Private Banker - German-Speaking Switzerland Market

Your team

Pictet Wealth Management combines more than 200 years of Swiss banking heritage with global investment expertise. The Partner-owned financial services group offers a comprehensive service for wealthy individuals and families, including discretionary and advisory investment solutions and family office services.

As a Private Banker in our Zurich office, you will be working in the German-Speaking Switzerland Market unit, where you will be responsible for business development, the client experience and engaging our resources to deliver a complete wealth management solution.

Your role

Your responsibilities will include the following:

•    Building and managing a book of business of HNW clients in the Swiss German market.
•    Managing each account to ensure that clients have a completed profile and that accounts are properly maintained and serviced.
•    Meeting prospects and clients and preparing and following up on these meetings.
•    Being responsible for the sale and implementation of investment, banking and trust/estate products to core clients, with assistance from all the Bank’s resources (investment specialists, wealth planners, credit specialists, etc.). Ensuring that the products and services offered cover the client’s needs and meet their goals.
•    Monitoring portfolios and providing performance reviews.
•    Keeping up to date with news and market events and understanding how these impact client accounts.
•    Establishing a close and fruitful collaboration with other departments/locations of the bank.
•    Maintaining a strong compliance culture, ensuring optimal compliance and risk management in compliance with all relevant local laws, regulatory requirements, in-house directives and procedures. Possessing adequate knowledge to apply the above effectively and ensure fair treatment of all clients while at the same time adhering to the mission and core values of Pictet across all your activities with a high degree of professional competency and awareness.

Your profile

•    Minimum of five years’ business development experience, preferably in private banking 
•    Ideally a postgraduate degree such as a Master’s, CFA, CIIA or MBA.
•    Capacity to develop a book of business consisting of HNW clients in the relevant market.
•    Sound understanding of investments, banking and trust concepts including, but not limited to, asset allocation on structured portfolios, managed portfolios, brokerage accounts, portfolio reviews, deposit and loan solutions, basic trust and identification of wealth-planning opportunities.
•    Entrepreneurial and proactive mindset.
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral. 
•    Solution oriented and with a proactive mindset.
•    Excellent negotiating skills.
•    Strong sense of ethics, aligned with Pictet’s values and partnership culture.
•    Fluency in German and English.
•    Must be resident in Switzerland or willing to relocate.

Start date: asap

We will not accept any CVs via agencies

Diversity and Inclusion

Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.