KYC Senior Associate

Partner's Capital•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Partners Capital is seeking a Senior KYC Associate to join its Global KYC Team in Boston. This role is crucial for managing client portfolios and ensuring compliance with global regulatory expectations. The position requires a high level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively to meet deadlines. The Senior KYC Associate will work with internal stakeholders and third parties, supporting KYC delivery across different regions and regulatory environments.

Requirements

4–7 years’ experience in KYC / AML / client onboarding (financial services, asset management, investment office or similar preferred).
Strong understanding of KYC/AML regulatory expectations and how to apply them in practice across regions (NAM).
Confident handling complex entity types and ownership structures, including UBO analysis and document interpretation.
Strong understanding of AML/KYC concepts and ability to apply risk-based decisioning in practice.
Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working across time zones.
Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines.
Strong written communication skills (clear rationale and audit trail) and confidence escalating issues appropriately.
Strong Excel / Outlook skills and comfort working with internal case management / CRM tools (e.g. Deal Cloud or similar).
Highly organized and able to prioritize daily workloads whilst working efficiently and accurately under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of KYC knowledge of other regions (EU, UK, APAC).

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end KYC delivery across onboarding, remediation and ongoing review activity, ensuring cases are completed accurately and on time.
Review complex ownership structures and UBO analysis (Trusts, SPVS, Funds) and apply appropriate KYC requirements and risk-based judgement (CDD / EDD escalation where required).
Lead collection, review and ongoing maintenance of KYC documentation and evidence standards, ensuring records remain current and audit-ready.
Support monitoring activity including refreshers, document expiry tracking and trigger events, ensuring updates are captured consistently.
Perform key controls including PEP/sanctions screening, reviewing alerts, documenting outcomes, and maintaining a clear audit trail.
Partner closely with Compliance on escalations, approvals, exceptions and decisioning; ensure escalations are clear, complete and timely.
Maintain accurate tracking of workload, deadlines and progress; support basic MI reporting and visibility of volumes/backlog.
Provide guidance and day-to-day support to junior team members and contribute to training and quality consistency.
Contribute to process improvements, documentation and standardization across regions (templates, checklists, case notes, evidence standards).
Responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team.
Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels.

Benefits

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
short-term disability insurance
long-term disability insurance
life insurance
flexible spending accounts
commuter benefits
paid time off
401(k) plan with employer matching
professional development
career progression opportunities
competitive compensation
global philanthropy via a charity program
volunteer day
wellness and social events
support for pursuit of professional certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), etc.