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About Javelin

Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in Poland, New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Switzerland, India, Australia, Singapore and Canada. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, agriculture, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200+ people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small‑company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas.

The Role

The Operations team at Javelin manages the reconciliation, confirmation and settlement of commodity products within Javelin. Working with the Logistics team and traders, Operations ensure that risk is captured accurately, and the full lifecycle of the trade is supported effectively.

As the business continues to expand and grow, we are looking for a KYC Specialist to join the Operations team. Dynamic and always challenging, this role will complement the responsibilities of the other team members and work as part of the team to achieve the Operation Groups objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support within the KYC team, maintaining up‑to‑date client records and performing periodic reviews
• Gathering and analysing documentation and verifying details to ensure accurate records
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to keep them up to on progress and issues
• Conducting screening checks using third party tools to identify Sanctions, PEPs, and Adverse Media in relation to the entities and related parties subject to screening policies and procedure
• Onboarding the customer to Javelins electronic KYC database precisely and conducting regular monitoring for any entities with unusual activity or regulatory requirements
• Completing any documents requested by a company to onboard Javelin for business purposes with the help of different teams in the company where necessary

Requirements

• We are looking for a self‑motivated, proactive candidate ideally with some KYC experience in Commodities Operations (e.g. an internship or junior position)
• Degree in a STEM or Business‑related field
• A strong work ethic is required to help drive the team forward and push for technology‑based solutions
• Demonstrable organizational skills
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal in English and Polish
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload and judge priority and urgency of requests and issues
• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Private medical insurance

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Other

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