Senior Compliance-Manager:in

KYC / Compliance Review Specialist Wealth Management (Temporary)

For one of our clients in the Swiss financial services sector, we are looking for an experienced KYC / Compliance Review Specialist with a strong focus on Wealth Management and High Net Worth Clients for a temporary assignment.

• Perform and assess KYC reviews of existing client relationships within the Wealth Management environment
• Conduct holistic assessments of KYC, compliance and client-related risks, particularly for complex and high-net-worth client relationships
• Analyse and challenge complex client circumstances and structures, including:
• complex family and wealth structures
• foundations, corporate entities and other legal structures
• real estate and assets across multiple jurisdictions
• cross-border activities and fund flows
• unusual transactions or business activities deviating from the expected client profile
• Assess whether Source of Wealth / Source of Funds, client activities and transactional behaviour are plausible and consistent with the known client profile
• Investigate unusual circumstances, such as unexpected fund flows to certain jurisdictions or transactions involving activities outside the client's known business
• Work closely with Client Advisors / Relationship Managers, Wealth Planning and other internal stakeholders
• Obtain and assess additional information and documentation required to understand and resolve complex cases
• Define appropriate actions and remediation measures where risks or documentation gaps are identified
• Escalate cases to the relevant Compliance functions where risks cannot be sufficiently explained or mitigated
• Ensure clear, comprehensive and high-quality documentation of reviews, assessments and decisions

• Several years of professional experience in KYC, AML and/or Compliance, ideally within a Swiss banking environment
• Strong understanding of Wealth Management / Private Banking
• Proven experience dealing with complex High Net Worth and/or Ultra High Net Worth clients
• Ability to understand, analyse and challenge complex wealth, corporate and client structures
• Strong experience in KYC reviews, risk assessments and Source of Wealth / Source of Funds analysis
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to identify unusual or potentially inconsistent client activities
• Ability to independently assess cases and recommend appropriate actions or escalations
• Confident navigator with the ability to effectively challenge and collaborate with Relationship Managers and other stakeholders