Senior Legal & Compliance Officer (m/f/x) 80-100%

Job description

Senior Legal & Compliance Officer (m/f/x) 80-100%

Tasks

The following tasks await you: * Independently managing and modernizing our compliance system, particularly with regard to legislative monitoring, internal directives, updating and monitoring regulatory risks and performing associated controls, preparing reports for management, managing and facilitating meetings of our Compliance Committees and external committees, and training our employees on compliance-related topics (excluding LBA); * Coordinating internally the activities necessary to respond to requests, surveys, and inquiries from supervisory authorities (FINMA, SIX, Exchange Regulation, etc.), as well as preparing and supporting periodic on-site inspections by FINMA and making the necessary announcements to ensure ongoing compliance with the business plan (e.g., for outsourced core activities); * Identify and provide legal support to business lines in analyzing new legal developments that impact our company, and ensure that the necessary measures are put in place to guarantee timely compliance of operations with regulatory changes (excluding AMLA), as well as contribute legal expertise to relevant regulatory projects where applicable; * Plan, develop, and conduct training and awareness activities on compliance topics in French and German, together with colleagues from the L&C unit and other functions within the company; * Receive and process, in collaboration with the L&C Manager and HR, reports of violations of our Code of Ethics or internal regulations and unauthorized entity/ethics alerts; * Collaborate with our Risk Office, our internal training team (Campus), and our Anti-Fraud Department, among others, on cross-functional or multifaceted compliance issues.

Requirements

Your qualifications should be as follows: * Master's degree in Swiss law, postgraduate training in compliance, an asset; * At least 8 years' professional experience in compliance management (excluding AML) in an insurance company, after working for a financial intermediary or a Swiss auditing firm, and proven experience in dealing with FINMA; * Essential experience in setting up and using compliance management tools in a company; * Knowledge of Swiss private insurance regulations, a major asset; * French mother tongue and excellent command of German (min. level C1); * Ability to work and deliver independently, while demonstrating team spirit.

We offer

We offer you: * A healthy working environment in a mutual company certified as a "Great Place to Work" * Multiple employee benefits, including flexibility in work organization * Support in development and training * Human values focused on employee well-being