Requisition ID: 275202

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Purpose

GBM Onboarding is a critical component in AML Compliance efforts. The Officer assists in data entry as part of the KYC work done for GBM clients, ensuring compliance with enterprise-wide and local onboarding standards, including regulatory requirements and bank-driven due diligence measures.

Accountabilities

- Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
- Ensure client data and documentation are aligned with firm policies, standards, and procedures.
- Follow up with internal partners to ensure timely actions on cases requiring their input.
- Update firm systems and databases with information and documentation obtained from clients.
- Handle inquiries and ad hoc requests from internal clients, including Compliance, where required.
- Produce high-quality, error-free work independently and in a timely manner, meeting expected throughput rates.
- Manage workload effectively to prioritize cases, ad hoc requests, and projects in order to meet business demands.
- Understand and stay current with regulatory and tax requirements related to KYC.
- Support activities required for Global GBM clients.
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
- Actively pursue effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, Code of Conduct, and General Sales Principles, while ensuring adherence to business controls related to operational, compliance, AML/ATF, sanctions, and conduct risk obligations.
- Contribute to a high-performance, inclusive work environment.





Reporting Relationships

Primary Manager: Senior Analyst, GBM Onboarding; Assistant Manager, Global Periodic and Regulatory Refresh; Manager, Global Periodic and Regulatory Refresh
Direct Reports: N/A
Shared Reports: N/A

Dimensions

- Supports GBM onboarding activities and requires understanding of KYC/AML requirements.
- Works with stakeholders across multiple business lines and organizational levels.
- Requires strong communication skills and the ability to connect activities across various areas.
- Demands a structured and disciplined approach to data management, metrics, reporting, continuous improvement, and innovation.
- Requires agility, openness to change, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent activities under tight deadlines.
- Involves regular problem solving in environments with high ambiguity and complexity.

Education / Experience / Other Information

- Basic understanding of Capital Markets and Corporate/Investment Banking.
- Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related discipline is considered an asset.
- Basic understanding of AML/KYC regulatory frameworks impacting client onboarding is preferred.
- Strong business acumen, judgment, critical thinking, and time management skills.
- Good interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills to build consensus and obtain cooperation from clients and colleagues.
- Willingness to work outside traditional business hours when required due to the international scope of the business and multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated teamwork, collaboration, responsiveness, accountability, and ownership.
- Ability to quickly learn policies, procedures, systems, processes, and controls.
- Written and verbal proficiency in English is mandatory.

Working Conditions

- Standard office-based environment.
- Non-standard working hours may be required.

📌 GBM KYC Officer (Bogotá)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Bogotá