Lead Research Analyst

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) Full time

YOU AND YOUR TEAM


The job of a Research Analyst in World-Check is one where we appreciate language skills, journalistic approach, and critical thinking aptitude.

Our core is to provide search and analysis through reputable sources related to publicly exposed persons (PEP), companies, and institutions.

The information collected and analysed supports our clients align with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and reduce financial or reputational risk of a missed investment.

Our multinational and multilingual team working closely with peers in other locations. We're now expanding the size of our department.

SOME OF THE DAILY TASKS YOU WILL PERFORM:
Using open-source research methods to capture information in the public domain

Identifying regulatory and financial risk such as money laundering, fraud, organized crime, narcotics trafficking, and corruption

Becoming familiar and staying up to date with guidelines and regulations to ensure accuracy and high quality of delivered work

Collaboration with globally based teams on shared projects

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING?

  • Fluency in English and Italian (compulsory)
  • Critical thinking, analytical skills, and attention to details
  • Organization skills
  • Good written and verbal communication skills

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE SKILLS:

  • Awareness of the sociopolitical context of the countries matching your language skills
  • Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Crime knowledge and experience would be an advantage
HOW TO GET PREPARED FOR AN INTERVIEW?

Please do the research.

Even if you don't have experience in any AML or KYC field, you can source plenty of available information and make your effort to understand the general purpose of this expanding industry.

We recommend you look through information related to AML, KYC, PEP, Financial Crime, World-Check (a Refinitiv product).

Additional Job Description

  • Knowledge & Skill:
  • Entry level professional roles requiring a discipline specific degree or the equivalent work experience that provides knowledge and exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts
  • General professional and conceptual knowledge of theories and principles within a discipline
  • Basic understanding of the roles of relevant functional groups within own area
  • Applies general knowledge of business, developed through education, to make informed judgements

Scope of Impact:

  • Provides guidance or specialized services that directly support or affect results within one functional area
  • Works within area and uses professional procedures and practices to achieve objectives
  • Exchanges straightforward information, asks questions and checks for understanding
  • Free to determine the approach used to address routine professional issues

Strategic Planning & Decision Making:
Identifies and solves complex issues using existing policies and procedures

Understands, interprets and sets personal priorities for reaching goals

Uses general professional or specialized knowledge to solve routine problems

Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and own business plan, impacting the efficiency and effectiveness of own area


We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios.

If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career.


At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities.

Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries.

However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business.

You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth.

Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any

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