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Essential Functions/Responsibility

Responsible for the end-to-end Know Your Customer (KYC) processes and policies of US Santander Corporate and Investment Bank (SCIB).  Objectives are to 1) ensure compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery and corruption, anti-financial crime (AFC), and various regulatory standards and 2) support the Business Lines and Clients through the onboarding and ongoing lifecycle processes. 

Responsible for supporting Know Your Customer (KYC) execution in accordance with the Bank compliance policies and procedures. The role plays an important part liaising between external clients, and stakeholder groups involved in the delivery of KYC processes.

A single point of contact to interact with Business/clients to obtain KYC, Tax, and regulatory requirements for all onboarding and periodic reviews. Exhibiting the highest standards of client engagement with transparency and focus on the client experience. 

Job Function Description

In this position, your goal is to deliver superior service by efficiently and accurately assessing applicable requirements for client onboarding.  You will manage the client adoption/onboarding process end to end, in partnership with global teams for compliance with global/local regulations and jurisdictions, and policy.
You will use internal and external systems and tools to gather information to undertake a risk-based assessment of clients based on identification, plausibility, validation, and verification of client information in accordance with the intended nature of Business, purpose of relationship, and source of funds.
You will conduct client outreach for missing information, and validate the provided documentation for completeness.

Key Responsibilities

Complete Know your client process for new and existing clients, including research, request and review of documentation. Ensure all information needed for compliance with regulations is available and accurate, in compliance with established procedures.From time to time, support of ad hoc projects to support regulatory, legal, bank and audit requirements.Disposition screening results in line with established procedures and risk tolerance.Analyze client data, documentation and risks to determine Client Risk Profile as established in procedures.Collaboration with a Global team in support of common client requests, best practices and follow-the-sun processing.Liaise with clients, front office staff, credit, legal and operations, as needed, in support of the KYC process

Qualifications

Skills:

AML, BSA, ACAMS, KYC/Compliance/AML procedures and standards, Financial industry with in-depth expertise in various lines of business, securities, escrow, derivatives, loans, EMIR, Dodd Frank, MiFID

Key Competencies:

Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Sound judgment in decision-making and risk assessment.
Ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in compliance processes.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience; Desired but not required - ACAMS

Work Experience:

1-3 years in AML/KYC roles

Risk Culture:

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

EEO Statement:

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

Employer Rights:

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

What To Do Next:

Review the internal eligibility guidelines here. If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.us to discuss your needs.

Benefits:
Santander Benefits - 2025 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Primary Location: Dallas, TX, Dallas

Other Locations: Texas-Dallas,Florida-Miami

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.