KYC Operations Middle Office Associate

Join our Global Corporate Banking (GCB) Middle Office Team ensuring seamless client onboarding with strong partnerships and compliance excellence. As a KYC Middle Office Associate within the Global Corporate Banking (GCB) Middle Office Team, you will be the single point of contact and subject matter expert for onboarding new customers and managing KYC records renewals. Aligned with a designated Front Office team, you will facilitate KYC execution across all teams, ensuring an exceptional client onboarding experience. Your role requires building strong relationships with internal and external customers, managing expectations, and providing timely updates on onboarding progress.

Job responsibilities

• Manages the KYC book of work for your designated Front Office sub-Line of Business, prioritising active requests and providing status updates.
• Builds and develops strong partnerships, identifying challenges and eliminating roadblocks with all internal partners.
• Works with Front Office teams to obtain necessary supporting evidence for KYC due diligence.
• Ensures all client information is accurate, complete, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates case prioritisation, capacity planning, and assignment with back office teams.
• Stays updated on process changes, regulatory changes, and communicates impacts to business partners.
• Manages personal workload and priorities, escalating key risks/issues to management as needed.
• Identifies and executes process improvements, providing guidance on key process and technology initiatives.
• Serves as a role model to peers, driving training and sharing of best practices.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Relevant experience in banking / finance sector.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience in conflict resolution.
• Resilient interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively with business partners and senior managers.
• Client-focused with a strong controls mindset.
• Hands-on approach with attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Proactive and flexible approach to workload and team targets.
• Effective time management and organisational skills for maximum productivity.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Working knowledge of KYC/Compliance/AML standards.
• Sound understanding of the Financial Industry.
• Knowledge of multiple client types and legal structures.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.