Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer – 29745

Overview

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

• Manage existing and implement new compliance procedures and policies relating to Swiss legal/regulatory and Company Group requirements
• Assume ownership for compliance topics and provide clear and pragmatic guidance to the business
• Support their Data Protection Expert in all matters related to privacy regulations (FADP, GDPR) and contribute to the further development of data governance
• Ensure digital tools and AI systems meet compliance requirements to reduce legal and regulatory risk

Qualifications required:

• Swiss University degree in law (MLaw or BLaw), additional training in compliance and/or data protection is an advantage
• Native in German and fluent in English

Experience required:

• Relevant professional experience of at least 3 years in compliance, regulatory or legal roles with practical exposure to data protection, preferably in the financial industry, ideally in (re)insurance
• Sound understanding of regulatory requirements and related compliance risks in the Swiss financial sector
• Knowledge and strong interest in Swiss data protection and privacy law, ideally also in cyber, digitalisation and AI regulation