Client Onboarding Review Officer

**Your role**:

- The Pictet group is one of the world’s leading independent wealth and asset managers. Founded in 1805 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Group is represented in 30 offices in financial centres worldwide, currently employing over 4600 people. Pictet has been present in Singapore for more than 25 years where it employs over 200 people. **Pictet Wealth Management** combines more than 200 years of Swiss banking heritage with global investment expertise. The Partner-owned financial service group offers a comprehensive service for wealthy individuals and families including discretionary and advisory investment solutions and family office services.

**Mission**
- The Client Onboarding Officer will be part of the Client Business Compliance team supporting all aspects of client onboarding including periodic review and name screening to meet Pictet’s Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Client (KYC) requirements. The Client Onboarding Officer will collaborate with respective stakeholders to ensure all client KYC records are compliant with regulatory standards, and will ensure high quality and timely completion of all client due diligence requirements during onboarding and periodic review cycle.

**Key responsibilities**
- Support the Team Lead in the development and execution of the Financial Crime Program within Pictet, especially in the area of Know Your Client (“KYC”) and Client onboarding, ensuring that the Program meets both Group standards and Local regulation requirements.
- Perform KYC including Source of Wealth, due diligence searches and account opening documentation checks for client onboarding and post onboarding client modifications.
- Present to senior management in Due Diligence Committee for approvals on financial crime related matters including client onboarding.
- Identify financial crime risk issues and propose recommendations to Senior Management for resolution.
- Provide compliance advice for Private Banking business on financial crime matters relating to new regulations, client types and business.
- Strategize and work with internal stakeholders to drive any needed change to enhance compliance processes using technology across the bank.
- Represent the department as needed on projects and initiatives including Group initiated initiatives for financial crime related areas.
- Support the Team Lead in overseeing the resolution of compliance owned management action plans for audits and inspections.
- Build and maintain a proactive and constructive relationship with business and functional stakeholders, working with the Team Lead to design appropriate controls focusing on risk identification and management.
- Any other duties as assigned

**Your profile**:

- University Degree in Finance / Banking / Law / Business / Economics
- Prior experience in a similar role in a Private Bank will be advantageous
- Good understanding of the AML/CFT regulations and requirements in Singapore.
- Excellent time management and organization.
- Highly effective communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
- Cerebral, considered whilst operational minded with the ability to think out-of-the-box
- Team player with positive attitude, self-motivated and adaptable
- Ability to multi-task competing priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Critical and strategic thinking, ability to face challenging situations and be assertive as needed
- Capable of working with cross functional and senior stakeholders.
- Sense of accountability, good time management and ability to meet tight deadlines
- At least 3 years of working experience in an onboarding role.
- Familiar with relevant productivity software such as Jira, SharePoint, Tableau etc.
- Ability to employ data analytics to enhance compliance processes will be advantageous

**Note**:

- We will not accept any CVs via agencies

**Diversity & Inclusion**:
**_ Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace._