Due Diligence Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Assist in conducting due diligence evaluations for new and current partners, including fintech firms, financial institutions, vendors, and various third-party service providers.

• Maintain regular communication with potential and onboarding partners globally to clarify requirements, timelines, and outstanding documentation needs.

• Carry out and support third-party risk management processes, including KYC, KYB, enhanced due diligence, policy and procedure evaluations, customer onboarding flow assessments, and risk evaluations.

• Examine documentation provided by partners for completeness, consistency, and possible risk indicators.

• Monitor the progress of partner onboarding, follow up on pending items, and assist in ensuring that necessary documents are submitted before launch deadlines.

• Address partner inquiries related to onboarding and due diligence, escalating requests or issues when appropriate.

• Collaborate with Operations, Compliance, AML, Legal, Product, and Project Management teams to ensure partner integrations align with internal standards.

• Detect process gaps, recurring partner inquiries, or documentation issues, and contribute to process enhancement initiatives.

• Keep accurate records of diligence reviews, decisions, approvals, and supporting documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in risk management, operational risk, third-party risk, compliance, AML, financial crime, or related roles within financial services, fintech, brokerage, or another regulated sector.

• Proficient in collaborating with international partners and reviewing diligence materials across diverse jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify anomalies, inconsistencies, gaps, and potential risk indicators in documentation, data, and partner responses.

• Excellent project management and prioritization capabilities, with proficiency in handling multiple partner onboarding processes at once.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey requirements to external partners and internal stakeholders.

• Capability to work effectively across Risk, Compliance, AML, Operations, Legal, Product, and Project Management teams.

• A self-motivated individual with strong accountability, sound judgment, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Risk Management, Criminal Justice, International Relations, or a related discipline.

• Knowledge of financial services regulatory requirements, including BSA/AML, KYC, KYB, enhanced due diligence, and third-party risk management practices.

• Experience supporting partner, vendor, or third-party onboarding in a fintech, brokerage, payments, banking, or financial services setting.

• Understanding of operational resilience, business continuity, cybersecurity, data protection, or outsourcing risk frameworks.

• Experience in reviewing policies and procedures related to AML, sanctions, customer onboarding, fraud, compliance, or operational controls.

• Familiarity with broker-dealer, introducing broker, or embedded finance models.

• Proficient in using case management, GRC, CRM, or project tracking tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options

• Health Benefits

• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card