Compliance Data & Automation Engineer

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About the Function

The Compliance Department protects the Bank against money laundering, fraud and sanctions breaches, and oversees the Bank's adherence to its regulatory obligations through controls, monitoring and supervision. The Client Lifecycle Integrity (CLI) department runs the operational processes that keep client records complete and up to date, from account opening to client data updates and closures. Both departments rely on accurate data and efficient workflows, and work closely with IT and Data Governance.

Job Description

As Compliance Data & Automation Engineer, part of the Support and Sanctions team and embedded in the Compliance Department, you will support the Compliance and Client Lifecycle Integrity (CLI) departments by simplifying access to data, automating processes and contributing to the development of AI into the tasks of the Compliance and Client Lifecycle Integrity departments. For the Compliance Department, you will help strengthen control and supervision activities with automated checks, AI-assisted tools and reliable reporting. For CLI, you will help to automate operational workflows to reduce repetitive tasks and improve processing quality.

You will collaborate with Swissquote's technical teams on strategic workflow, automation and AI initiatives as well as all other relevant teams.

Your tasks will include:

• Process streamlining and automation: Leverage your programming expertise and AI knowledge to enhance internal systems, automate processes for Compliance and CLI and add some AI into the Departments’ day to day work.
• Data Stewardship: Support data governance by ensuring consistent data definitions, monitoring data quality, and implementing data-related decisions tools.
• Reporting & Regulatory Support: Contribute to the automation of internal and external processes and reporting.
• Compliance Analysis: Conduct data-driven compliance analysis to support decision-making.
• Ad-hoc Projects: Participate in transversal projects in collaboration with various stakeholders within the bank.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance – Control & Supervision:

• Analyse compliance control processes, identify automation opportunities and develop solutions through Python, JavaScript and workflow automation tools
• Design, build and deploy AI-assisted tools (LLMs, RAG, agents) to support alert review, investigations, adverse media screening and regulatory research
• Automate controls and supervision reporting, giving Compliance management a clear view of alerts, cases, pipelines and control results
• Ensure AI solutions are explainable, auditable and compliant with data privacy requirements.
• Translate Compliance requirements into technical specifications for IT development or improvement initiatives

Client Lifecycle Integrity – Operational Automation:

• Map CLI operational processes and identify manual, repetitive tasks suitable for automation
• Build and maintain automated workflows for client data processing, document handling and data updates, using AI where it adds value ( , document extraction and classification)
• Monitor the performance of automated workflows and continuously improve processing time and quality
• Train and support CLI and Compliance staff in the adoption of AI and automated workflows

Data Stewardship:

• Maintain and enhance the Compliance Data Dictionary, ensuring business definitions, standards and metadata are aligned j4id10479709tt j4it1146tt j4iy26tt