Job Title: Transaction KYC Analyst
Department: Compliance – Transactions Division
Location: FullyRemote within Canada or USA; Greater Toronto Area Preferred
Reports to: Michael Xiao, Legal Director (Compliance Department)
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent.
About the Company
Avantia is an AI-first legal and compliance services provider to many of the world’s leading asset managers private equity firms and institutional investors. We combine specialist sector expertise with AI-powered workflows to help clients move faster, manage risk, and scale globally.
Headquartered in London with hubs in New York, Denver and Toronto, we’re building a new model for legal and compliance delivery - one that blends the precision of expert lawyers with the efficiency and insight of technology. Our proprietary AI platform, AVA, underpins every service we deliver. It streamlines manual processes, surfaces institutional knowledge, and empowers our attorneys to negotiate from a position of strength, respond faster, and deliver consistently better outcomes.
But technology alone isn’t what sets us apart - it’s how we use it. Avantia is built for professionals who see change as an opportunity. We’re a team of lawyers, technologists and specialists who want to shape the future of our industry, not just adapt to it.
We value clarity over caution, innovation over inertia, and collaboration over hierarchy. We’re pragmatic, ambitious, and united by a shared belief that legal and compliance services can be delivered with greater impact and less friction.
Position Overview
As a Transaction KYC Analyst, you will be working alongside asset managers’ legal, compliance and investment teams to help bring complex private equity deals to completion. You will responsible reconducting Know Your Customer (KYC) analysis and reviews on behalf of our clients, with a particular focus on complex debt, equity, real estate and infrastructure transactions across different jurisdictions and sectors. You will support our clients' investment risk management processes and help ensure that their deals comply with applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.
Key Responsibilities
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Working closely with the clients' legal & compliance department and/or investment teams to understand transaction structures
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Liaising with the clients and relevant counterparties to request key materials and information by email or teleconference.
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Reviewing ownership and control structure to identify counterparties, including fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, trusts, and other complex entities common in asset management
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Upon obtaining satisfactory information and materials, carrying out KYC risk analysis with a focus on money laundering, bribery and corruption, financial crime and reputational risk
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Collaborating with client's Legal and Compliance teams to ensure their deals are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies
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Conducting legal and factual research, drafting and updating know-how materials, and assisting with other business development and practice management tasks
Requirements
Essential Requirements
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Relevant experience, including working in the legal, compliance and/or risk management sector as an intern, part-time employee or full-time employee.
- Knowledge of legal administration, document drafting, legal compliance and regulatory compliance.
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High level of attention to detail and analytical ability.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
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Passionate about building a career in the legal and compliance sector.
Desirable Expertise
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Past work experience within a law firm, legal services provider, business intelligence provider, or in the legal or compliance department of a financial institution or asset manager.
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Experience with KYC tools and screening platforms (e.g., World-Check, Dow Jones or similar).
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Familiarity with private and public investments, including different fund structures and use of offshore jurisdictions (e.g., Cayman, Luxembourg).
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Knowledge of Transactional Compliance.
Qualifications
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Degree in law, diploma in paralegal studies or a related subject area.
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Professional certifications such as ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent are a plus.
Benefits
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25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays + 1 Day off for your birthday
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Remote first (anywhere in the UK) or choose to work from our lovely London Bridge office whenever you wish.
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Private healthcare or the option to use the budget to be reimbursed for other wellness activities of your choice
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Annual subscription to your choice of Calm or Headspace
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Early finish Fridays in the summer
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Pension scheme (enhanced after 1 year service)
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Enhanced family friendly policies after 1 year
