Client Onboarding Specialist - LATAM

eClercx

$80K — $100K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years of experience in financial services, preferably in banking or financial institutions.
  • Strong client-facing experience with effective relationship management and influencing skills.
  • Solid understanding of AML/KYC Client Due Diligence (CDD) requirements and industry best practices.
  • Familiarity with onboarding, documentation, and compliance operational workflows.
  • Proactive problem-solver able to anticipate and navigate complex onboarding scenarios.
  • Comfortable collaborating globally and engaging with diverse stakeholders.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main contact for AML/KYC onboarding documentation outreach.
  • Engage clients to clarify and collect required CDD materials.
  • Coordinate with teams to ensure timely client onboarding.
  • Act as an escalation point for operational or documentation challenges.
  • Track onboarding activities and workflows with coverage and operations teams.
  • Review documentation for accuracy and completeness; secure internal approvals.
  • Apply knowledge of CDD requirements to guide clients and resolve documentation gaps.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility, with a preference for candidates in New York or Miami.
  • Opportunity to enhance regulatory expertise within a strategic financial services context.
  • Engagement in impactful relationship management and onboarding processes.
  • Collaboration across regional and departmental lines with global initiatives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Client Onboarding Specialist - LATAM

Location: Remote - United States (Preferred locations: New York or Miami)

Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term (6 Months)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and client-focused Outreach Specialist to support AML/KYC onboarding activities for one of our strategic financial services clients. In this role, you will act as a key connector across client outreach, banking coverage teams, and AML operations-helping ensure timely, accurate, and complete documentation for Client Due Diligence (CDD) requirements.

You will serve as a primary point of coordination for onboarding activities, reaching out to clients for required documentation, addressing questions, and helping navigate process requirements. This is an impactful opportunity to combine relationship management, regulatory expertise, and cross-functional collaboration while contributing to a seamless onboarding experience for high-priority clients.

Responsibilities

Client Outreach & Coordination
  • Serve as the main point of contact for outreach related to AML/KYC onboarding documentation.
  • Engage directly with clients to request, clarify, and collect CDD materials.
  • Coordinate between coverage teams, AML operations, and compliance reviewers to support timely onboarding.
  • Act as an escalation point for operational or documentation-related challenges


Onboarding Process Management
  • Track onboarding populations and workflows in partnership with coverage and operations teams.
  • Review incoming documentation for accuracy and completeness; obtain necessary internal approvals.
  • Apply strong knowledge of CDD requirements to guide clients and resolve documentation gaps.
  • Support consistent adherence to onboarding metrics, timelines, and service expectations.


Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
  • Partner with teams across regions and lines of business to align with global KYC initiatives.
  • Support adoption of process enhancements related to policy changes, technology improvements, and control remediation.
  • Promote a culture of partnership, collaboration, and seamless service delivery.


Eligibility Requirements
  • 5-10+ years of experience in financial services, preferably within banking or financial institutions.
  • Strong client-facing experience with demonstrated relationship management and influencing skills.
  • Solid understanding of AML/KYC CDD requirements and industry best practices.
  • Familiarity with operational workflows for onboarding, documentation, and compliance processes.
  • Ability to anticipate issues, problem-solve proactively, and navigate complex onboarding scenarios.
  • Comfort collaborating across global teams and working with diverse stakeholders.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Experience with CDD requirements for legal entities across global jurisdictions.
  • Knowledge of investment banking or capital markets products and onboarding processes at international banks


In the US, the target base salary for this role is $80,000-$100,000. Compensation is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. We expect the majority of candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors

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