial crimes.
  2. Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team, with strong supervisory skills.
  3. Ability to manage people and relationships effectively, providing oversight and guidance to ensure alignment with the bank's risk and control principles.
  4. Proven track record in risk and regulatory matters pertaining towards know your customer (KYC) and financial crimes risks and typologies in ensuring customer due diligence is executed appropriately, with a clear thought process, rather than a tick box exercise.
  5. Experienced in analyzing and quantifying issues tied to AML CDD/transactions/activities surveillance.
  6. To demonstrate relevant experience in the management of people and relationships via supervisory experiences.
  7. Together with the Group AFC Ops (where applicable), support to advise senior stakeholders with a level of confidence, knowledge, and stature in the handling of customers' due diligence requirements.
  8. Align thinking and behaviors that are in tandem with the Bank's commitment against financial crimes, with the highest level of integrity and the ability to balance commercial objectives with the exercise of independent and prudent judgement.
  9. Certification as an AML specialist (e.g., CAMS/Diploma in AML) with a recognized institution will be an advantage.

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