KYC Analyst

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Job Summary: We are seeking a KYC Analyst to identify and assess changes in policies, provide advisory and training, and ensure compliance with global and local standards. Key Highlights: 1. Identify and assess changes in KYC policies and guidelines. 2. Provide technical advisory and training on Know Your Customer controls. 3. Ensure compliance with global and local standards, and SLAs. If you are looking for a career where you can truly make an impact, join HSBC’s Global Service Centre (GSC) and discover how valuable you can be. HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, with operations in 64 countries and territories. Our purpose is to be where growth is, enabling businesses to thrive, economies to prosper, and ultimately helping people fulfill their dreams and achieve their goals. We are seeking a **KYC Analyst**, who will be responsible for **identifying and assessing changes** in policies and guidelines for implementing **Know Your Customer (KYC)** controls, providing **technical advisory** and **training** to processors and/or checkers handling medium-complexity cases, ensuring compliance with global and local standards as well as **Service Level Agreements (SLAs)**, with a focus on audit, compliance, and operational risk. **Key Responsibilities** --------------------------------- * Identify changes in KYC policies, procedures, and guidelines, assessing low-to-medium intensity changes and their operational impact. * Provide advisory and guidance on policies and procedures to processors and/or checkers to ensure consistency and quality in KYC control execution. * Support medium-sized markets/products/business lines with KYC changes, updates, and verifications arising from reviews. * Assess policy/procedure changes with a focus on **audit and compliance implications**, anticipating risks and opportunities for improvement. * Act as liaison with the internal policy team and other stakeholders to request clarifications, propose adjustments, and ensure correct interpretation of guidelines. * Lead training sessions for new hires, processors, and checkers on KYC controls and implemented modifications. * Review and analyze transactional activity and customer information (behavior, profile, and relevant news), requesting confirmation/validation from the customer or Business Line where applicable. * Follow up on actions arising from reviews to ensure compliance with local regulations and global standards (e.g., maintenance, signatures, digitization). * Identify potential patterns of **money laundering** and **terrorist financing**, as well as unusual/suspicious activity, using internal systems, reports, and external sources. * Generate and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to relevant teams; notify Team Leader/Manager of any significant variations detected. * Manage and monitor workloads, ensuring adherence to committed timelines and deliverable quality. * Handle discrepancies and requests promptly, with traceability and resolution focus. **Operational Risk and Compliance (FIM)** ------------------------------------------- * Apply compliance and operational risk controls in accordance with regulatory and corporate standards; report control weaknesses, compliance breaches, and operational loss events. * Stay updated on systems, policies, procedures, and regulations; implement changes immediately with minimal supervision. * Ensure **information security**: protection of physical and electronic data and confidentiality. * Comply with the Code of Conduct, regulatory training courses, and applicable internal guidelines. **Requirements** -------------- * Knowledge of **AML, Financial Crimes, Sanctions**, and applicable global and local policies/procedures. * Competencies: attention to detail, analytical ability, organizational skills, objective communication, time management, resilience, flexibility, ability to work under pressure, and quality orientation. At HSBC, we offer our employees competitive benefits and a culture focused on wellbeing, balance, and care. We expect our people to treat each other with dignity and respect, creating an inclusive culture that promotes equal opportunity. Our values define who we are as an organization and what sets us apart: we value difference, advance together, take responsibility, use good judgment, do the right thing, and get things done. Personal data held by the Bank in connection with job applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, available on our website. ***Issued By HSBC Electronic Data Process Mexico Private LTD***