Purpose of the role:

AML/KYC Team Leader is responsible for the day to day management and leadership of the AML/KYC Team. In addition, AML/KYC Team Leader is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate delivery of the end to end AML/KYC process, with a focus on all risk rated entities for onboarding new customers and accounts, completion of periodic reviews, event driven reviews of existing customers/account, reporting of Team’s performance.

Your potential new team:

EMEA AML Center is focused on providing compliance oversight, performing onboarding and periodic reviews (risk profiling of the customers from money-laundering perspective), reporting any suspicious activities or building relationships with the clients based on “Know Your Customer” approach.

We are looking for:

An expert in the flied of AML, KYC, Financial Crime, Due Diligence or Client Onboarding with supervisory experience and team leadership abilities.

Job responsibilities:

• Ensuring State Street AML Compliance Policies with respect to AML/KYC procedures are followed.
• Responsible for a Team of Associate on various level positions in ensuring timely and accurate delivery of service to State Street EMEA sites.
• Holding 1 to 1 meetings to ensure that feedback regarding individual performance is provided to every Team Member
• Hiring and training staff for the department.
• Monitoring and managing the workload, setting up priorities to ensure deliverables are met daily by AML/KYC Associates
• Developing effective working relationships and communication with Team Members and ensuring that team members are motivated and supported.
• Supervising and reviewing status reports for senior management.
• Notifying stakeholders of operational issues.
• Engage, lead and drive conversations with key stakeholders with regards to the execution and accurate tracking of key deliverables from the EMEA BU AML Centre.
• Encouraging the team to follow the speak up, listen up values - including timely escalation of AML concerns, suspicious activity or any corporate policy breaches.
• Assisting in departmental projects as required.
• Serving as an escalation point for operational issues

Required skills and experience

• Advanced knowledge of regulatory KYC/AML requirements required
• At least 6 years of experience in any of the following areas:  KYC/AML, Client On Boarding, Compliance, Financial Crime or Risk function
• Team leadership experience: 1-2 years as a minimum (performance and workload management, staff recruitment, leading team meetings and 1-to-1s, setting KPIs)
• Ability to lead, coach and develop staff
• Excellent English communication skills required - both verbal and written
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to work under minimal supervision
• Professional agility: ability to prioritise workloads and work to strict deadlines; quickly adapt and respond to change

We offer:

• Employee savings plan
• Premium life insurance package
• VIP medical package
• Multisport card
• Language classes
• Soft skills trainings
• Technical workshops
• Development sessions with a mentor
• Diversity of opportunities across a range of challenging and highly complex activities
• Technical or leadership career pathway

About State Street:

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.