Associate Program Manager at eClerx in Pune

Collateral – Associate Program Manager Job Title: Senior Process Manager - Skill: Collateral Chandigarh | Full-time (FT) | Financial Markets Shift Timings –APAC/EMEA/ NAM |Management Level – APGM

The Client Lifecycle Practice team is a cross-functional team of operations, sales and marketing, technology, and product professionals who are all passionate about developing a global client lifecycle practice.

The KYC (Know Your Customer) Operations Sr. Manager role is a unique intermediate management-level position within the KYC Practice team responsible for establishing KYC program delivery strategies, policies, procedures, and processes, and running KYC programs for eClerx’s client delivery engagements. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the development and management of KYC programs at eClerx.

In this role, you will not only be responsible for operations management, but also collaborate with KYC process SMEs, product managers, and technologists to set new standards in the KYC and Client Lifecycle space, and shape and crystallize our playbook for innovating at scale.

Specifically, you will have two functional roles:

Collateral – Associate Program Manager

Responsibilities: -
• Establish delivery strategies, policies, and procedures for various KYC programs. 
• Act as a crisis manager to resolve issues preventing the various KYC programs from working effectively. 
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations. 
• Use multiple sources of information, including broader stakeholder views, to develop tactical and strategic KYC solutions and recommendations. 
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet the firm's/client's expectations. 
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support process improvement and decision-making across KYC programs at eClerx. 
• Develop a point of view on key global trends and regulations, and how they impact clients. 
• In addition, engages with the product and function coverage teams to develop and apply eClerx’s KYC technology solutions and automation to meet the process, product, and customer needs.

Operations Management
• Manage KYC Operations for eClerx’s clients in line with global and regional regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and resolve issues, and establish preventative controls to manage operations risk. 
• Oversee the day-to-day global operations to ensure the team is operating effectively.
• Ensure controls designed to minimize the operational risks are in place and satisfactory to clients. 
• Lead delivery strategies aimed at improving client experience and mitigating regulatory concerns.
• Ensure procedures, policies, and guidelines are kept up to date for the program. 
• Optimize KYC processes to reduce cycle time and manual effort, improve client experiences, and realize cost savings.
• Oversee allocation of resources and costs to manage priorities to meet goals and objectives effectively.

Qualifications: -
• 8+ years of experience in KYC, AML, and Client Due Diligence Operations.
• KYC domain specialist with BPO/Consulting/Captive experience working with global banking customers (Capital Markets/Global Markets/Wholesale banking preferred)
• Hands-on with the ability to multi-task 
• Tech/ops transformation experience is a plus
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgment and autonomy.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Experience in data analysis with intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple activities and build/develop working relationships.
• Effective prioritization and time management.
• Exceptional ability to influence and motivate partners to the KYC process.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and approach work methodically with attention to detail.
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

About Us

eClerx provides critical business operations services to over fifty global Fortune 500 clients, including some of the world’s leading companies across financial services, cable and telecom, retail, fashion, media and entertainment, manufacturing, travel and leisure, software, and high-tech. Incorporated in 2000, eClerx is one of India’s leading process management and data analytics companies, today traded on both the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India. eClerx employs 16,000+ people across its global sites in the US, UK, India, Italy, Germany, Singapore, and Thailand.

eClerx Financial Markets offers consulting, technological innovation, and process management expertise to uniquely solve operational challenges for financial organizations worldwide. With nearly two decades of industry experience, complemented by smart automation and robotics, our team of experts delivers holistic solutions across the trade lifecycle, change management, data analytics, compliance, cash securities operations, document digitization and generation, and outreach.

We uphold the principles of equality and inclusivity. As part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hiring initiative, we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all individuals.