UHNW Private Banker - Middle East (Geneva)

• Join a leading private bank with a strong Middle East platform
• Grow your UHNW client franchise from Geneva
• About Our Client

Our client is a leading international private bank with a strong global presence and an established footprint across the Middle East.

Renowned for its comprehensive wealth management offering, the bank provides tailored investment, lending and wealth structuring solutions.

Job Description

• Build, manage, and grow a portfolio of UHNW clients and family groups across the Middle East.
• Develop new client relationships through personal networks, referrals, strategic partnerships, and professional intermediaries.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing holistic wealth management solutions tailored to their complex needs.
• Deliver bespoke advice across investments, lending, wealth structuring, succession planning, and broader private banking services.
• Identify and execute opportunities to increase assets under management, revenues, and wallet share.
• Maintain regular client engagement through meetings, events, and market visits across the target markets.
• Collaborate closely with investment specialists, credit teams, wealth planners, and product partners to deliver integrated solutions.
• Keep clients informed on market developments, economic trends, and investment opportunities relevant to their portfolios.
• Ensure exceptional service standards and long-term relationship management.
• Manage all client activities in accordance with regulatory, compliance, and risk management requirements.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience within Private Banking or Wealth Management.
• Proven experience managing and acquiring UHNW and Ultra-UHNW clients.
• Demonstrable success in developing new business and generating significant net new assets.
• Established network of prospective clients and professional introducers across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and/or Qatar.
• Strong understanding of investment products, discretionary and advisory mandates, credit solutions, and wealth structuring concepts.
• Excellent relationship management and client servicing capabilities.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify and convert business opportunities.
• Experience operating within a regulated and risk-conscious environment.
• Fluent English; Arabic would be considered a strong advantage.
• Preferred Experience
• Existing book of clients and a proven client acquisition track record within the Middle East market.
• Experience working with entrepreneurs, family offices, family groups, and principal investors.
• Strong knowledge of Gulf wealth dynamics and cross-border wealth management considerations.
• Ability to leverage an established regional platform and existing Middle East presence to accelerate business growth.

The successful individual will be

• Entrepreneurial and highly self-motivated.
• Credible in front of sophisticated UHNW and family office clients.
• Well-connected within the Gulf region.
• Skilled at influencing and building relationships both internally and externally.
• Commercially driven while maintaining the highest standards of ethics, compliance, and risk management.
• Comfortable operating within a fast-paced, international environment.
• What’s on Offer
• Opportunity to join a leading international private banking platform with a strong and established presence in the Middle East.
• Access to a comprehensive suite of investment, lending, and wealth planning capabilities.
• Collaborative, high-performance environment focused on long-term client relationships.
• Significant growth opportunity within a strategically important market segment.
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