FalconX is hiring a
Customer Due Diligence Associate

Summary

Join our global network of compliance officers and contribute to the success of the Firm's AML program as a Customer Due Diligence Analyst (Reviews).

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years work experience in a compliance customer due diligence related role preferably within a financial institution, a consultancy firm or a regulator
• Familiarity with the operations of the crypto, investment or banking sector/s will be considered an asset
• Qualification relating to financial services or compliance
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good judgment and analytical skills
• Strong follow up skills and ability articulate in a clear and timely manner
• Team player
• Genuine interest in Digital Assets and blockchain technology

Responsibilities

• Lead the customer due diligence refresh cycles of existing clients
• Review customer due diligence files of existing customers ensuring that documents are kept up to date and that transactions executed are in line with the profile of the customer
• Conduct enhanced due diligence for high risk clients
• Monitor for sanctions, negative media and PEPs, and ensure that such monitoring lists are kept up to date in line with regulatory requirements
• Discounting, through properly documented rationale any hits arising from the monitoring for sanctions, negative media and PEPs
• Review and assist inbound due diligence requests from our partners and coordinate responses
• Analyze complex transactions and due diligence documents
• Provide advice on customer due diligence and screening to internal stakeholders as needed
• Proactively seek and develop greater productivity and enhancements where possible through process improvements and/or technological enhancements
• Assist, as a backup in the local reviews carried out at onboarding
• Assist in answering queries in relation to Travel Rule from our counterparties
• Assist data clean-up and data remediation processes
• Support regional AML Compliance on ad hoc AML risk control projects and management reporting
• Liaise with internal stakeholders such as Institutional Coverage (IC), Sales, Business Operations, Products, Engineering, Group Compliance and Legal
• Assist in the compilation of reports to the Board and regulators, extracting of data, replying to requests for information from regulators and assists during thematic reviews of the regulators

Benefits

As an Customer Due Diligence Analyst (Reviews), you’ll be part of a global network of compliance officers and a key contributor to the success of the Firm’s AML program