Deferred Compensation Specialist (f,m,d) - 100% — Julius Baer
- Location
- Zurich
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Role overview
At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth.
Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.
Shape the Future of Executive Compensation at Julius Baer
- At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth.
- Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.
- Operational Rigor with Control Mindset: Balance strategic responsibilities with operational efficiency in execution: including transactions processing, data validation, and troubleshooting to ensure daily operations run smoothly – without losing sight of longer-term improvements.
- Global Compliance & Risk Oversight: Ensure strict compliance with international tax regulations (including local reporting obligations), coordinate annual remuneration disclosures, and support audit readiness across all operating entities.
- Experience: Higher education qualification in business, finance, or law with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in equity or deferred compensation design and administration, preferably within financial services or a multinational corporation.
- Deferred Compensation expertise: Demonstrated knowledge of cash- and equity-based deferral mechanisms, including performance conditions, vesting rules, post-termination delivery scenarios, and market practices.
Main responsibilities
- Operational Rigor with Control Mindset: Balance strategic responsibilities with operational efficiency in execution: including transactions processing, data validation, and troubleshooting to ensure daily operations run smoothly – without losing sight of longer-term improvements.
- Global Compliance & Risk Oversight: Ensure strict compliance with international tax regulations (including local reporting obligations), coordinate annual remuneration disclosures, and support audit readiness across all operating entities.
- Process Innovation & Digitalisation: Drive continuous improvement through technology enablement – evaluating, implementing, and optimising external platforms like Workday and Equatex/EquatePlus to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve user experience.
- Governance & Control Excellence: Support global oversight by preparing and/or reviewing plan and contract documentation, regulatory submissions, and reports.
- Maintain comprehensive records and controls to meet internal and external audit requirements.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Global Mobility, Payroll, Legal, and Reward colleagues to ensure integrated delivery across related domains, particularly in areas touching expatriation, incentives, and regulatory reporting.
Key requirements
- Experience: Higher education qualification in business, finance, or law with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in equity or deferred compensation design and administration, preferably within financial services or a multinational corporation.
- Deferred Compensation expertise: Demonstrated knowledge of cash- and equity-based deferral mechanisms, including performance conditions, vesting rules, post-termination delivery scenarios, and market practices.
- Solid grasp of tax and legal considerations (Swiss and international), as well as, employment and regulatory issues related to deferral programmes, and financial reporting impacts (e.g.
- IFRS2).
- Technical Proficiency: High familiarity with HR Information Systems (esp.
- Workday), equity tracking software (esp.
- EquatePlus), and related reporting tools.
- Advanced MS Office skills especially Excel modelling.
- Personal attributes:
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills, agility, and resilience, adapting quickly while maintaining accuracy and service levels.
- Function effectively amidst change – whether triggered by regulation, reorganisation, or evolving business priorities.
- Meticulous attention to detail, with uncompromising standards for accuracy
Application process
- We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool.
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Additional details
- Join a compact, high-performing team that oversees Deferred Compensation, Global Mobility, and Business Travel Compliance, giving you broad exposure across reward, tax, compliance, and finance – all within a respected global private banking leader.
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Julius Baer offer for this role?
Julius Baer 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 Julius Baer 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 Julius Baer 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.
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