Assistant Vice President- Process Standardization

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Position Title:  Assistant Vice President

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President                

Reporting to:  Vice President: Policy Augmentation Lead

Location:  Bengaluru                          

Job Profile

Position details:

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The person will be responsible for all policy and procedural changes across the GKYC space. The job entails, creating, maintaining, and enhancing communication on the changes the different Lines of Defense would bring in to mitigate risk from a Financial Crime perspective. The person will also be responsible to Training, Assess and accredit new and existing staff. 

This role will be reporting to the Lead SME within the GKYC function. In addition, this area will provide key support, both onshore & off-shore KYC team but not limited to; addressing policy related clarifications, driving quality improvement initiatives, developing and delivering a suite of Management Information for key stakeholders. 

Key stakeholders in this role are; Operational KYC countries and their leads, regional QC/QA, Financial Crime (2nd line of Defense), Senior management, and all Audit functions. The individual will be a key Subject Matter Expert in Financial Crime Policy Training, supporting the Head of QA in coaching and developing KYC Analysts, QC Teams, SMEs to ensure the highest standards are maintained, processes are as efficient as possible and management information is effective. Driving forward, influencing change, recording changes., is therefore essential in this role.

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of financial crime Policy and procedural Implementation across MGS Business under GKYC. Creating, maintaining and enhancing the Financial Crime HUB training framework, with particular focus on recognizing and managing financial crime risks, including those associated with high-risk customers, products, services, transactions or delivery channels. 

• Assist in creation of communication/ huddles / coaching / training materials that are aligned to Global and Regional Operating Manuals, policies, procedures and standards, and meet all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring regulatory developments, such as changes in the regulatory environment, which may impact the 1st Line of Defense function, and gearing up the teams to onboard the knowledge and deliver on job.
• Collaboration with 2LODs, to ensure the Communication / Training packs designed are aligned to KYC Operating Manuals, Procedures and Standards and internal processes.
• Deliver robust & effective training programs to the target audience within wider GKYC teams. Take regular inputs from Quality Assurance & Quality Control MI decks, KYC Quality Forum to identify and analyse knowledge gaps. Create focused training programs to help and address material and nonmaterial variances. Suggesting action plans, if any, resulting from internal and external KYC audits.
• Providing SME support and guidance to all members of GKYC functions, assisting in their overall development and growth by reiterating the importance of adherence to KYC policy within the trainings and enable enhancements in quality scores. 
• Keep abreast of developments in current trends and progress on money laundering, bribery and corruption and its prevention.
• Deputizing for the Head of SME where required, on all 1st Line of Defense Training, Topics, Knowledge gaps, error trends, & MI related aspects.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in shaping challenge the conventional ways of working and drive change to improve process efficiency and effectiveness across GKYC regions. Actively participate in domain/project requirement meetings; contribute to influence design and functional requirements; challenge stakeholders to ensure decisions are well thought out and meet business needs which can be executed with operational pragmatism.

Job Requirements:

• Assist the PAT Lead on compliance, operational risk controls in accordance with MUFG and regulatory standards and policies
• Be able to take ownership of CDD/KYC/AML controls and risk management, reviewing appropriate controls and checkpoints, periodical reviews of controls to address gaps in processes and assist in removal of inefficiencies to benefit the business and our customers
• Be able to build relationships and partner with first line & second line of defence teams to ensure all client KYC records are compliant with regulatory standards with high quality.
• Excellent understanding of KYC, financial regulatory environment, and AML risk implications (E).
• 10 – 12 years of experience in KYC process& Anti Money Laundering with proficiency in various Entity types (E).
• 5+ years of team handling experience in leading teams delivering KYC Due Diligence for global banks with primary focus on risk-based approach is preferred (D).
• Sound knowledge of financial regulatory requirements (E).
• Excellent analytical skills, with the aptitude of independently performing complex or varied tasks, such as coordinating and analyzing large amounts of multifaceted data (E)
• Ability to interpret complex changes in regulatory guidelines and assess impact(E).
• Experience in drafting KYC policy & procedures for Corporates & Financial Institutions.
• Experience in project management and has been involved in building a new function/team (D)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in writing operating manual, Job aid, policies and Procedure (E).
• Team player and ability to manage people and performance (E).
• Experience with managing stakeholder relationships within and outside of the local function/role (E)
• Knowledge of a wide variety financial crimes laws and regulations (E).
• Ability to work well under pressure with high degree of accuracy (E).
• Good understanding of MS office and proven skills in banking platforms(D).
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

What Additional skills are required:

• Minimum Qualification: Graduation in Commerce/Finance or equivalent would be essential (10+2+3) (E)
• Flexibility to work in different shift timings (E)
• Additional certification: ACAMS, ICA or any other Financial Crime Certifications (D)

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