Role Purpose
The aim of compliance-driven due diligence is to assess our clients’ presente or potential counterparties, looking for any issues that might pose a reputational or other risk to them.
As part of a dedicated team (Scaled Diligence Programmes), the compliance due diligence researcher role involves media research, working with human sources and data bases, primary documents and other sources to uncover reputational and criminal issues and ultimate beneficial ownership, as well as making sense of complex corporate structures and identifying possible political and sanctions exposure.
Your main task will be to review, coordinate and report the findings of OSINT and HUMINT research, review documents and triangulate their significance in context within short timeframes. A meticulous eye for detail is a must in this challenging, fast-paced role. The right candidate will be a team player who can maintain a positive attitude under pressure. You will be required to make sense of complex information and have a clear and crisp writing style.
What you'll do:




Work on a range of due diligence assignments, including enhanced due diligence for Citizenship By Investment (CBI) purposes, corporate compliance/ABAC/ESG and financial crime/IPO/KYC projects
Conduct media and database research using complex search criteria and following a strict methodology
Liaise with in-country source networks to obtain relevant compliance-related information not available via OSINT sources
Analyse search results within the context of the project and the country
Distil conclusions and identify indirect connections from research findings
Rate findings based on standard or tailored risk assessment methodologies
Summarise all relevant findings in a report
When required, brief and present findings to internal colleagues
Collaborate with team members across the firm to deliver joint projects
Essential
Passion for identifying, the indicators of money laundering and identity fraud, and analysing these i

📌 Researcher, Citizenship By Investment and Third-Party Due Diligence (Madrid)
🏢 Control Risks
📍 Madrid