Senior Process Manager

Key Accountabilities 

1. Global and Regional KYC Policy 

·                  Draft, review, maintain, and enhance global and regional KYC policies, procedures, standards, control requirements, desktop guides, and operating manuals. 

·                  Interpret global minimum standards and identify country or regional nuances applicable to the UK, Spain, wider EMEA, and other relevant jurisdictions. 

·                  Perform policy gap assessments arising from regulatory change, audit findings, quality reviews, control failures, or operational feedback. 

·                  Manage policy governance activities including stakeholder consultation, approvals, version control, implementation planning, communication, and periodic review. 

·                  Provide practical advisory support on policy interpretation, exceptions, escalations, risk acceptance, and documentation requirements. 

·                  Translate complex regulatory obligations into concise, clear, and operationally workable procedures for first- and second-line teams. 

2. Complex Entity and Beneficial Ownership Advisory 

·                  Provide expertise on complex legal entity types, including Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), trusts, foundations, funds, partnerships, holding companies, private investment vehicles, family offices, and financial institutions. 

·                  Assess ownership and control chains to identify ultimate beneficial owners, controllers, board of directors, and authorized signatories. 

·                  Define documentary and verification standards for layered, cross-border, nominee, or otherwise complex structures. 

·                  Advise on CDD and EDD requirements for higher-risk customers, politically exposed persons, adverse media, sanctions exposure, and higher-risk jurisdictions. 

·                  Develop practical decision trees and training material to improve consistency in complex entity reviews.