Hybrid Know Your Counterparty Manager

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About the role

  • KYC Manager at Peninsula, overseeing counterparty due diligence for a global marine energy firm. Focus on KYC processes, regulatory compliance, and fostering team effectiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the review and completion of KYC and external stakeholder’s due diligence requests for any and of the group’s related entities worldwide.
  • Lead the complete KYC lifecycle: onboarding, CDD/EDD, periodic reviews, and event-driven reviews.
  • Perform identity verification, beneficial ownership analysis (UBO mapping), sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, and risk rating.
  • Build and refine KYC workflows, checklists, templates, and file structures for consistency and efficiency.
  • Maintain base set of counterparty information for reference across different business functions and processes with Customer Relationship Module (CRM).
  • Appropriate escalation to Compliance / CRO / Credit of exceptions;
  • Support vendor selection and system implementation projects alongside Risk/Compliance and IT.
  • Enhance onboarding SLAs, triage processes, and case prioritisation to reduce cycle times.
  • Contribute to policy and procedure updates driven by regulatory change or internal risk appetite adjustments.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for onboarding queries and KYC guidance within the business.
  • Provide line‑management support to junior team members, including guidance, feedback, and day‑to‑day oversight.

Requirements

  • Hands-on KYC/AML/Onboarding experience.
  • Strong expertise in Due Diligence, sanctions/PEP screening, UBO identification, and complex corporate structures – ideally from Energy Trading Background;
  • Demonstrable experience implementing or improving KYC workflows, tooling, and documentation standards.
  • Experience with compliance tools and databases.
  • Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills.
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills, fostering successful collaborations with key stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Pragmatic approach to overcoming obstacles and identifying workable solutions.
  • Bachelor's degree in Law, Business or related field.
  • Proficient with Word and Excel.

Job title

Know Your Counterparty Manager

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Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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