Global Financial Crimes Specialist
Location: Zurich Company Overview
Bank of America is guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We are committed to responsible growth, diversity, and inclusivity across our global organization. Role Description
The Global Financial Crimes Specialist will support the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions, and fraud compliance risk practices in the Centralised Execution team within Global Financial Crimes. The role involves delivering high‑profile compliance and regulatory responses across Europe, including Switzerland, and supporting the identification, escalation, and timely mitigation of compliance and risk issues. Responsibilities
Produce regulatory deliverables such as risk assessments and responses to regulatory questionnaires. Manage or contribute to regulatory inspections and audits, both external and internal. Deputise for the Switzerland MLRO. Develop and maintain financial crimes owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front‑Line Unit (FLU) / Control Function (CF) policies to ensure regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Assist in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to senior leaders. Monitor changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, advise business leaders, and direct implementation or amendments of policies, standards, procedures, and processes to address regulatory requirements. Contribute to risk coverage plans, execute independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments. Support escalation of financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, as well as management/board‑level committees. Assist in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF‑owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes. Qualifications
Several years of business and functional experience, with German‑speaking skills. Knowledge of second‑line programme work in financial crimes. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Experience in financial services and/or related government entities. Knowledge of anti‑money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation. Skills that will help: global risk management experience, critical thinking, monitoring, surveillance, and testing, regulatory compliance, risk management, issue management, policy and procedure development, management, written communications, coaching, reporting, and talent development. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant is subject to less‑favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, Traveller community membership, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio‑economic background, family status, or physical or mental disability.
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Location: Zurich Company Overview
Bank of America is guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We are committed to responsible growth, diversity, and inclusivity across our global organization. Role Description
The Global Financial Crimes Specialist will support the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions, and fraud compliance risk practices in the Centralised Execution team within Global Financial Crimes. The role involves delivering high‑profile compliance and regulatory responses across Europe, including Switzerland, and supporting the identification, escalation, and timely mitigation of compliance and risk issues. Responsibilities
Produce regulatory deliverables such as risk assessments and responses to regulatory questionnaires. Manage or contribute to regulatory inspections and audits, both external and internal. Deputise for the Switzerland MLRO. Develop and maintain financial crimes owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front‑Line Unit (FLU) / Control Function (CF) policies to ensure regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Assist in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to senior leaders. Monitor changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, advise business leaders, and direct implementation or amendments of policies, standards, procedures, and processes to address regulatory requirements. Contribute to risk coverage plans, execute independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments. Support escalation of financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, as well as management/board‑level committees. Assist in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF‑owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes. Qualifications
Several years of business and functional experience, with German‑speaking skills. Knowledge of second‑line programme work in financial crimes. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Experience in financial services and/or related government entities. Knowledge of anti‑money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation. Skills that will help: global risk management experience, critical thinking, monitoring, surveillance, and testing, regulatory compliance, risk management, issue management, policy and procedure development, management, written communications, coaching, reporting, and talent development. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant is subject to less‑favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, Traveller community membership, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio‑economic background, family status, or physical or mental disability.
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Global Financial Crimes Specialist Arbeitgeber: Bank of America
Merrill Wealth Management ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Vielfalt und Inklusion fördert das Unternehmen eine Kultur, in der individuelle Perspektiven geschätzt werden und Mitarbeiter die Möglichkeit haben, sich beruflich weiterzuentwickeln. Die Kombination aus umfassenden Schulungsprogrammen und der Unterstützung durch erfahrene Finanzberater ermöglicht es den Teammitgliedern, ihre Fähigkeiten zu erweitern und bedeutende Beziehungen zu Kunden aufzubauen.
