FIKYC JP - Manager [Client Outreach]

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Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. About Us Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with over 2,100 locations in more than 50 markets. The Group has over 160,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. MUFG Bank, Ltd. is Japan’s premier bank, with a global network spanning more than 50 markets. Outside of Japan, the bank offers an extensive scope of commercial and investment banking products and services to businesses, governments and individuals worldwide. In Asia, MUFG has a presence across 20 markets – Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It has also formed strategic partnerships with some of the most prominent banks in Southeast Asia, further augmenting its unrivalled network across the region – VietinBank in Vietnam, Krungsri in Thailand, Security Bank in the Philippines and Bank Danamon in Indonesia. For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english MUFG Global Service Private Limited Established in 2020, MUFG Global Service Private Limited (MGS) is 100% subsidiary of MUFG having offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai. MGS India has been set up as a Global Capability Centre / Centre of Excellence to provide support services across various functions such as IT, KYC/ AML, Credit, Operations etc. to MUFG Bank offices globally. MGS India has plans to significantly ramp-up its growth over the next 18-24 months while servicing MUFG’s global network across Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific”. About The Role Position: Know Your Customer [KYC] Client Outreach Team Leader/Manager Location: Bangalore, India Legal Entity: MUFG Global Service – India The Opportunity • The role encompasses several tasks involving KYC analysis across multiple business lines, training the team on KYC and regulatory environment, ensuring AML Regulations, policies/procedures are maintained and adhered, • Monitoring and reporting performance to the management based on agreed timescales. • This role also involves liaising with the Clients Business partners as well as colleagues and senior onshore partners thus ensuring timely resolution of queries. What You Will Do Client Outreach & Relationship Management • Serve as the primary point of contact for Clients regarding KYC and regulatory documentation requirements. • Manage end-to-end Client Outreach activities for New Client Onboarding, Periodic Reviews, Remediation programs and Trigger Events. • Develop and execute outreach strategies to obtain required documentation within internal/ regulatory timelines. • Build and maintain strong relationships with Clients, Group Relationship Managers, Relationship Managers and Business Stakeholders to facilitate documentation collection. • Conduct follow-ups through calls, emails, and meetings to ensure timely submission of outstanding requirements. Client Onboarding, KYC Review and Remediation Management • Coordinate Client Onboarding, KYC Periodic Reviews and Remediation activities for corporate, institutional, financial institution, and commercial banking clients. • Review document requirements and communicate clear guidance to Clients. • Track documentation progress and resolve bottlenecks to prevent SLA breaches. • Escalate overdue cases and critical issues to appropriate Stakeholders. • Support Low/ Medium/ High risk Client reviews and Anti-Money Laundering [AML] / KYC - Customer Due Diligence (CDD)/ Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) requirements. Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management • Ensure compliance with AML/ KYC [CDD, EDD, Sanctions, CBDDQ, Beneficial Ownership, etc.] regulations. • Identify and escalate potential Financial Crime risks and regulatory concerns to the relevant Stakeholders timely. • Ensure completeness and accuracy of Client documentation before submission for KYC production team’s review. • Support audit, compliance testing, and regulatory examination requests. • Maintain adherence to internal policies, procedures, and risk frameworks. • Ensure zero operational / reputational loss. Stakeholder Management • Partner with Group Relationship Managers, Relationship Managers, Financial Crime Compliance Office, KYC Production and Onshore teams. • Facilitate regular meetings to discuss aging cases, escalations, and New Client Onboarding, Periodic Review and Remediation progress. • Communicate status updates and key risks to senior management proactively. • Support Production team a