Client KYC Officer

Job Title:  Client KYC Officer Associate/AVP

Corporate Title: Associate/AVP

Location: Turkiye

Overview [Business/Role Specific Description]

Our global suite of cash management services offers a wide range of solutions to meet clients’ specific requirements thereby providing them with the time and means to concentrate on their core business. Furthermore, our market leading products and services enable our clients to reduce transaction costs, consolidate operations and expand revenue opportunities. Our award-winning client service centres are in all the relevant financial centres worldwide, providing clients with access to an unrivalled global network.

The Client KYC Officer supports the Institutional Cash Management/Trade Finance team covering financial institution clients within the respective team. The position works directly with the Accountable Client Owner (ACO) responsible for the client relationships with our correspondent banking/trade finance clients to complete client KYC adoptions and reviews, ensuring strict adherence to Deutsche Bank’s KYC / Anti Money Laundering (AML) Compliance requirements. Further, the role also fulfils important support functions in the non-financial risk management of client relationships, such as analysis of clients’ transaction flow. Today’s regulatory and compliance environment requires a robust and efficient KYC process and strong non-financial risk management, making the role key to the first line of defence role of the business.

What We Offer You:

• Opportunity to gain experience in a global company
• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility
• Coaching and support from the wider global team

Your Key Responsibilities:

• KYC Risk Management for high-risk and complex clients including active client research and screening prospective clients before on-boarding as well as part of on-going periodic review process

• Direct client outreach, collecting information & documentation according to periodic review timelines and follow up to ensure complete and timely delivery, complete relevant KYC forms / systems and updating of client KYC profiles driven by material events

• Regular KYC-related client discussions and on-site AML interviews

• Conduct and assess Account Activity Reviews for continuous monitoring of clients’ transaction flows

• Liaise with Client Service team for review of the quality of clients’ AML field inquiry responses; coordinate with local Compliance and other GTB / CIB / Infrastructure areas on client KYC issues as required

• Organize and conduct training sessions, road shows, workshops / seminars for clients on non-financial risk KYC / AML topics

Your Skills and Experience:

• 3-6 /+ years of experience in Correspondent Banking / Trade Finance / Compliance / KYC in a large financial institution

• Solid understanding of KYC laws / regulations, compliance risk as well as non-financial risk, and documentation aspects of KYC process for correspondent banking relationships

• Strong writing skills and fluency in written and spoken English required. Command of additional language: Turkish

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels of seniority

Accuracy, diligence, and the ability to deliver high quality results within tight deadlines combined with strong analytical skills and ability to work under pressure

Demonstrable project/ process management experience required

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.