Compliance Team Leader, Client Monitoring Team

**OVERVIEW**

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

**Who We Seek**

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

**About the Role**

The role includes reviewing client files under the supervision and direction of the Client Monitoring Manager in relation to MCS (Cayman and BVI) businesses and ensure that the Maples Group is at all times compliant with the provisions of relevant financial services legislation in the Cayman Islands and BVI.

Primarily, the Team Leader for the Client Monitoring Team will:

- Provide leadership and supervision for the Compliance Analysts who are responsible for reviewing client matters in line with their rotational risk review period or upon a triggering event to ensure that data, documents and information remain current and align to current regulatory requirements
- Review that all review cases are appropriately assigned and reviewed timely and in line with their risk review cycle
- Ensure thorough understanding of all systems and processes used to carry out review matters
- Support development of training for Compliance Analysts to ensure understanding of regulatory obligations
- Support development of training for Compliance Analysts as may be required to ensure that processes and systems are thoroughly understood and followed consistently
- Monitor team's performance against KPIs
- Establish strong communication and relationships with key stakeholders
- Monitor data accuracy and lead remediation projects where required as may be appropriate
- Support reporting of progress of review cases based on key reporting indicators for key stakeholders
- Monitor day to day administration as well as team activities, including leave requests, and monitoring performance standards

**EXPERIENCE**

**What You Bring**
- 6 or more years of experience, working in legal services or professional services
- An advanced understanding of KYC and AML regulatory obligations
- Be comfortable working with time constraints and deadlines
- Prior supervisory and management experience
- Be able to work with mínimal supervision
- Be an effective communicator and confident in client interaction
- Strong organisational skills
- Bright, enthusiastic and quick learner
- Proactive and solutions driven
- Strong team player
- Enthusiastic and committed to pursuing a career in compliance
- Knowledge of offshore jurisdictions (Cayman and BVI)

**BENEFITS & REWARDS**

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events

**ABOUT MAPLES GROUP**

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.