Analyst - KYB Operations

Posted 8 Days Ago
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND
Hybrid
Mid level
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Cryptocurrency
The Role
Reviews individual and corporate onboarding applications, conducts KYB and AML/CTF investigations, assesses financial and regulatory risks, documents cases for audit, monitors businesses for suspicious activity, identifies transaction typologies, and improves compliance processes through simplification and automation. The role requires knowledge of client due diligence across global regions, collaboration with Product and Technology teams, strong organization, communication, and flexibility for rotational shifts.
Summary Generated by Built In
Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments 
 
Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

About the Role:
 
Analyst in Know Your Business (KYB) Operations plays a critical role in ensuring compliance and risk mitigation by verifying and validating customer identities and business entities. Their responsibilities include conducting due diligence checks, analyzing data for accuracy and completeness, identifying potential risks, and collaborating with internal teams to develop and implement KYB strategies. Their objective is to maintain regulatory compliance, safeguard against financial crimes, and support business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and process new onboarding applications for individuals and corporates as per internal policies and guidelines.
  • Conduct in-depth AML/CTF investigations on open and escalated applications, identifying potential areas of financial, reputational, and regulatory risk.
  • Utilize expert knowledge of money laundering, financing of terrorism, and related issues to resolve investigations promptly, preventing negative impacts on the company’s financial position and reputation.
  • Review and analyse daily escalated cases, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. Document occurrences for regulatory and audit reviews.
  • Handle complex and confidential cases independently, ensuring a complete audit trail for all alerts and cases.
  • Monitor assigned businesses or products for AML activity and conduct autonomous reviews and investigations.
  • Identify current and emerging transaction typologies, staying proactive in knowledge development.
  • Run projects to improve processes through simplification or automation.

Requirements:

  • Analyst: 3-6 years (3 years min in KYC/B onboarding, Periodic Reviews, AML monitoring, Investigations).
  • Strong understanding of Client Due Diligence requirements across US, EU, and APAC region.
  • Experience in global payments or remittance organizations will be an added advantage.
  • Experience in working with Product/Tech teams to implement product changes or automation.
  • Attention to detail and good organizational skills are essential.
  • Can prioritize, organize and execute tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to multi-task and keep calm under pressure.
  • A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Flexibility to work outside normal office hours and in rotational shifts to support operational requirements.

What we offer at Nium  
 
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 

We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.

We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!  

We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.  
 
For more detailed region specific benefits :  https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks 
 
For more information visit www.nium.com 

Depending on your location, certain laws may regulate the way Nium manages the data of candidates. By submitting your job application, you are agreeing and acknowledging that you have read and understand our Candidate Privacy Notice located at www.nium.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-notice.

Skills Required

  • 3-6 years of analyst experience, with at least 3 years in KYC/KYB onboarding, periodic reviews, AML monitoring, or investigations
  • Strong understanding of Client Due Diligence requirements across the US, EU, and APAC
  • Experience working with Product and Technology teams to implement product changes or automation
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to prioritize, organize, and execute tasks with minimal supervision
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to multitask and remain calm under pressure
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Flexibility to work outside normal office hours and rotational shifts
  • Experience in global payments or remittance organizations

Nium Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nium and has not been reviewed or approved by Nium.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-competitive in certain tech and sales roles and higher‑paying geographies, with upside evident for specific functions and seniority. Signals of strong totals in U.S. engineering/product and top‑end sales support a generally favorable footing.
  • Healthcare Strength — Company materials and external listings describe comprehensive health coverage and 24×7 assistance support aligned with a modern fintech package. These elements are positioned as core parts of the global offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous parental leave, standard PTO, and a company‑wide year‑end shutdown expand time‑off support beyond basics. Public career materials and job ads consistently reference these components.

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The Company
HQ: Singapore
713 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Nium is an advanced payments platform redefining the way consumers and businesses send, spend, and receive funds across borders. Nium’s goal is to make the movement of money seamless through being a universal plug for financial services. The company uses agile, elegant, and modular solutions for complex business problems. Be it an Individual, new-age digital bank, or a traditional industry behemoth, Nium prides itself on creating financial infrastructure for every level of sophistication. Nium’s key solutions: • Pay-ins • Pay-outs • Card issuance • Banking-as-a-service • Crypto-as-a-service We are a global leader in B2B modern money movement • Launched the world’s first global platform for crypto-as-a-service • $280M Funding • Series D • $2B Valuation o 130+M End customers o 190+ Payout markets o 100+ Supported currencies • Named on CB Insight’s Fintech 250 List • Financial Times’ List of Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2021 • Fintech Employer of the Year’ at the 2021 Singapore Fintech Festival • Best B2B Payment Platform’ at the 2021 Future Digital Awards

Why Work With Us

We, at Nium, are on a mission to transform modern money movement. We are driven by our co-created values of "seek the simple", "make it better" and "win it together". These aren't just buzzwords; they're how we do business every day and owned by each and every employee at Nium. We create new rules and new possibilities for a world of open money.

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