Head of Controlling & Risk - Director — Swissquote
- Location
- Gland
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
The Head Controlling & Risk leads the Controlling & Risk department and oversees a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20 employees organised across specialised risks The role is responsible for ensuring that credit, market, liquidity, operational and related regulatory risks are identified, monitored, challenged and reported across the Group in line with the risk appetite defined by the Board of Directors.
- The Head Controlling & Risk leads the Controlling & Risk department and oversees a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20 employees organised across specialised risks The role is responsible for ensuring that credit, market, liquidity, operational and related regulatory risks are identified, monitored, challenged and reported across the Group in line with the risk appetite defined by the Board of Directors.
- Key Responsibilities
- Leadership and department management: define the department’s priorities and operating model; lead, coach and develop managers and teams; ensure effective resource allocation and continuous upskilling.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Leadership and department management: define the department’s priorities and operating model; lead, coach and develop managers and teams; ensure effective resource allocation and continuous upskilling.
- Risk governance and reporting: produce and present clear reports for the Risk Committee, Executive Management and the Board of Directors; ensure adequate escalation of material risk developments, incidents, KRIs and remediation actions.
- Risk framework ownership: maintain and continuously improve the Group risk management framework, including policies, methodologies, risk appetite monitoring, risk taxonomy, controls and reporting standards; draft, review and update risk policies, procedures and governance documents.
- The Head Controlling & Risk provides strategic direction and effective challenge across the following areas, acting as the senior point of contact for C&R teams, other internal stakeholders, governance bodies and regulators on Controlling & Risk matters:
- Credit, market and liquidity risks – own investments: oversee concentration analysis, limit monitoring, stress testing, RWA, capital & liquidity planning and related risk indicators.
- Credit and market risks – client activities: oversee the monitoring of clients active in ETD trading, lending and eFX trading, including trading conditions, margin parameters, daily margin call analysis, stress testing and market watch.
- Operational risk management: oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of operational risks, excluding dedicated IT and AML topics where separate specialised functions exist; coordinate the RCSA framework, KRIs, incidents and action management monitoring.
- Reconciliation activities: supervise the reconciliation of cash, securities and cryptocurrencies with external counterparties and custodians, ensuring timely escalation and remediation of discrepancies.
- Consolidated supervision: contribute to Group-level oversight by ensuring consistent risk standards, reporting and escalation across relevant entities and activities.
Additional details
- In-scope products and activities: mainstream securities, including bonds, equities, structured products and precious metals; exchange-traded derivatives; cryptocurrencies and digital assets; eFX and interbank FX products, including CFDs on multiple underlyings, spot and forward FX. Master's degree in a relevant field;
Notes and original content
- In-scope products and activities: mainstream securities, including bonds, equities, structured products and precious metals; exchange-traded derivatives; cryptocurrencies and digital assets; eFX and interbank FX products, including CFDs on multiple underlyings, spot and forward FX.
- Master's degree in a relevant field;
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swissquote offer for this role?
Swissquote lists CHF 174'500 - 306'000 gross per year for this position in Gland. 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 Swissquote 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 Swissquote 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 Vaud?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Vaud 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 Vaud's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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