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Our Company

EFG International is a global private banking group, offering private banking and asset management services. We serve clients in over 40 locations worldwide. EFG International offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment and strives to be an employer of choice.

EFG is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive working environment that is founded on the principle of mutual respect. Joining our team means experiencing a supportive environment, where your contributions are valued and recognised. We strongly believe that the diversity of our teams gives us a competitive advantage by fostering better decision-making and greater innovation.

Our Purpose and Mission

Empowering entrepreneurial minds to create value – today and for the future.

We are a private bank, offering personalised solutions on a global scale to private and institutional clients. Our sustainable success is based on our talents and on how we partner with our clients and communities to create lasting value.

Role

As part of the Global Legal & Compliance Transformation team in the Global COO Legal & Compliance Unit, the role focuses on evaluating business problems and relevant solutions, improving data consistency, and reporting capabilities across jurisdictions, with a particular focus on SAS AML, GTExchange, Firco Continuity, and Pythagoras.

Main responsibilities

• Global Business & Functional Analysis: Lead the collection and documentation of global requirements for system and process changes across Compliance & Legal functions. Assists in identifying, evaluating and business specification development for systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet requirements. Serve as a key interface between global and local teams, ensuring alignment across business units and jurisdictions Map end-to-end processes and highlight regional variations for harmonization
• Systems Oversight & Operational Support: Serve as a key interface between the Legal & Compliance and COO Functions and coordinate enhancements, upgrades, and issue resolution across SAS AML, GT Exchange, FircoContinuity, and Pythagoras Support global change initiatives, including tool implementation, data quality initiatives, and regulatory adaptations Support UAT processes, system documentation, and global roll-out coordination
• Governance: Contribute to governance forums by preparing consistent, global-level reporting and status updates

Skills and experience

• Solid understanding of compliance environments and internal control frameworks in banking or financial services.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management capabilities
• Autonomy, reliability, and high ownership mindset; able to deliver in fast-paced and high-responsibility contexts.
• Global mindset with excellent cross-cultural communication skills.
• Fluency in English
• Experience with project governance tools and data visualisation (. JIRA, SharePoint, Power BI, Excel dashboards).
• Technically fluent in compliance tool functionality, system workflows, and data flows
• University degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the Banking Industry in Compliance, Risk, Audit, or Transformation roles, ideally within banking groups or international financial institutions

Our values

• Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges as well as seeking continuous improvement
• Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
• Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
• Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
• Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit.