Hybrid Head of Global Financial Crime Consolidated Supervision & Deputy to the Global Head of Financial Crime en EFG Bank AG

Our Company

EFG International is a global private banking group, offering private banking and asset management services. We serve clients in over 40 locations worldwide. EFG International offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment and strives to be an employer of choice. 

EFG is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive working environment that is founded on the principle of mutual respect. Joining our team means experiencing a supportive environment, where your contributions are valued and recognised. We strongly believe that the diversity of our teams gives us a competitive advantage by fostering better decision-making and greater innovation.

Our Purpose and Mission

Empowering entrepreneurial minds to create value – today and for the future.

We are a private bank, offering personalised solutions on a global scale to private and institutional clients. Our sustainable success is based on our talents and on how we partner with our clients and communities to create lasting value.
 

Role

The position will support the Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance on the management and execution of FCC, including standards, controls, quality assurance and risk assessment. The role requires regular travels to our foreign entities.
 

Main responsibilities of the role

• Ensuring that the Group’s culture and Compliance Guidelines related to FCC are well known and widely applied by all employees at Group/Regional/Local level;
• Managing the team Financial Crime Consolidated Supervision;
• Acting as Deputy of the Global Head of Financial Crime;
• Defining and updating global FCC Internal Regulatory Framework (Policies/General Directives/Directives) according to yearly plans defined and informing local entities, as well as escalating deviation requests to the relevant Committees;
• Controlling that requirements are met for allowing an adequate and efficient consolidated supervision by the Group on the local Entity; as well as escalating deviation requests to the relevant Committees;
• Developing and implementing a Compliance Monitoring Program over the Group entities, including periodic reporting, ad-hoc reporting (bottom-up and top-down) as well as regular Quality Assessment Program performed on-site;
• Providing support for the annual Compliance Risk Assessment for FCC, identifying based on the results potential issues either at Entity level or both at Entity’s or Group levels;
• Supporting the management in regular and ad-hoc reporting, audit points follow-up, etc.;
• Providing expertise to FCC (incl. requirements for evolutions).

Skills and experience

• University degree in Law or Economics or equivalent.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written professional skills): French and other national languages a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of the Swiss Regulatory requirements (including the penal code); impact analysis of regulatory changes.
• Approximately 10 years of experience in Compliance Financial Crime in a Swiss Private Bank, ideally at a Group consolidation level.
• Deep understanding of predicate offenses that can lead to money laundering (embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, insider trading, corruption, organized crime, etc).
• Management and supervisory skills and experience of working with a small team.
• Strong work organisation and prioritisation skills
• Delegation skills ensuring efficient use of team resources.
• Ability to contribute to strategic planning and implementation, understanding the broader organisational goals.
• Strong team player
• Availability to travel

Our values

• Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges as well as seeking continuous improvement
• Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
• Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
• Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
• Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit.