Job description/ key responsibilities:
- Manage the relationship with the regulator (FINMA) and ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance
- Implement company policies and practices to ensure compliance
- Oversee the compliance monitoring program (checks & controls) in all fields pertaining to Asset Management (AML, cross-border, market integrity, conflicts of interest management);
- Provide assistance, coordination and advice on compliance matters related to collective investment schemes throughout their lifetime (creation, deployment, alternations, liquidation);
- Manage the Risk Management activities, including:
- Participating in the Investment Committee, encompassing Hedge Funds and Private Equities, and serving as a member of the Risk Committee.
- Monitoring investment risks linked to funds, conducting pre- and post-trade compliance checks, ensuring timely management, escalation, and remediation of breaches, and producing reports.
- Monitoring investment risk on mandates (Discretionary and Advisory).
- Monitoring Investment Constraints and Risk on Private Equity.
- Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements related to risk management.
- Producing reports for the Risk Committee, CRO, EXCO, and BOD.
- Firm-wide Operational Risk management, in collaboration with the Group Chief Risk Officer, including the Corporate Internal Control System and Corporate Risk Matrix.
Education: Master degree in Law or Compliance
Professional Experience required: 7 years’ experience in a similar position, minimal 5+ years of experience in companies with a focus in asset management and/or private equity.
Soft skills:
- Substantial leadership experience within a risk and compliance capacity required
- Comprehensive know of market abuse identifiers and fiduciary risk required
- Strong commercial acumen and global business perspectives
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Excellent stakeholder management skills required
- Highly driven and ambitious self-starter
Languages: English fluent, French a plus