Client Outreach Specialist

Job Description:
About Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 40 countries. In the U.S alone, we serve almost all Fortune 500 companies and approximately 59 million consumers and small-business customers. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.
Business Overview
We believe Bank of America Merrill Lynch can do more for our clients than any other financial services firm. We understand the challenges our clients face around the world, and we use the full resources of our company to help them achieve their goals. Our solutions span the complete range of advisory, capital raising, banking, treasury and liquidity, sales and trading, and research capabilities.
Job Description
The Client Outreach Specialist ("COS") team will serve as a member of the client relationship team partnering in meeting Know-Your-Client ("KYC") Refresh requirements. The COS will work in close collaboration with banking and markets team, develop continuity with the client population, reach out and engage clients for key Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Client Due Diligence ("CDD") documentation, and act as an escalation point for service or operational challenges. Act as a primary point of coordination between Banking/Markets and AML Refresh team supporting the CDD process to ensure timely and accurate compliance to policy and regulatory requirements related to AML, other high-risk indicators or industries, and related KYC activities. Drive adoption of digital KYC Refresh platform for document collection. Be the buffer and client advocate in simplifying how we leverage client continuity to deliver the most seamless, holistic service relationship across the firm.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with partners in other regions and Line of Business ("LOBs") to ensure partnership in global KYC initiatives and outreach to the clients
• Outreach to clients requesting and collecting KYC requirements; serve as point of contact for clients and Bankers
• Serves as point of contact for AML Ops, Global Financial Crimes and relevant approvers in client outreach document requests
• Ensure KYC across multiple lines of businesses and regions through various governance routines
• Review the industry group client's hierarchy looking for inactive accounts to be closed, linkage errors within client structures, merge/purge of client accounts, other coordination with Data Management teams
• Assist in tracking both Annual refresh population and all other KYC related populations in partnership with coverage team.
• Support specific bankers, Sales, and LOB COO's for their specific portfolio of clients in KYC and other related concerns.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in financial services preferably with Corporate and Investment Banking, and/or Global Markets
• Professional maturity and experience to interact with clients, senior bankers and senior management
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team
• Understanding and knowledge of the bank's operational aspects of the products and services used by clients
• Must demonstrate a strong client focus
• Must demonstrate strong interpersonal and overall communication skills (written and verbal)
• Must demonstrate strong collaboration and teaming skills

Desired:

• Bachelor's degree desired
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist ("CAMS")
• Experience previously working with Financial Institutions clients is a plus

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
Pay and benefits information
New York City pay range:
$96,000 - $119,700 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.
Discretionary incentive eligible
This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.
Benefits
This role is currently benefits eligible . We provide industry-leading benefits, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.