Fantastic opportunity to join a very highly regarded Tier 2 Bank, on an initial 6 month contract.

More of an analytical/data‑focused BA role, not a change‑lead position.

Sits in their GKYC Programme. Send your Cv for more info.

Required Skillset/Project:

  • Part of the EMEA Transformation Office to support the Global Know Your Customer (GKYC) programme.
  • The programme has been running for over a year, with a vendor selected and high-level requirements defined. The current focus is on detailed requirements and planning for system migration from existing platforms.
  • Looking for Data‑centric capabilities - work includes assessing current data quality, separating KYC vs non‑KYC data, defining storage/process needs, and managing unstructured data (e.g., free‑text fields).
  • Emphasis on upcoming technical solution implementation and significant data‑migration activity.
  • Strong analytical and data‑specialist BA capability.
  • Experience with data lineage is essential.
  • Knowledge of Lotus Notes and Fenergo is highly valuable.
  • Preference for candidates from smaller organisations. Enables comfort interacting directly with senior executives (CFO, CXO, CEO).
  • Requires strong communication skills and senior stakeholder engagement experience.
  • Understanding of KYC, AML, and custody due diligence is important.
  • Role sits firmly in first line of defence; candidates with heavy second‑line backgrounds may be less suitable.
  • Confirmed as more of an analytical/data‑focused BA role, not a change‑lead position.

Official title is EMEA GKYC Operations Data Migration & Readiness Lead

Duties and Responsibilities:

The role sits within the EMEA component of the Global Know Your Customer ("GKYC") programme and supports EMEA Operations as the programme transitions from vendor selection into implementation planning. Working closely with the EMEA GKYC programme lead and under Operations sponsorship, the role focuses on ensuring that client and Client Lifecycle Management ("CLM") data is understood, governed, remediated and prepared for migration into the future-state GKYC platform and operating model.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading the development and execution of the EMEA data strategy for the GKYC programme, including data migration readiness, quality improvement, governance and implementation planning.
  • Driving the identification, assessment and remediation of client and CLM data challenges that may impact programme delivery, regulatory compliance or future-state operational effectiveness.
  • Defining EMEA data requirements and partnering with global, business and technology teams to ensure these are appropriately reflected within programme design, build and implementation activities.
  • Establishing and maintaining a clear view of data-related risks, dependencies, decisions and readiness activities, ensuring timely escalation and resolution where required.
  • Supporting the development of the broader target operating model by ensuring data considerations are appropriately incorporated across processes, controls, client lifecycle activities and operating model design.
  • Producing clear, senior‑ready materials for EMEA and global governance forums, ensuring clear articulation of EMEA operational impacts and delivery risks.

Key Skills/Experience:

  • Strong experience delivering data-focused change initiatives within large-scale transformation programmes in a regulated financial services environment.
  • Strong understanding of client lifecycle, KYC / AML / CDD data, including the operational challenges associated with fragmented data, documentation standards and cross-entity/client handling.
  • Experience defining and executing data migration strategies, including cleansing, validation, reconciliation and implementation readiness.
  • Ability to work across business and technology teams to translate operational needs into clear requirements, plans and delivery artefacts.
  • Strong analytical and structuring capability, with the ability to synthesise complex information across data, process, policy and control dimensions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distil complex data and migration issues into concise executive‑level materials and narratives, calibrated appropriately for senior forums.
  • Comfortable operating within complex stakeholder and governance environments across Operations, Compliance, Front Office and Technology, exercising sound judgement and appropriate sensitivity.

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