JOB DETAILS

Private Banking Compliance Officer Region Americas & Iberia 80% - 100% (f/m/d)

CompanyJulius Baer
LocationZurich
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 27, 2026
About The Company
Julius Baer is present in around 25 countries and 60 locations. Headquartered in Zurich, we have offices in key locations including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Our client-centric approach, our objective advice based on the Julius Baer open product platform, our solid financial base, and our entrepreneurial management culture make us the international reference in wealth management.
About the Role

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

YOUR CHALLENGE

  • Member of PB Compliance team acting as dedicated centre of competence and compliance contact for Region Americas & Iberia

  • Perform client onboarding reviews, including assessment of KYC, client storyline, flow of funds, CDB topics, as well event triggered KYC reviews

  • Support relationship managers and management in the implementation and supervision of Compliance issues

  • Conduct internal investigations in cooperation with other specialist departments and Business Management

  • Follow up on outstanding onboarding issues | escalations

  • Identify and investigate serious cases of non-compliance

  • Provide training and training materials in connection with compliance topics

  • Support internal compliance projects

  • Recommend, develop, and implement solutions to support continuous improvement of our processes, procedures, and services

YOUR PROFILE

  • Master’s degree in law | business administration, postgraduate studies in Compliance Management or equivalent

  • 3 – 5 years of experience in the client onboarding of an international Private Bank or in audit

  • Knowledge of the Swiss regulatory environment, most critically on the AML regulation and client documentation standards

  • Sound knowledge of the Region Americas & Iberia

  • Strong personality with good organizational and operational skills and proven ability to work under pressure

  • Proficient in writing concise assessments

  • Strong sense of integrity and discretion

  • Independent, efficient, meticulous work method and solution oriented

  • Good knowledge of MS Office and IT flair

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Fluent in English and Portuguese and | or Spanish (spoken and written), knowledge of further languages is an advantage

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Key Skills
ComplianceKYCAMLClient onboardingInternal investigationsRisk managementRegulatory complianceDocumentation standardsCommunicationOrganizational skillsOperational skillsMS OfficeEnglishPortugueseSpanish
Categories
Finance & AccountingLegalManagement & Leadership
Benefits
Flexible working optionsCareer development programmesHealth and well-being support
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Compliance Officer will act as a center of competence for the Americas and Iberia region, performing client onboarding reviews and KYC assessments. They will also conduct internal investigations, support relationship managers with compliance issues, and develop solutions for process improvements.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
8066
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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