Description
The Corporate Centre encompasses support functions other than Operations, and includes Compliance, Legal, Communications, Audit, Sustainability, and the Company Secretary’s Office. These teams are there to support all the Bank’s business lines in their endeavours to develop activities and serve clients at the same time as protecting its interests and reputation.

Mission
Ensuring that new and/or existing clients to the bank, for the Emerging Markets & Eastern Europe region, are compliant with laws, regulations such as AML, CDB, FATCA, CRS and internal guidelines and standards.

Main responsibilities

Main duties

• Analyse all kind of Compliance High Risk and complex cases with the Private Banking activity
• Review account openings and perform checks in databases and searches to identify and mitigate any AML, legal or reputational risk
• Prepare memos and submit cases to relevant Committee/s of the Bank
• Monitor law and regulatory changes which may lead to change in customer servicing and internal policies, both within the core Market as well as in Switzerland
• Assure that local and Swiss laws, regulations, and internal guidelines are respected in the process of the account opening and modifications
• May be involved in different Compliance Projects
• Act as business partner to other team members and departments of the Bank when required
• Any other task required by Management relating to the Mission of the employee
• Work collaboratively with other Compliance teams within and outside Switzerland
• Provide guidance, Market expertise, support and relevant information to the Front Office

Specific Competencies

• Previous experience of at least 5 years in a similar function with market expertise in the Emerging Markets and Eastern Europe region
• University degree or completed by the Certificate of Compliance Management or equivalent
• Proficiency level of French and English.
• Proficiency level in Russian
• Capacity to manage many tasks at the same time
• Interpersonal skills, very good in negotiation
• Strong team spirit
• Synthetic and pragmatic, with a good analytical spirit
• Delivery oriented
• Discreet

Personal skills
Russian language is highly recommended.

Education
Education: Bachelor Degree

Experience

• Years of experience: 3-7 : intermediate
• Experience required: at least 5-years in a similar role
Experience in private banking: Mandatory

Language

• English: Fluent
• French: Advanced
Other: Fluent (Russian)

OTHER

• Swiss resident: Mandatory