SENIOR ONBOARDING/KYC SPECIALIST

Job description: Senior Onboarding/KYC Specialist

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Onboarding/KYC Specialist to join our compliance team. In this role, you will be responsible for customer onboarding, KYC due diligence, and AML-related matters to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Tasks

• Monitoring and executing customer onboarding and KYC due diligence processes, including AML-related tasks such as clarifications and assessments of PEPs and other risk-relevant factors.
• Ensuring the implementation and ongoing maintenance of KYC/AML guidelines and new regulatory requirements (AMLA, AMLD-FINMA, CDB 20, FinSA, and FinIA).
• Advising and guiding the front office on onboarding, KYC, and related AML issues.
• Preparation of internal compliance memos and assessments on onboarding/KYC/AML issues.
• Planning and assuming responsibility for compliance reviews within the scope of the above-mentioned regulations.
• Leading or contributing to compliance projects, such as evaluating new business models or implementing new software tools.
• Management of documentation and relationship lifecycle processes in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Support with audit fieldwork, including preparing files and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Replacing the team leader during absences.

Requirements

• Degree in law, compliance, finance, business administration, or a related field (preferably from a Swiss university or Swiss university of applied sciences).
• 3-5 years of experience in the financial industry in a similar compliance, audit, or consulting role.
• Strong knowledge of Swiss financial market laws and regulations, in particular AMLA, AMLD-FINMA, CDB 20, FinSA, and FinIA.
• A dependable and dedicated individual with a strong team player attitude and a willingness to take on responsibility.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and perform under pressure.
• Fluent language skills in English and German (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of MS Office applications.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of additional European languages.

We offer

• Experience in the dynamic environment of a leading fintech company.
• Insight into all departments to understand the mechanisms of the structured investment product value chain.
• Part of a multinational team.
• Hybrid working system: home office and office.
• Work in modern facilities in an exceptional location.