Assistant Manager, KYC

About Us
Longbridge is an AI-Powered online brokerage that serves global investors with optimal trading experiences through building worldwide trading infrastructure and networks. Established in March 2019, Longbridge holds 22 financial licenses and qualifications across the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and other regions, having secured over US $150 million in strategic investments from major financial and investment institutions. Its subsidiary, Longbridge Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (CE No.: BPX066), holds Type 1, 2, 4, and 9 licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Oversee CDD/EDD Execution: Lead end-to-end Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk individual and complex institutional clients (e.g., offshore entities, trusts, funds) at onboarding and periodic review stages.
• Complex Ownership & Wealth Analysis: Approve complex corporate ownership unraveling to ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) and conduct high-level assessments of Source of Wealth (SoW) and Source of Funds (SoF) for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and institutional clients.
• Advanced Screening & Risk Escalation: Act as the escalated decision-maker for high-risk sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media alerts; clear complex false positives and draft formal risk assessment reports to the MLRO and Senior Management.
• Risk Rating & Policy Alignment: Review and approve customer risk ratings under a Risk-Based Approach (RBA), ensuring continuous compliance with HK Cap. 615 and SFC AML/CFT Guidelines.
• Quality Assurance (QA) & Team Oversight: Perform Quality Assurance (QA) reviews on CDD/EDD files, mentor and train junior/mid-level analysts, and drive team operational consistency and accuracy.
• Workflow & Tech Enhancement: Collaborate with Fintech/Tech teams to optimize digital onboarding workflows, screening logic, and automated KYC tooling to boost efficiency and screening accuracy.
• Audit & Regulatory Lead: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal/external audits and SFC regulatory inspections, ensuring full CDD record integrity and zero-defect compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Law, Compliance or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ KYC/CDD/AML experience within an SFC-licensed corporation, investment bank, or major financial institution in Hong Kong, with proven exposure in a senior or supervisory capacity.
• Deep knowledge and operational expertise in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) and the SFC AML/CFT Guideline.
• Advanced expertise in name screening, PEP/sanctions/adverse media investigation, complex corporate structures (BVI, Cayman, Trusts), and SoW/SoF corroboration.
• Active ACAMS (CAMS) or equivalent professional AML certification required.
• Demonstrated experience in Quality Assurance (QA), process improvement, high-volume digital onboarding, and regulatory audit handling.
• Strong analytical, risk-adjudication, and leadership skills with meticulous documentation discipline.
• Proficiency in English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin), with strong capability in reading and analyzing complex Chinese corporate and legal documents.