Job Description

Business Function:

The Institutional Banking Group ("IBG") provides corporate customers with a full range of commercial banking products and services, including cash management services, current accounts, time deposits, trade finance, working capital finance, term loans and foreign exchange. Through our continued commitment, DBS has cultivated long-standing relationships with its customers in the region that are based on account relationship management, service differentiation, product development and rigorous credit standards.

Responsibilities:

The candidate is expected to support the overall Singapore AML/KYC team lead for IBG in:

• Ensuring a robust control and governance framework for Customer Onboarding and Review ("CORE");
• Positioning the Singapore CORE team as the centre of excellence for regional CORE teams in terms of quality, organizational structure, operating model and career pathways; and
• Designing, implementing, and enhancing IBG AML/KYC controls and change management, including, but not limited to, the identification and implementation of strategic AML/KYC programme improvements and efficiencies.
• Provide risk guidance to the Singapore CORE team for complex cases
• Review and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the customer onboarding and review processes
• Instil enhanced discipline in using a data-driven approach to managing AML/KYC risks and processes
• Monitor, review AML/KYC management information (e.g., risk and efficiency indicator metrics), and report on significant deviations or execution risks identified to senior management and other stakeholders
• Participate in reviewing and providing feedback to proposed changes to IBG AML/KYC policies and procedures
• Build training material and operational guidelines to be adapted by sub-teams within Singapore CORE
• Oversee the progress and completion of action items arising from assurance testing, internal/external audits and inspections and tagged to Singapore CORE
• Work with relevant stakeholders to develop AML/KYC solutions that balance risk and regulatory requirements with the business needs and participate in ad-hoc AML/KYC projects/initiatives as necessary

• Bachelor\'s Degree with minimum 10 years of AML/KYC experience dealing with corporate customers
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a good sense of the business environment and attention to detail
• Strong communicator with good written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to present information in a clear and concise manner
• Experienced people manager, and strong team player with ability to foster trust and rapport with team members
• Ability to manage a diverse group of internal stakeholders to drive discussions and achieve balance between operational efficiency and risk management effectiveness
• Ability to be client-centric while balancing risk and controls
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity

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