Compliance Officer - Framework, Assurance & Governance — Sygnum Bank
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 17 days ago
Role overview
As part of the Compliance Framework, Governance, Assurance, Control and Reporting team, this role supports the ongoing development and effective maintenance of the Bank’s compliance and policy framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory developments and emerging best practices.
The role is also responsible for coordinating audit-related activities, including audit inquiries, regulatory requests, and the timely remediation of findings.
- As part of the Compliance Framework, Governance, Assurance, Control and Reporting team, this role supports the ongoing development and effective maintenance of the Bank’s compliance and policy framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory developments and emerging best practices.
- The role is also responsible for coordinating audit-related activities, including audit inquiries, regulatory requests, and the timely remediation of findings.
- Your main responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain the Bank’s policy and compliance framework, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.
Main responsibilities
- Your main responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain the Bank’s policy and compliance framework, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.
- Monitor and assess regulatory developments and changes, ensuring timely analysis, interpretation and implementation across the organisation.
- Coordinate audit-related activities, including handling audit requests, supporting audit reviews, and ensuring timely remediation and closure of findings.
- Coordinate regulatory requests, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely delivery of information.
- Drive the development and maintenance of compliance risk assessments, ensuring risks are properly identified, assessed, documented and mitigated.
- Manage and perform Internal Control System (ICS) activities, including controls design, testing and ongoing assurance of control effectiveness.
- Support in preparing and managing compliance reporting, including internal reporting and regulatory reporting obligations, ensuring consistency and reliability of reported information.
- Oversee compliance tool management, including the use of digital solutions and AI, to enhance efficiency, automation and overall effectiveness of compliance processes.
- A minimum of five years’ experience in Compliance, with a strong focus on compliance framework management, control assurance, audit coordination, and regulatory engagement, gained within a Swiss or EU financial institution or within audit and consulting functions serving the financial services sector.
Company and context
- Furthermore, it contributes to the identification, assessment, and implementation of regulatory changes across the organization, supporting the continuous enhancement of the Bank’s compliance, governance, and control environment.
Additional details
- Sygnum offers a comprehensive package of benefits for all team members.
- Attractive combination of market salaries and entrepreneurial incentive scheme Flexible/Work at home policies
Notes and original content
- They include:
- Attractive combination of market salaries and entrepreneurial incentive scheme
- Flexible/Work at home policies
Questions about this listing
What salary does Sygnum Bank offer for this role?
Sygnum Bank lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Sygnum Bank offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Sygnum Bank during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Sygnum Bank?
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