Senior Advisor – Policy and Governance

Senior Advisor – Policy and Governance

Phenix Strategy Advisors SA

Location Geneva, Switzerland

Contract:

Permanent or Advisory Mandate – Full time

Role

Summary:

We are a specialist advisory firm operating at the intersection of financial services, commodity markets and geopolitics, supporting boards, senior executives and public authorities in navigating complex policy, reputation, regulatory and governance challenges.

As Senior Advisor / Head of Compliance, you will provide strategic leadership on policy (EU, Swiss and US) trade and geopolitical matters, governance, sanctions, and market conduct risk across highly regulated and politically sensitive environments. You will advise multinational corporate firms, investment banks, asset managers, governments and ultra-high-net-worth structures on policy analysis, operational and regulatory strategy, new business initiatives and crisis situations.

You will operate across Europe, the UK, Middle East, APAC and the US, engaging directly with regulators, law enforcement agencies and international institutions, while leading the design, implementation and optimisation of global or regional governance and risk frameworks. The role combines hands‑on technical expertise, executive advisory and external representation at the highest level.

Strategic compliance & governance leadership – Advice on design, implementation and oversight of enterprise-wide governance and risk frameworks covering trade flows, risk and compliance and governance.

Advise boards and executive committees on political strategy, regulatory risk, enforcement exposure and strategic decision‑making.

Act as trusted senior advisor in high-risk jurisdictions and complex political environments.

Deep experience with political and regulatory analysis at the European Commission level and country level within the EU, the UK and Switzerland. Policy analysis and network within the area to facilitate representation of clients as well as performing of technical analysis across a broad spectrum of underlying topics:
Economic stability, energy security, food security, green agenda, financial market stability, banking and payments and tax.

Delivery and provision of briefings to law enforcement, political arms of governments, trade bodies on current geopolitical events and their impact on current global and regional trade.

Lead advisory and remediation work relating to economic sanctions, AML, anti‑bribery & corruption, market abuse and trade finance risks.

Provide expert insight on sanctions regimes (OFAC, SECO, EU, OFSI), including designation events, escalation management and regulator engagement.

Design and deploy market conduct and derivatives compliance frameworks across physical and financial commodity markets.

Lead post-enforcement remediation programmes, regulatory gap analyses and governance reviews.

Advisory capability on M&A transactions, Trade and Structured Finance, Fx and digital currency, new business set‑ups, capital and liquidity initiatives.

Support vendor selection and deployment of technology architectures.

Build, lead and mentor global compliance teams across EMEA and APAC.

Design and deliver compliance training programmes for front office, logistics, treasury and senior management.

Drive cost-effective compliance solutions by harmonising processes while maintaining regulatory robustness.

Act as Expert Witness in commercial and regulatory disputes relating to compliance, sanctions, commodity trading and financial crime.

Represent the organisation at industry conferences, regulatory forums and academic institutions.

Contribute to public policy debate through publications, government briefings and academic engagement.

Executive compliance leadership – board-level advisory, governance design and regulatory strategy.

Financial crime & sanctions expertise – deep mastery of AML, ABC, economic sanctions, trade finance and maritime risk.

Commodity markets & derivatives – deep…