KYC Senior Associate

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the below.

- Own end-to-end KYC delivery across onboarding, remediation and ongoing review activity, ensuring cases are completed accurately and on time.

- Review complex ownership structures and UBO analysis (Trusts, SPVS, Funds) and apply appropriate KYC requirements and risk-based judgement (CDD / EDD escalation where required).

- Lead collection, review and ongoing maintenance of KYC documentation and evidence standards, ensuring records remain current and audit-ready.

- Support monitoring activity including refreshers, document expiry tracking and trigger events, ensuring updates are captured consistently.

- Perform key controls including PEP/sanctions screening, reviewing alerts, documenting outcomes, and maintaining a clear audit trail.

- Partner closely with Compliance on escalations, approvals, exceptions and decisioning; ensure escalations are clear, complete and timely.

- Maintain accurate tracking of workload, deadlines and progress; support basic MI reporting and visibility of volumes/backlog.

- Provide guidance and day-to-day support to junior team members and contribute to training and quality consistency.

- Contribute to process improvements, documentation and standardization across regions (templates, checklists, case notes, evidence standards).

- Responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team

- Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels

- 4-7 years' experience in KYC / AML / client onboarding (financial services, asset management, investment office or similar preferred).

- Strong understanding of KYC/AML regulatory expectations and how to apply them in practice across regions (NAM). Preferred Strong understanding of KYC knowledge of other regions (EU, UK, APAC).

- Confident handling complex entity types and ownership structures, including UBO analysis and document interpretation.

- Strong understanding of AML/KYC concepts and ability to apply risk-based decisioning in practice.

- Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working across time zones.

- Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.

- Strong written communication skills (clear rationale and audit trail) and confidence escalating issues appropriately.

- Strong Excel / Outlook skills and comfort working with internal case management / CRM tools (e.g. Deal Cloud or similar).

- Highly organized and able to prioritize daily workloads whilst working efficiently and accurately under pressure.

Massachusetts requires Partners Capital to include a reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role. This base salary range is specific to individuals applying to work in our Massachusetts office and takes into account a number of factors. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role in Massachusetts is $75,000 - $110,000.

The base salary offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.