Sponsored Degree Apprenticeship (KYC & KYB)

Sponsored Degree Apprenticeship (KYC & KYB)

Launch Your Career in Banking & Financial Crime Compliance

Are you looking to start your career in financial services while earning a degree and gaining hands‑on experience in a global banking environment?

We are offering an exciting Sponsored Degree Apprenticeship within KYC & KYB Operations, providing the opportunity to build a long‑term career in investment banking while developing valuable expertise in client onboarding, regulatory compliance, and financial crime prevention.

This is an ideal opportunity for ambitious school leavers, college graduates, or individuals looking to begin a professional career without following the traditional university route.

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of the KYC & KYB team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring new and existing clients meet regulatory and compliance requirements before they can conduct business with the bank.

Working closely with Front Office teams, Relationship Managers, and Compliance professionals, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of banking activities while developing specialist knowledge in client due diligence and onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding of new corporate and institutional clients across Investment Banking, Coverage and Real Assets.
• Assist with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) reviews for both new and existing clients.
• Gather and review client documentation to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and overseas vetting teams to facilitate efficient client onboarding.
• Maintain accurate client records and ensure documentation is stored correctly.
• Monitor onboarding cases and follow up on outstanding information.
• Support periodic reviews and remediation projects for existing client relationships.
• Act as a point of contact for KYC and KYB‑related queries from business teams.
• Learn how financial institutions manage regulatory risk, anti‑money laundering (AML) requirements, and client due diligence processes.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking motivated individuals who are eager to learn and build a career within banking, compliance, or financial services.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Confident working with different stakeholders and teams.
• Curious, proactive, and willing to learn.
• Good problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office applications.

Ideal Background

• Interest in banking, finance, compliance, risk, or financial crime prevention.
• Previous office, customer service, administration, or internship experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Confirm with the deal team that the vetting is complete and client is approved before business is conducted.
• Obtain access to Debt Domain and Syntrak for future documents.

Periodic Reviews

• Liase with Porto vetting contacts to ensure upcoming reviews are in hand.
• Update KYB digital with assistance of the main CRM and global hubs to ensure accurate product lists and client contacts.
• Manage the KYC documents collection through independent research and the client contacts/vetting analysts and file any updated information.
• Submit all KYC documents to the vetting teams and chase for final CRM sign off throughout the vetting window.
• Address additional blocking points with KYC documents through online research and client clarifications.
• Liase with Porto vetting contacts to arrange for extensions and waivers to ensure no disruption to business lines.
• Create LEM maintenance requests to add additional products when required by the business.

Internal & External Relations

• Develop strong relationships with Front Office and vetting departments mainly in London, Porto and Algiers but not limited to these offices.
• Develop strong relationships with Global Vetting, Compliance and Financial Crime.

Responsible for producing/reviewing

Co Ordinating Periodic Reviews, with a complete KYB Digital and KYC document list, clients must have approved vetting before deadlines for the Front Office – Investment Banking, Coverage and Real Assets teams in London.

What You’ll Gain

• Fully sponsored degree apprenticeship programme.
• Earn while you learn – no student debt.
• Hands‑on experience within a leading banking environment.
• Professional training in KYC, KYB, AML and client onboarding.
• Exposure to Investment Banking and Corporate Banking operations.
• Mentoring and support from experienced industry professionals.
• Clear career progression opportunities upon completion of the programme.

Start building your future in banking.

If you’re detail‑oriented, eager to learn, and looking for a career that combines professional qualifications with real‑world experience, we’d love to hear from you.