Risk Officer Management Company

Your Role

As Risk Officer Management Company at J. Safra Sarasin Investmentfonds AG you are responsible for the management-company risk framework – internal control system, operational risk and oversight – and act as the independent second line of defense across the Man Co’s activities and provide strong process and data-management skills to define and further improve controls, automate controls and reporting, and raise the quality and efficiency of how the function operates.

As Risk Officer Management Company at J. Safra Sarasin Investmentfonds AG you are responsible for the management-company risk framework – internal control system, operational risk and oversight – and act as the independent second line of defense across the Man Co’s activities and provide strong process and data-management skills to define and further improve controls, automate controls and reporting, and raise the quality and efficiency of how the function operates.

• Maintain and further develop JSSIF’s Internal Control System; act as a second-line control function ensuring first-line controls are performed, evidenced and remediated
• Manage operational risk end-to-end: incident detection and follow-up, operational KRI monitoring, key-control-matrix oversight, reporting and mitigation
• Run the annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) in line with JSS Group Risk requirements
• Produce structured Man Co risk reporting to the Executive Committee, Risk Committee and Board, and monthly KRI reporting to Group Risk Management
• Maintain Business Continuity Management and the Business Continuity Plan, including trainings and periodic checks
• Act as a deputy for the Fund Risk Oversight function and co-own PRIIP KID coordination and maintenance
• Identify control and data-management improvements across the organization, and support units with your technical skill to make processes and controls better and more efficient

• Higher education in Finance, Business or a related field
• 4-7 years of practical experience in the field of risk management, internal control or operational risk within a Swiss or Luxembourg management company, fund administration, audit or asset management
• Working knowledge of the relevant Swiss regulatory environment (FINMA, CISA/CollIA, FinSA/FinIA, AMAS self-regulation); awareness of UCITS/AIFMD and CSSF requirements is an advantage given the Group’s Luxembourg footprint
• Required experience with Python (data analysis like pandas, datetime), database (sqlalchemy, pyodbc), Excel (openpyxl, xlsxwriter, xlwings), matplotlib, seaborn
• Independent, structured and hands‑on, comfortable challenging first‑line assumptions. Experience in design and automate controls, KRI calculations and reporting, improving data quality, traceability and process efficiency
• Strong work ethics, integrity, high level of accountability and willingness to take responsibility
• Fluency in English, German is an advantage

• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank
• Central city office locations across Switzerland
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance
• Global growth strategy and stable environment
• Competitive offering