Governance & Risk Oversight Manager Legal & Compliance in Genève

Overview

In this senior position, you support the Legal & Compliance COO in steering the group’s compliance risk management and control agenda. You will provide structure, coordination, and analytical oversight across key risk processes and act as the COO’s delegate in governance forums. You’ll work with regional and global heads to align risk reporting and ensure robust controls. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who shapes governance practices and enhances risk visibility across the organization.

Verantwortungsbereiche

• Serve as the global contact for the Legal & Compliance risk framework and ensure alignment with Group Risk definitions
• Oversee risk taxonomy maintenance and consistent risk classification across Compliance
• Coordinate periodic reviews of the Compliance Risk Appetite Statement with SMEs and Group Risk
• Integrate key risk processes (RCSA, KRI/KPI, CRA, monitoring outcomes, audit themes) into the compliance framework
• Design and document 2LOD regulatory controls in collaboration with SMEs
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive monitoring plan and coordinate 2LOD monitoring activities
• Lead the annual Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) and consolidate results for executive reporting
• Track CRA action plans and ensure updates to the regulatory and internal risk framework
• Coordinate data analysis and reporting for governance committees and ensure traceability to other risk processes
• Act as point of contact for external auditors and internal assurance teams on monitoring topics
• Provide risk insights and briefing materials to the COO and Governance meetings

Zentrale Anforderungen

• Solid understanding of compliance environments and internal control frameworks in banking or financial services
• Autonomy, reliability, and high ownership mindset in fast-paced contexts
• Global mindset with excellent cross-cultural communication
• Strong analytical and reporting skills (Excel, PowerPoint; Power BI is a plus)
• Ability to challenge inputs, consolidate data, and ensure data integrity
• Fluency in English
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in financial crime compliance, sanctions advisory, or internal controls in private banking or financial institutions
• Experience leading or coordinating risk frameworks, control testing, and monitoring
• Exposure to governance, audit interaction, and regulatory scrutiny
• University degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

• Cross-cultural communication
• Analytical thinking and structured reporting
• Proactivity and ownership
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Power BI