Senior KYC AML Legal Services Lawyer Private Equity

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• In charge of the onboarding process, together with relationship managers; collecting the necessary KYC from our new clients and introducing them to the Dutch regulatory requirements.
• Coordinating the planning and execution of the annual client review cycle.
• Acting as the central coordinator between the business team and the client review team, ensuring quality and consistency of outputs in respect of any client review matter.
• In charge of bank account openings and reviews, closely collaborating with both legal and financial colleagues.
• Ensuring client files are maintained properly, through timely and accurately drafted, reviewed and revised required corporate legal documentation.
• Acting as the first point of contact for compliance team and working together on improving internal procedures.
• Proactively identifying and assessing any risk factors.
• Presenting new clients to acceptance committee, and any existing clients to the risk committee in the event of a risk adjustment, incident etc.
• Maintaining proactive and professional (verbal and written) communication with clients, shareholders, advisors and other relevant parties.

Qualification & Experience  

• Excellent command of the English language, verbal and written. Dutch is preferred. 
• Sound knowledge of software packages, i.e. Microsoft Office.
• Sound knowledge of Dutch legislation around supervision of trust offices (WTT, WWFT, Sanctions law).
• Proven track record in the field of KYC/AML.
• 2 - 8 years corporate legal experience (with a corporate service provider).
• Experience in a compliance-oriented role.
• Preferably a Graduate in Law.