KYC/KYB Operations Lead – Hospitality, Complex Entities

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $45 - $57 / hour

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🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Maleda Tech

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🎯 Recruiter

Consulting • Logistics • Recruitment

Maleda Tech is a global contingent workforce solutions provider offering Employer of Record (EOR) services, Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs, Vendor Management System (VMS) implementation, staff augmentation, recruiting, strategic sourcing, tail spend management, and legal/contract operations. They position themselves as a personalized, boutique partner focused on risk compliance and efficient hiring, with an emphasis on diversity (committed to recruiting at least 85% of employees from diverse backgrounds). The company also runs immersive training and mentorship programs to build candidate pipelines and has operations in the Bay Area (California, US) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

📋 Description

• Conduct end-to-end KYC/KYB reviews for hotel and hospitality entities • Perform business verification, ownership identification, and signatory authority checks • Handle complex hotel group, management company, and franchise cases, including escalations • Conduct periodic reviews to ensure ongoing AML, CTF, and KYC compliance • Investigate and map layered or non-obvious ownership structures • Prepare and manage onboarding documentation packets and e-signature workflows • Monitor onboarding dashboards and provide regular status reporting • Explain compliance requirements to internal business partners and challenge requests that do not meet policy • Collaborate with technology teams on process automation and workflow improvements • Support Legal, Compliance, Sales, and Risk through onboarding and review cycles • Manage an assigned hospitality vertical and caseload independently across US, EMEA, and APAC entities

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of overall compliance experience • At least 2–3 years specifically in KYC/KYB, AML, or financial crime compliance • Experience onboarding or reviewing complex business entities strongly preferred • Comfort with franchise models, multi-property ownership, and layered beneficial ownership • Background in KYC/KYB or onboarding operations preferred; transaction monitoring or sanctions-only backgrounds are not a fit • Strong autonomy and self-direction; ability to manage an independent caseload with minimal oversight • Comfort working with global stakeholders across multiple time zones and regions • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills • Experience with e-signature/document workflow tools such as DocuSign is a plus • SQL or reporting tool experience is a plus, not required • Comfort adopting new tools and AI-assisted workflows • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. • No specific degree required; relevant experience is prioritized over formal education

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential 6-month contract extension based on performance and business need • Structured 30–45 day onboarding/training period • Flexible schedule to support global stakeholders • Opportunity to use AI-assisted workflows and contribute to process automation