Company Description
Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills.
It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential.
We are the Swiss Leader in Online Banking, and we provide trading, investing, and banking services to
+500’000 clients, through our performant and secured digital platforms.
Our +1000 employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams.
By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-pace environment
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Job Description
As a Senior Compliance Officer, you will be part of the Compliance Department and work within the Reviews & QC Team. The team is growing, and we are looking for different types of seniority profiles whose main tasks will be:
- Carrying out reviews of key clients (private clients, companies, institutional clients, external asset managers, introducing brokers, etc.) from an AML/CTF standpoint (AMLA, AMLO-FINMA, CDB);
- Conducting enhanced due diligence analyses and declassifications;
- Drafting formal compliance assessments, including the ability to manage multiple complex cases simultaneously;
- Providing support and advice to the front office and management.
Depending on the level of seniority, the following tasks may also be required:
- Assisting the Manager in supporting the team daily, including providing responses to questions, conducting second-level reviews of team members’ assessments, and serving as a trusted role model in terms of work quality, efficiency, and professional behavior;
- Supporting the Manager in having a full overview of the workload within the team and supporting the advancement of overall projects;
- Assist in developing and updating internal compliance policies and procedures in line with evolving regulations and industry best practices;
- Serving as the key point of contact for complex cases;
- Optimization of internal processes, including the review and drafting of internal guidelines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Law, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, or similar (a Certificate in Compliance Management is a very strong asset);
- 5-7 years of financial services compliance experience in Switzerland (prior experience in periodic reviews of High Risk/PEP clients specifically is a very strong asset);
- Knowledge of the Swiss legal framework;
- Excellent command of English and French (German is a strong asset);
- Analytical and methodological approach ;
- Structured and professional working style;
- Interest and experience in data analysis (including Excel) and PowerPoint;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Strong team player who enjoys working in a multicultural, dynamic, technological, and international environment.