Team Lead - KYC EDD
Guidehouse
5 - 10 years
Chennai
Posted: 25/02/2026
Job Description
Job Family:
GIC Process (India)
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
- Co-ordinate and manage the team workload and productivity;
- Quality control of the EDD process;
- Motivate, coach, and develop the team to achieve excellence in their daily deliverables;
- Ensure key SLAs of the EDD process are met consistently;
- Recognize opportunities for improvements to procedures by pro-actively offering ideas and solutions;
- Encourage team input into procedures and practices – assisting them in developing their ideas; and
- Responsible for all pertinent reporting, including compiling key metrics and SLAs for project leadership.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s or master's degree from a recognized university in financial or any other streams.
- Minimum 7+ year of experience working in an AML-Transaction Monitoring or KYC EDD, out of which at least 1+ year experience as a Team Lead.
- Mandatory to have experience in the following process areas –
- Working with manual and system generated alerts/cases for the detection of potentially suspicious activity.
- Knowledge of US reporting requirements as it relates to suspicious activity reports and cash transaction activity.
- Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing activities and fraud, as it appears in transactional data.
- Transaction analysis skills related to international wires, corresponding banking, cash, and check activity.
- High performer who is recognized as a role model in their current role.
- Excellent MS-Office (excel/Word/PPT) skills.
- Advance oral and written communication skills.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Flexible to work in shift timings and for extended office hours.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
About Company
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success._x000d_ _x000d_ The company has more than 16,000 professionals in over 55 locations globally. Guidehouse is led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
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