Overview
In this role you will act as the escalation point for financial crime matters and provide expert guidance to Blackstone business units. You will support investor onboarding, perform KYC/AML reviews across EMEA, and contribute to the development of policies and risk monitoring. You will work closely with the Global Head of Financial Crime and governance bodies to ensure regulatory alignment and strong controls. This is a high-visibility position focused on mitigating financial crime risks while enabling responsible growth.
Responsibilities
- Escalate and advise on financial crime-related matters including AML, CTF, sanctions, ABC and anti-tax evasion
- Provide expert compliance guidance to business units on financial crime issues
- Support global investor onboarding; conduct high-risk reviews for new and existing investors
- Perform KYC and AML support for asset transactions across EMEA; conduct due diligence and flag red flags
- Assist with investor re-identification with transfer agents across EMEA
- Assess escalations from regional compliance teams or fund transfer agents related to negative news, PEP, sanctions alerts or CDD needs
- Contribute to policy/procedure development, monitoring frameworks, and risk assessments for regulatory compliance
- Review and escalate material risk alerts to senior management in EMEA and business units
- Prepare management information and updates for governance committees; present financial crime topics to stakeholders
- Support financial crime testing, internal audits, and regulatory requests with an EMEA nexus
Key requirements
- 4 to 6 years of experience in financial crime compliance within financial services, especially asset management
- Strong educational background, preferably with a university degree
- Solid technical expertise across core financial crime issues
- Ability to support the team lead in stakeholder engagement and advisory matters
- Ability to independently challenge stakeholders to drive project engagement and implementation
- Strong communication skills across all organizational levels
- Demonstrated project management skills with accountability for delivery
- Excellent judgment on autonomous action vs escalation
- Highly organized, goal-oriented, and solutions-focused
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team approach
- Attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Strong communication (oral and written)
- Collaborative team player
- Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively
- AML, KYC, Sanctions, CTF, ABC
- Know Your Counterparty, high-risk review techniques
- Due diligence and red flag assessment
Legal & Compliance - AML, Associate in London employer: Blackstone Group
At Blackstone, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our London office provides employees with unparalleled growth opportunities in the compliance field, supported by comprehensive training programmes and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Join us to be part of a team that not only drives regulatory excellence but also makes a meaningful impact on the global financial landscape.
