Client Onboarding Senior Analyst

Overview

The Client Onboarding and KYC teams play a crucial role in supporting the Front Office with the onboarding of new clients. Their primary responsibility is to ensure that all client documentation aligns with derivatives regulations and to assist in the periodic review of existing clients. These teams also serve as a frontline defence against risks related to Money Laundering, Bribery, and Corruption, helping to safeguard the Bank at all times. Operating as a bridge between the Front Office, clients, and internal departments—including Compliance, Credit, Legal, Tax, and Operations—the teams are committed to streamlining the onboarding experience. Their focus is on ensuring a smooth, efficient process while maintaining the highest standards of client data quality.

Job Purpose

The Client Onboarding Team is responsible for overseeing the entire onboarding lifecycle for new clients, third parties, and additional products or roles linked to existing relationships. The team works to optimize the onboarding process while ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and broader regulatory obligations, all while mitigating risks to the Bank. Beyond onboarding, the team also plays a key role in supporting the periodic review of existing clients in close collaboration with the KYC team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the smooth execution of the onboarding process, adhering to all relevant policies, local regulations, product-specific requirements, and regulatory classifications.
• Act as a liaison between the Front Office, clients, and key internal stakeholders—including Compliance, Credit, Legal, Tax, and Operations—to facilitate a seamless onboarding journey.
• Maintain a strong focus on data accuracy and regulatory compliance throughout the onboarding and review processes.
• Successfully follow and ensure adherence to the relevant onboarding process, taking into account local requirements; products and regulatory classifications.
• Work closely with Front Office and the Client to facilitate on-boarding requests.
• Orchestrate the end to end on-boarding of a prospective client.
• Move the on-boarding request through the process as quickly and efficiently as possible (i.e.. KYC/Legal/Credit)

Knowledge, Technical Skills and Expertise:

• Good knowledge of KYC procedures and regulatory best practice.
• Good knowledge and experience dealing with end to end client onboarding process (including KYC; Credit and Legal).
• Good knowledge and experience of Regulatory Classifications (MiFID; Dodd Frank; IOSCO, EMIR and FATCA).
• Financial services background with significant experience of reviewing and documenting client relationships