Global KYC / AML Senior Associate £55,000 - £65,000 base

A prestigious investment firm, with circa $55Bn in assets under management, is looking to hire an experienced Senior KYC Associate to bolster their Global KYC team in London.
This team is critical in ensuring the firm’s client onboarding and due diligence processes meet regulatory requirements and internal policies across jurisdictions. The role will partner closely with the global Client Onboarding team and other internal stakeholders and third parties, managing all KYC/AML processes to provide a seamless experience to clients.
The business offers bespoke investment solutions to a wide-ranging group of clients, hence attention to detail is a crucial skill, while prioritising workflow and completing multiple tasks to deadlines. The role supports KYC delivery globally, working across regions and regulatory expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities

Own end-to-end KYC delivery across onboarding, remediation and ongoing review activity, ensuring cases are completed accurately and on time.
Review complex ownership structures and UBO analysis (Trusts, SPVS, Funds) and apply appropriate KYC requirements and risk-based judgement (CDD / EDD escalation where required).
Lead collection, review and ongoing maintenance of KYC documentation and evidence standards, ensuring records remain current and audit ready.
Support monitoring activity including refreshers, document expiry tracking and trigger events, ensuring updates are captured consistently.
Perform key controls including PEP/sanctions screening, reviewing alerts, documenting outcomes, and maintaining a clear audit trail.
Partner closely with Compliance on escalations, approvals, exceptions and decisioning; ensure escalations are clear, complete and timely.
Maintain accurate tracking of workload, deadlines and progress; support basic MI reporting and visibility of volumes/backlog.
Provide guidance and day-to-day support to junior team members and contribute to training and quality consistency.
Contribute to process improvements, documentation and standardisation across regions (templates, checklists, case notes, evidence standards).

Experience & Qualifications

Approximately 4–7 years’ experience in KYC / AML / client onboarding will be required, ideally gained within asset management or an investment business.
Strong understanding of KYC/AML regulatory expectations and how to apply them in practice across regions (UK/EU/US/APAC).
Confident handling complex entity types and ownership structures, including UBO analysis and document interpretation.
Strong understanding of AML/KYC concepts and ability to apply risk-based decisioning in practice.
Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working across time zones.
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
Strong written communication skills (clear rationale and audit trail) and confidence escalating issues appropriately.
Strong Excel / Outlook skills and comfort working with internal case management / CRM tools (e.g. Deal Cloud or similar).
Highly organised and able to prioritise daily workloads whilst working efficiently and accurately under pressure.

This is a great opportunity to join a multi-national investment house which offers a collaborative culture that values its people.

To hear more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Peter Llewelyn on 020 7847 8873 or email your CV to peter@meredithbrown.com

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