WKO Branches Middle Office Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is a great opportunity to become more familiar with KYC Middle Office
processes at JP Morgan and to grow through knowledge exchange with colleagues
from all around the world.
As Middle Office Specialist in KYC Middle Office Branches Team, you will act
as a single point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) for onboarding
new customers, incremental business requests and renewals of our existing
customer KYC records. You will be aligned to a designated Front Office team
and facilitate across all teams on KYC execution. To be successful in this
role you should have the ability to quickly build rapport with our internal
and external customers to ensure the KYC aspect of the Clients onboarding
experience is exceptional, efficient and world class. Working with our
business partners you will manage expectations on turnaround timeframes and
provide appropriate updates on the progress of the onboarding.
Job responsibilities
* Manages the KYC book of work New Business/Renewals for your designated Front Office to prioritise active requests
* Builds and develops strong partnerships, identifies challenges and eliminates roadblocks with all internal partners
* Works with the Front Office teams, directs clients as required in aim to obtain all necessary supporting evidence to fulfil KYC due diligence
* Ensures all information to and from our Clients is accurate, complete and compliant with AML, Local and Corporate Due Diligence requirements
* Coordinates case prioritization, capacity planning, and assignment with our Global Maker teams and Quality Control
* Stays up to date of any changes to processes and procedures, regulatory change and ensures impacts are communicated to our business partners
* Leads peers engaged on the same portfolio
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Working knowledge of KYC/Compliance/AML standards
* Sound understanding of the Financial Industry
* Knowledge of multiple client types (i.e. Corporates, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Banks, Foreign Correspondent Banks, Non-Operating/Asset Holding Companies, Governments, Organizations, Publicly Traded Companies, Small and Large Privately Held Operating Companies)
* Strong written and oral communication skills with experience of conflict resolution
* Resilient interpersonal skills, ability to partner with internal stakeholders, influencing and negotiating effectively with business partners and senior managers
* Client focused whist maintaining a strong controls mind-set
* Proactive and flexible approach to personal workload and wider team target
ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic
advice and products to the world 's most prominent corporations, governments,
wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a
first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive
to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their
business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they
bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an
equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion
at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected
attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran
status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable
law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for
applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any
mental health or physical disability needs.

ABOUT THE TEAM
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking,
wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most
important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their
business in more than ‎100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise
capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.

Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to
meet clients' needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology,
teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and
customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams
also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client
experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.