KYC Associate
IG operates an award-winning trading platform and provides forex trading services, support, and educational resources through IG Academy.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
About IG
IG is a trading-services company offering an award-winning trading platform, including forex trading services in the US. Its website highlights instant support and educational resources through IG Academy, and warns users about the risks of leveraged CFD trading.
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About the Role
You will support the end-to-end onboarding of retail clients by verifying documentation and completing KYC checks. You will respond to onboarding queries, resolve straightforward cases, escalate complex issues, identify discrepancies, maintain audit-ready records, and help ensure work meets quality, KPI, and SLA standards.
Requirements
- Experience in a client-facing, customer service, or administrative role
- Willingness and aptitude to learn KYC/AML principles and retail client onboarding processes
- Clear client communication skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Problem-solving and escalation judgement
- Working knowledge of MS Excel
- Ability to manage a varied workload against KPIs and SLAs
- Prior experience in financial services or a regulated industry
- Exposure to KYC/AML systems or case management tools
- Experience handling client complaints or service issues
- Experience supporting audit requests
- Experience using AI tools
Responsibilities
- Support end-to-end onboarding of new retail clients
- Verify documentation and complete KYC checks in line with policy and regulatory requirements
- Respond to client onboarding and KYC queries and complaints
- Resolve straightforward cases and escalate complex cases
- Identify and escalate exceptions and discrepancies in account-opening processes
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready KYC and client-interaction records
- Meet agreed KPIs, SLAs, and quality standards
- Support account-opening quality checks and address identified gaps
- Apply relevant AML/KYC policy and procedure updates
- Flag onboarding risks, process gaps, and system issues to the team lead
Benefits
- Life Insurance
- My Benefit Platform
- Medical Insurance with Medicover
- One additional birthday day off
- Two additional annual days off for voluntary work
- Employee share plans
- Free office lunch once per week
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hybrid working model
