Senior Consultant - Financial Crime Compliance - Legal Services (Zurich/Geneva)

The opportunity

Our Legal & Financial Services, Regulatory & Compliance Practice is active nationally and internationally in all relevant areas of commercial law. We focus on the financial services industry and support our clients in the whole variety of legal and regulatory issues. Interesting topics are waiting for you from day one.

Embark on your next journey and join our unique Legal & Financial Services practice in Geneva or Zurich to help solve exciting problems on a daily basis! This opportunity is for a fixed-term contract of 4 to 6 months,with the possibility of extension.

Your key responsibilities

• Exciting project work at the interface between business, law and technology
• Processing of complex legal issues for national and international customers in the field of financial services
• Interdisciplinary cooperation in a dynamic and varied work environment at the pulse of our customers
• Direct interaction with customers

Skills and attributes for success

• A master's degree in law or similar qualification related to Financial Crime Compliance; admission to the bar and/or further education such as dissertation/LL.M. is a plus
• 4 to 6 years of professional experience as AML Compliance Officer in a Swiss private bank or similar role in the field of Financial Crime Compliance (investigations, combating money laundering and terrorist financing, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery, corruption etc.)
• A solid interest to specialize in the financial market coupled with a passion, determination, and willingness to support our clients with excellent services as their trusted partner
• Success factors that will accelerate your career: Ability to work in a team, entrepreneurial mindset, enjoyment of challenging issues and interdisciplinary project work, high quality standards as well as affinity for new technologies and regulatory transformation
• An excellent level of and English and French; any additional language is considered as a plus