Deputy Pod Lead - KYC Managed Service

About the role

Capitex, a specialist financial crime compliance firm working only in AML, KYC, KYB, sanctions, transaction monitoring and fraud, is recruiting a Deputy Pod Lead for a Know Your Assets managed service supporting a global asset manager's alternative investments business. The role runs the pod day to day and deputises for the Pod Lead, acting as the first escalation point for analysts and keeping work moving against SLA.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily allocation, prioritisation and workflow across the pod
• Act as first escalation point for analysts on technical and process questions
• Deputise fully for the Pod Lead, including stakeholder communications, during absence
• Handle sensitive communications with investment desks and counterparties under review
• Review completed cases and give practical feedback before QC or sign-off
• Track ageing, blockers and outstanding documentation and chase to closure
• Contribute to management information and SLA reporting
• Process complex cases directly where volumes or deadlines require it

Required profile

• Strong experience in financial crime due diligence, KYC, KYB or KYA, including enhanced and complex cases
• Experience supervising, coordinating or mentoring analysts, formally or informally
• Confident handling direct communication with business stakeholders and counterparties
• Sound understanding of ownership and control structures, sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk
• Well organised, with the judgement to know what to escalate and when

Required skills

• Strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to give clear feedback on others' work
• Desirable: experience in asset management, private equity, real estate, infrastructure or private debt
• Desirable: prior experience on a managed service or large remediation programme
• Desirable: familiarity with the Money Laundering Regulations and FCA expectations
• Desirable: experience with screening and case management platforms

What we offer

• Long-term engagement on a multi-year programme with a global asset manager
• Competitive day rate, confirmed at offer stage
• Clear route to Pod Lead as the programme scales
• Exposure to complex alternative investment structures and senior stakeholders
• Ongoing pipeline of financial crime work through Capitex on completion