V.I.E. Compliance CIB - Compliance - Geneva, Switzerland

This VIE position is within the Compliance department of SG Zürich Branch based in their office in Geneva and reporting to a Senior Compliance Officer of the team. The team consists of 9 persons that are located in Zürich and Geneva. We are performing all Compliance tasks for the whole Corporate and Investment bank in Switzerland and are therefore engage in a very broad range of activities with many different stakeholders. As Member of the SG Zürich Compliance department, you will be involved in various Compliance topics which will allow you to learn many aspects of Compliance. You will work with the whole team in both locations.

As a bank, we are required to provide our clients, partners, employees but also the regulators with an irreproachable level of service, including in regulatory terms, which is increasingly important in the control of our economies.  
Compliance with the regulations is a key advantage for the Group that will enable us to fully embody the trusted partner that we wish to be for our clients. Client protection systems and the optimization of client onboarding through KYC (Know your customer) information are all competitive advantages that will enable us to be even closer to the needs of our clients and provide us with levers for transformation and progress.

Due to its role, Compliance contributes fully to the positive impact that the Group wishes to have on the transformation of our societies. Therefore, preventing market manipulation, managing tax transparency, ensuring the strict application of Sanctions & Embargoes regulations, and combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism or corruption are all tasks that fall within the scope of Compliance and contribute to the positive transformation of our economies. 
Because Compliance concerns us all, each person must act in accordance with the regulations regardless of their position in the Group. Enhancing our Compliance culture and the robustness of our system are therefore our priorities.

As a business partner, CPLE supports all the CIB activities of the Bank on a day-to-day basis in studying cases, playing an advisory and warning role in the event of non-compliance with the regulations. This partnership is essential to carry out our banking activity in accordance with the regulations and ensure the sustainable development of our business.

The Compliance Division ensures:

• Compliance with laws, rules, and ethical principles specific to banking activities and investment services undertaken by the Group, as well as Compliance with staff members' personal rules of good conduct and ethics
• Awareness-raising and training of all players in preventing non-compliance and reputational risks

Moreover, to ensure that each person is aware of the regulations applicable to their scope of activity, CPLE has set up a mandatory training program aimed at enhancing the Compliance culture of all employees on key subjects for the Group

Responsabilities:

• Contribution to a broad range of topics and projects of the Compliance department
• Analyze KYC Onboarding and Review requests for higher risk clients and issue a Compliance Opinion
• Handling of different Compliance reporting and registers, and production of statistics and indicators
• Contribution to Compliance Risk Assessments
• Contribution to several Compliance Committees
• Involvement in the Sanctions & Embargoes screening including alert management
• Review of trade-finance transactions with red flags
• Opinion on Requests for Information triggered by AML Transactions Monitoring tools
• Perform Permanent Supervision Controls on various topics
• Advise related to internal policies
• Monitoring of gifts & events
• Contribution to training actions
• Contribution to the due diligence requests of other Financial Institutions
• Involvement in the anti-bribery and corruption framework
• Involvement in the communications monitoring process for Market Abuses
• Any other Compliance-related responsibility deemed required by the context

Due to the VIE eligibility criteria, a questionnaire will be provided. Please make sure to answer all the questions for an efficient analysis of your application.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University
• A previous experience on Compliance topics would be appreciated
• Knowledge of and/or experience in Corporate & Investment Banking or Private Banking would be a plus

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Technical, operational & soft skills:

• Strong ability to deal with multiple transversal topics at the same time
• Very pro-active mindset with a good team spirit
• Strong ability to learn and flexibility to adapt to a dynamic environment
• Good communication and presentation skills

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Geneva is to begin as soon as possible, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 months.

In case a visa is necessary, please make sure your passport is valid up to 6 months after the end of the VIE contract to not delay your departure.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. 
Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA. 
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating? 
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.