KYC Analyst

Posted 2 Days Ago
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26 Locations
Remote
Entry level
Blockchain • Machine Learning • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
The Role
Perform KYC and KYB onboarding, document verification, source-of-funds and source-of-wealth reviews, risk assessments, sanctions and watchlist screening, IP consistency checks, and enhanced due diligence for high-risk users. Conduct periodic reviews, investigate potential risks, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and support compliance process improvements. The role requires AML knowledge, familiarity with FATF recommendations, PEP handling, transaction monitoring, and an interest in cryptocurrency.
Summary Generated by Built In

SwissBorg is building the future of crypto wealth management, making investing more accessible, transparent and intuitive for everyone. At the core of our platform is the Meta-Exchange (MEX). This smart routing engine connects multiple exchanges and liquidity sources to deliver optimal execution in a single, seamless app.

We're Swiss-engineered, regulated, and trusted by nearly one million users managing over $1B in crypto assets. But beyond the numbers, what drives us is the people behind every wallet and a commitment to continuously improving how they experience and interact with crypto.

Join us!

    We’re looking for a KYC Analyst to join our team at SwissBorg. In this role, you’ll help ensure our users meet regulatory and compliance standards by supporting customer due diligence and ongoing reviews. You’ll work with user information and documentation, identify and investigate potential risks, and collaborate with internal teams to keep our processes accurate and up to date. If you’re motivated, curious, and interested in learning more about the evolving world of digital finance, we’d love to hear from you.

You will:

  • Onboard individual and corporate users (KYC and KYB) by collecting and verifying documentation, including source of funds and source of wealth, and carrying out risk assessments
  • Periodically review KYC/KYB records to make sure they are complete and meet our due diligence standards
  • Screen users against sanctions and watchlists, escalating potential matches for further review
  • Run IP address consistency checks and investigate any mismatches or potential risks
  • Investigate high-risk users and conduct enhanced due diligence, including reviewing additional documentation and carrying out further checks
  • Work with internal teams and external parties to obtain the information we need
  • Contribute to projects and process improvements as they arise

About you:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business or a related field or equivalent professional experience in KYC

  • Ideally with hands-on knowledge of complex corporate (KYB) onboarding, including company structures and ultimate beneficial owners

  • Clear and efficient communicator, comfortable working with internal and external parties

  • Strong research and analytical skills

  • Sound knowledge of and/or experience in working with FATF Recommendations (Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Terrorism Financing)

  • Experience with AML monitoring and screening

  • Including experience in handling PEP's
  • Experience in transaction monitoring, both regular and on-chain is an advantage

  • Must have an interest in crypto

  • Good experience onboarding individual customers - reviewing all related documentation, including source of wealth documentation

Why SwissBorg:

🪙 Annual BORG bonus

⏰ Genuine remote and flexible working

🏖 25 days annual leave plus local bank holidays

📚 Learning and development budget

💻 MacBook and home office budget

✈ Team and company-wide retreats

📱 SwissBorg Premium account

💰 VSOP share options

🤗 BORG welcome bonus

🔍You can learn more about us here and follow us on LinkedIn and X for company updates and check out our weekly Pow Wows!

🤖 A note on AI in our hiring process We use AI tools at certain stages of our hiring process to help assess applications fairly and efficiently. These tools assist—they don't decide. Every hiring decision is made by a human.

At SwissBorg, we embrace diversity. We strongly believe that getting the best outcome requires different perspectives and backgrounds. We’re committed to openness, curiosity and creating an inclusive culture because we know that diverse teams build better products and generate better ideas. We strongly encourage applications from everyone!

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in KYC
  • Experience onboarding individual customers and reviewing related documentation, including source-of-wealth documentation
  • Experience with AML monitoring and screening
  • Knowledge of or experience working with FATF Recommendations, including AML and counter-terrorist financing
  • Interest in cryptocurrency
  • Strong research and analytical skills
  • Clear and efficient communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
  • Hands-on knowledge of complex corporate KYB onboarding, company structures, and ultimate beneficial owners
  • Experience handling politically exposed persons
  • Experience in regular and on-chain transaction monitoring
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The Company
HQ: Lausanne
219 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

SwissBorg is democratising wealth management by making it fun, fair, and community-centric. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, SwissBorg has an international team of over 250 people and holds two licenses to provide Virtual Currency Exchange and Virtual Currency Wallets internationally as well as the French PSAN or DASP (digital asset service provider). We believe that blockchain technology can empower everyone to control their wealth and that this is the next step towards a world of decentralised nations, where every individual is welcome and is fairly rewarded for their contributions. SwissBorg App is a crypto wealth platform where 630k+ users buy, sell and earn on 40+ digital assets, 16 fiats, across 5 exchanges, and all in one app. By connecting to leading crypto exchanges: Binance, HitBTC, LMAX, Bitfinex and Kraken, our exclusive smart engine technology offers access to the best liquidity and rates in seconds while creating unlimited crypto/fiat trading pairs. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/SwissBorgofficial

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