KYC / AML Specialist

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Linklaters · Warsaw, Poland

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Join our global Legal & Risk team responsible for managing new business acceptance and financial crime risk. Collaborating with lawyers and business teams worldwide, our team covers client due diligence, risk assessments and sanctions compliance. You will be responsible for: Conducting client due diligence end-to-end processes and risk assessments for new and existing clients. Identifying and assessing reputational and financial crime risks. Liaising with lawyers on risk, KYC and compliance requirements. Supporting sanctions screening and related reviews. Preparing financial crime compliance reports and audit responses. Using and helping to develop our business acceptance systems and tools. Apply if you: Have one to two years' experience in AML / KYC, CDD and EDD , or compliance, ideally in an international environment. Demonstrate strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Are proficient in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and comfortable working with databases and new systems. Communicate confidently in English - min. B2 (Polish or another firm language is an advantage). Manage competing priorities and deadlines in a structured, calm way and build strong working relationships. Location Warsaw (hybrid model - 2 days in the office per week)

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Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:Private medical careFree in-house fitness centreLife insuranceWorldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travelBenefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel cardWide range of training opportunitiesAbout LinklatersLinklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.What sets us apartAt LinklatersWe offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our businessWe belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitmentsWe celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to workWe advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened toWe invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirationsWe provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our businessWe are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciationWe support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as neededWe invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of othersTechnical Skills:This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.Health insuranceEquity / stock options

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