Compliance Team Lead - KYB
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About the Role
Binance seeks a Compliance Team Lead - KYB to lead a team of KYB Analysts, oversee client onboarding, and ensure compliance with AML regulations. The role requires at least 8 years of KYB experience and 1-2 years of team leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of KYB Analysts, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to SLAs
- Allocate and oversee team workload, monitor performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement in onboarding processes
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex KYB cases, key risks, and issues
- Oversee the end to end review and verification of client onboarding applications
- Maintain strong relationships with Relationship Partner Teams and liaise directly with clients
- Ensure effective 2 eyed and 4 eyed customer due diligence processes are followed
- Oversee risk assessments, periodic/trigger reviews, and enhanced due diligence
- Contribute to the development and refinement of KYB policies, procedures, and workflows
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in a corporate onboarding/KYB role, particularly for offshore jurisdictions
- Minimum 1–2 years of team leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge of multiple client types (e.g. Limited Companies, Funds, Partnerships, Trusts)
- ACAMS/CAMS/CCAS/ICA certification or equivalent highly preferred
- Good knowledge of provisions of local laws, directives, regulations, and standards applicable to subject persons
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Company Overview
- Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an
Job Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of KYB Analysts, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to SLAs across the team
- Allocate and oversee team workload, monitor performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement in onboarding processes
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex KYB cases, key risks, and issues, ensuring timely resolution and communication to senior management
- Oversee the end to end review and verification of client onboarding applications, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Maintain strong relationships with Relationship Partner Teams and liaise directly with clients as required to obtain all necessary supporting evidence for KYC due diligence
- Ensure effective 2 eyed and 4 eyed customer due diligence processes are followed, acting as a senior checker and sign off authority
- Oversee risk assessments, periodic/trigger reviews, and enhanced due diligence conducted by the team, ensuring thoroughness and consistency
- Monitor and review documentation of unusual activity or AML flags escalated by analysts
- Identify training needs and coordinate internal and external training programs related to AML/CFT and other relevant subjects for the team
- Contribute to the development and refinement of KYB policies, procedures, and workflows in collaboration with senior compliance leadership
- Handle general administration and ancillary activities related to the above functions in accordance with business requirements
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in a corporate onboarding/KYB role, particularly for offshore jurisdictions, with substantial knowledge of relevant rules and regulations
- Minimum 1–2 years of team leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge of multiple client types (e.g. Limited Companies, Funds, Partnerships, Trusts)
- ACAMS/CAMS/CCAS/ICA certification or equivalent highly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and manage analyst level staff
- Strong time management, organizational, and stakeholder relationship skills
- Adaptable in an evolving, fast moving environment
- Good knowledge of provisions of local laws, directives, regulations, and standards applicable to subject persons
- Good knowledge of upcoming regulation of virtual currency policies is a strong plus
Why Binance
- Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
- Collaborate with world class talent in a user centric global organization with a flat structure
- Tackle unique, fast paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
- Thrive in a results driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
- Competitive salary and company benefits
- Work from home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)
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