Senior Product and Business Risk Management Specialist 80-100% (Alternative Investments) #122924Switzerland-Switzerland - Region Zurich-Zürich |   Full-time (FT) | Private Banking and Wealth Management | 

Job ID

 122924Risk ManagementEnglish

Credit Suisse is a leading global wealth manager with strong investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, we have a global reach with operations in about 50 countries and employ more than 45,000 people from over 150 different nations. Embodying entrepreneurial spirit, Credit Suisse delivers holistic financial solutions to our clients, including innovative products and specially tailored advice. Striving for quality and excellence in our work, we recognize and reward extraordinary performance among our employees, provide wide-ranging training and development opportunities, and benefit from a diverse range of perspectives to create value for our clients, shareholders and communities. We are Credit Suisse.

We Offer

 

• A challenging global role as Product and Business Risk Management Specialist and the opportunity to become part of the newly established, highly motivated team of First Line of Defense Support & Regulatory team


• Risk review and monitoring of front to back IS&P Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds operations and trading.


• Risk review and monitoring of front to back IS&P Third Party Mutual Funds and ETFs platform.


• Reviewing compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements, and design and implement controls whenever required.


• Building and maintaining effective relationships with key internal stakeholders, including product shops and 2LoD


• Grasping the continuous evolution of the Risk and Control Framework globally as well as the development and implementation of methodology standards and tools to ensure effectiveness of investments & operational controls.


• Monitoring of regulatory and legal developments and identifying potential impact on the organization and raise awareness with impacted areas to ensure timely adaptation.


• Support of strategic change initiatives and projects, including risk assessment as well as actively providing high quality advisory services to enable compliant implementation.


• Global coordination with IWM FLDS, Legal & Compliance and other stakeholders.


• Responsibility to review procedures and governing policies for clear and concise identification of risks and required controls.


• Analysis of operational risk incidents, major near misses or non-financial incidents, definition of sustainable measures and tracking of implementation. Tracking of mitigation measures and maintenance of incident information.


• Design of the holistic risk framework in terms of risk identification, measurement and reporting incl. key risk indicators.


• Responsibility for specific topics and ad-hoc queries to provide management with an opinion on involved Investment, regulatory and/or operational risks.

You Offer

 

• University degree or equivalent banking or finance experience


• Further education such as CFA, FRM, CAIA a plus


• Tertiary education in Finance or Risk management or Engineering


• At least five years of professional experience in Private Banking or Asset Management with exposure to Portfolio Management, Product Management, Investment Risk, Regulatory requirements, Operational Risk management, and / or large change initiatives.


• At least three years of professional experience in Structured Products, Hedge Funds and Private Equity.


• Track record in project management, preferably in the area of regulatory topics and / or Investment and / or operational risk management


• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with a  structured, solution oriented approach, combined with passion, proactive and a “Can do attitude”


• Good understanding of information technology a strong plus


• Ability to perform excellent stakeholder management and to establish and maintain positive relationships at senior management level


• You combine excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build long-lasting relationships across heterogeneous groups of partners with diverse backgrounds.


• Personality that works in a highly diligent and reliable way, who desires to work in a highly dynamic and fast moving environment


• As a trustworthy team member who wants to learn new things, you are highly motivated in supporting your colleagues in overall mandate beyond product scope.


• Fluency in English is a requirement, German and/or French skills are seen as an advantage.

 

 

Ms. F. Zimmermann would be delighted to receive your application.
Please apply via our Career Portal.

Credit Suisse is an equal opportunity employer. Welcoming diversity gives us a competitive advantage in the global marketplace and drives our success.