KYC Specialist

DriveWealth is a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices.

Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

We seek enthusiastic professionals to contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to our Brokerage-as-a-Service platform. Our culture blends the pace and opportunity of a tech start-up with the impact, stability, and significance of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. We value diversity and inclusion, celebrating the unique differences of our employees as we scale and grow together. We’re guided by operating principles grounded in accountability, teamwork, integrity, and solutions built to scale. Join us!

About The Role

The AML Team is responsible for ensuring the firm’s adherence to the BSA (Bank Secrecy Act) by effectively demonstrating CIP, Customer Due Diligence, and Ongoing Monitoring through the use of Transaction Monitoring and KYC platforms aimed to detect and deter Financial Crime risks.

The KYC Specialist will help oversee the company’s KYC program, ensuring efficient onboarding, ongoing due diligence, and enhanced due diligence processes. This role requires KYC operations and technical expertise in handling large data sets, writing queries, generating reports, and implementing workflow improvements within compliance systems.

What You’Ll Do

• Oversee and enhance the end-to-end KYC process, including CIP, CDD, and EDD, ensuring consistency and regulatory compliance
• Write queries and analyze large data sets to detect gaps, anomalies, and opportunities for process improvement
• Develop, maintain, and run reporting dashboards using SQL to track KYC effectiveness
• Design and implement workflow enhancements within KYC and case management systems to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Partner with AML monitoring, sanctions, and compliance teams to ensure KYC data is properly integrated into broader AML processes
• Escalate complex or high-risk KYC cases to the AML Compliance Officer.
• Provide input into policy updates, ensuring firm-wide BSA/AML procedures remain current and effective for due diligence and ongoing monitoring
• Support regulatory examinations and internal audits by preparing and presenting KYC documentation and reports
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on KYC processes and contribute to cross-team initiatives to strengthen the overall AML program

What You’Ll Need

• Strong knowledge of KYC requirements, CIP/CDD/EDD processes, and BSA/AML regulations
• Hands-on experience with KYC platforms, workflow tools, and customer due diligence processes
• Technical skills in querying large data sets (e.g., SQL), building reports, and implementing system-based workflow enhancements
• Ability to design and monitor dashboards or metrics that measure KYC performance and risk effectiveness
• Experience reviewing customer profiles, beneficial ownership structures, and adverse media or PEP screenings
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document decisions clearly and present findings to senior management or regulators
• Knowledge of broker-dealer products and transactional activity preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, economics, finance, business, or related field; CAMS or similar AML certification a plus

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.

Please note: at this time, we are not able to hire in all states.

Remote (Most US States) Pay Range$90,000—$100,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health resources 
• Generous paid time off with observed holidays (varies per country)
• Paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents
• Up to $2,500 or local equivalent each year to invest in continued education and personal development
• Up to $900 each year or local equivalent for fitness and wellness reimbursement
• Company-provided phone (varies by country)
• For HQ in-office employees, a daily lunch stipend, unlimited snacks, and engaging office space in the Financial District
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (US only)
• Employer 401K match (US only)

Benefit offerings vary based on country and are subject to change. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

TO ALL AGENCIES: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of DriveWealth outside of the Talent organization. DriveWealth’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Greenhouse (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of DriveWealth. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment will be paid.