KYC Officer - Client Due Diligence (f/m/d)

This position is limited to 2 years.

Your area of work

The Client Due Diligence (CDD) team works closely with the clients, business and group control functions to adhere compliance with the Anti Money Laundering directives and laws that are applicable to the various legal entities of the Deutsche Börse Group. As part of the first line of defense, the CDD team is responsible for defining and executing KYC (Know Your Customer) procedures based on the group-wide Compliance KYC policy to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The CDD team conducts KYC reviews at the time of onboarding a customer and periodically during the ongoing business relationship. As per the KYC requirements, the CDD team collects and maintains up-to-date KYC documents and information for the customer’s business relationships. The CDD team performs the customer risk assessment to evaluate and decide whether the customer fits within the group risk appetite from an AML perspective. As a KYC Officer, you will be responsible for the execution of KYC requirements within the Client Due Diligence unit of Trading and Clearing, that will contribute to Deutsche Börse Group overall strategy and shape the way towards establishing Deutsche Börse Group as a top company. 

Your responsibilities

• Perform KYC activities for initial and regular reviews according to KYC policy and procedures
• Collect and ensure compliance of customer documentation and information for KYC/legal reviews
• Perform customer risk assessment based on pre-defined risk criteria and methodology
• Liaise closely with Group Compliance and other stakeholders for KYC and risk assessment topics
• Define and maintain KYC procedures and checklists based on group wide Compliance KYC policy
• Support and execute internal and external audits and compliance controls regarding KYC

Your profile

• You have successfully completed your university degree in business studies or comparable qualification
• You have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience in Compliance or AML/KYC function
• You have strong analytical, methodological and organizational skills
• You must be proficient and eager to perform client interaction and communication
• You must understand business processes and be eager to learn and work with the related KYC tools
• You are a team player with good communication skills, highly motivated and committed
• You are proficient in written and spoken English; German knowledge of advantage