Senior Manager, AML Compliance
Flex
SQL
Senior Manager – Onboarding
Langham Hall
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Luxembourg • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
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Senior
About the role
- Lead the onboarding department to ensure efficient onboarding and integration of new clients, including setting up relevant entities and negotiating service level agreements;
- Interface at a senior level with new clients, lawyers and other parties to problem-solve and proactively deliver services;
- Act as key contact throughout the onboarding process and manage project coordination of all parties (client, lawyers, tax advisors, notaries, internal functions);
- Ensure compliance with AML/KYC laws and internal policies and procedures during onboarding;
- Represent the Company’s interest in negotiations of service level agreements and negotiate SLA terms;
- Review Fund and marketing constitutional documents and service agreements;
- Maintain and develop template legal documents such as Articles, Fund agreements, minutes, resolutions, intra-group loan agreements, powers of attorney;
- Attend client board and investor meetings and review minutes where appropriate;
- Act as a director/manager on client entities and possess technical knowledge to do so;
- Build, mentor and motivate an onboarding team with an emphasis on excellence;
- Solve problems proactively using technical expertise and common sense;
- Lead execution and structuring of complex transactions including fund formations, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and financing arrangements;
- Provide strategic legal input on fund structuring, governance, regulatory compliance (AIFMD, SFDR, AML/KYC), and fund documentation (LPAs, SPAs, SLAs, loan/subscription agreements);
- Act as primary liaison for regulators, auditors, and third parties on transaction-related queries;
- Serve as senior-level legal reviewer and advisory resource for Fund Administration business.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years' experience within a Legal / Investors services function in Luxembourg and with an expertise in the fund industry;
- Strong knowledge of Luxembourg legal, tax and regulatory regimes as they apply to funds and other structures operating in the real estate, private equity, debt and infrastructure sectors;
- Strong knowledge of AML/KYC laws and regulations;
- Solid knowledge of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD);
- Practical experience of having reviewed Fund and marketing constitutional documents, and service agreements preferable;
- Ability to deliver high-quality work under deadlines;
- Ability to write reports, minutes, business correspondence and procedure manuals at asset and fund level;
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Direct experience of client service in a professional services firm;
- Ability to work in a dynamic company environment with focused and motivated individuals;
- Ability to plan effectively, with strong deadline orientation;
- Experience in managing, mentoring and motivating teams and individual;
- Excellent organisational skills and interpersonal skills for a high degree of client interaction;
- Fluent in English, with French and/or German an advantage.
Benefits
- Proactive problem-solving approach;
- Strong communication skills;
- Strong knowledge of the Luxembourg regulatory framework
- Ability to work collaboratively with all internal departments; and
- Detail-oriented with a focus on maintaining high standards of deliverables.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
fund structuringgovernanceregulatory complianceAML/KYC lawsAIFMDfund documentationservice level agreementslegal document reviewproject coordinationtransaction structuring
Soft skills
problem-solvingleadershipmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsdeadline orientationclient serviceteam motivationstrategic inputinterpersonal skills
