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Senior Compliance Officer Private Clients CH / Europe (incl. UK) / Asia & Middle East (100%)

The Senior Compliance Officer position at Vontobel involves overseeing the day-to-day compliance assessments for client onboarding in the Swiss, European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets. The focus is on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and ethical standards.

Job description

Tasks

  • Daily compliance assessments for client onboarding processes, with a focus on Swiss, European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets, and contributions to senior management level
  • Sanctions-related analyses in close cooperation with technical experts
  • Monitoring ex-ante transactions and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Advising stakeholders across both lines of defense
  • Management of regulatory measures, reporting and responses
  • Training on compliance topics for the first line of defense
  • Contribution to the overall development of the compliance function

Requirements

  • A robust, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to risk management
  • A reliable and trustworthy business partner
  • A professional employee with high personal and professional integrity
  • Strong knowledge of core compliance topics and their practical application
  • Proven experience as a compliance officer, preferably with higher risk clients in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Asia
  • Excellent stakeholder management and diplomatic skills, especially when working with business units
  • Experience in helping business units achieve sustainable, long-term growth while managing the risks of sensitive client relationships
  • Knowledge of cryptocurrency-related compliance issues and the ability to assess risks and opportunities in this area
  • Language skills: English (mandatory), French, German and preferably Arabic

We offer

  • Top location in Zurich with collaboration rooms (including roof terraces) and free lunch
  • Agile environment in our way of thinking, our way of working and our trust in each other
  • Numerous special benefits, including the opportunity to work from home up to 40% of the time
  • Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels
  • Campus feeling and a collaborative spirit

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