Counterparty Onboarding KYC Focal
Counterparty Onboarding KYC Focal
Work Location
Experience level
Work Location:
Kraków
Experience level:
Early Careers
Shell in Krakow
Shell Business Operations in Kraków is created by an international team of over 5000 professionals representing 63 nationalities. Together with our associates from all over the world we create responsible for business operations’ realization in 11 departments: Finance Operations, HR Operations, Contracting & Procurement, External Relations, Internal Communications, Global Commercial, Trading & Supply, Technical Asset Operations, Legal, Common Infrastructure Management, Retail.
5000+ employees 63 nationalities 20 languages
Shell Global
Shell is an international energy company with expertise in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals global energy company.
Around 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries work together to power progress through more and cleaner energy solutions. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. We are working to advance disability & enablement, gender balance, culture/ethnicity and LGBT+ inclusion within Shell and the communities where we work.
Your responsibilities
Counterparty onboarding, as well as remediation projects and reviews of existing counterparts are led by the Compliance department/Financial Crime Team in partnership with the Business. The business is intimately integrated into these projects, since they have a large impact on the ability to trade with counterparts and meet business objectives.
Counterparty Due Diligence enables Trading and Supply commercial business to bring in new customers and mitigate the risk of Financial Crime, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions. It is the first point of contact for many customers to Shell as part of initial counterparty onboarding and periodic re-review. This role will act as Financial Crime, Trade Controls and Sanctions Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), where queries from the T&S business are escalated by the Compliance Advisory Teams. Customer onboarding and management is a key focus for T&S and the business in the coming year(s) where more business integrations, remediation projects, process improvement opportunities and simplifications are expected.
Position Accountabilities:
- Customer Interaction: Communicate with customers via voice and email to manage the onboarding and maintenance process.
- Documentation Review: Understand and review customer documents to assess financial crime risks and set expectations on timescales.
- Compliance: Complete onboarding in line with policies and procedures.
- System Knowledge: Develop an understanding of Trading & Supply compliance systems and controls, including Financial Crime policies.
- Risk Assessment: Review the risk profile and business activity of counterparties, completing onboarding at various levels of due diligence.
- Data Analysis: Analyze substantial amounts of data, including transactional data, to identify red flags and other areas of concern.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with internal stakeholders (e.g., Tax, Financial Crime, Credit, Settlements) to validate data requests.
- Reporting: Prepare documentation for discussions on counterparties with significant financial crime risks or High-Risk PEP relationships.
- Process Improvement: Identify and eliminate process inefficiencies.
- Issue Escalation: Escalate issues that require further investigation.

Our requirements
Experience and Qualifications required:
- Expertise in Counterparty KYC Due Diligence and Outreach, with a focus on process efficiency and data analysis.
- Onboarding Process: Ability to research information and conduct counterparty outreach for KYC due diligence.
- Risk Understanding: Knowledge of high-risk jurisdictions, Politically Exposed Persons, and complex corporate structures.
- Tax Verification: Deep understanding of tax requirements for counterparty onboarding.
- Ability to manage relationships across different businesses and functions.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.
- Knowledge in languages such as Spanish, Malay, Mandarin, are a plus.
- Working on hybrid model – 3 days from the office.
If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply!
Benefits
- remote work opportunities
- flexible working time
- corporate products and services at discounted prices
- christmas gifts
- private medical care
- life insurance
- charity initiatives
- employee referral programme
- parking space for employees
- electric car charger
- leisure zone
- fruits
- integrations events
- sharing the costs of sports activities
- sharing the costs of foreign language classes
- sharing the costs of tickets to the movies, theater
Recruitment stages
1. Find a perfect career opportunity and apply
2. Be invited to the process via call with recruiter
3. Nail your job interview (assessment center)
4. Get an offer and start your adventure with Shell