Risk Officer Management Company

• Basel, CH
• Full-time
• Unlimited

Your Role

As Risk Officer Management Company at J. Safra Sarasin Investmentfonds AG you are responsible for the management-company risk framework - internal control system, operational risk and oversight - and act as the independent second line of defense across the ManCo-s activities and provide strong process and data-management skills to define and further improve controls,  automate controls and reporting, and raise the quality and efficiency of how the function operates.

Your Responsibilities

• Maintain and further develop JSSIF-s Internal Control System; act as a second-line control function ensuring first-line controls are performed, evidenced and remediated
• Manage operational risk end-to-end: incident detection and follow-up, operational KRI monitoring, key-control-matrix oversight, reporting and mitigation
• Run the annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) in line with JSS Group Risk requirements
• Produce structured ManCo risk reporting to the Executive Committee, Risk Committee and Board, and monthly KRI reporting to Group Risk Management
• Maintain Business Continuity Management and the Business Continuity Plan, including trainings and periodic checks
• Act as a deputy for the Fund Risk Oversight function and co-own PRIIP KID coordination and maintenance
• Identify control and data-management improvements across the organization, and support units with your technical skill to make processes and controls better and more efficient

Your Profile

• Higher education in Finance, Business or a related field
• 4-7 years of practical experience in the field of risk management, internal control or operational risk within a Swiss or Luxembourg management company, fund administration, audit or asset management
• Working knowledge of the relevant Swiss regulatory environment (FINMA, CISA/CollIA, FinSA/FinIA, AMAS self-regulation); awareness of UCITS/AIFMD and CSSF requirements is an advantage given the Group-s Luxembourg footprint
• Required experience with Python (data analysis like pandas, datetime), database (sqlalchemy, pyodbc), Excel (openpyxl, xlsxwriter, xlwings), matplotlib, seaborn
• Independent, structured and hands-on, comfortable challenging first-line assumptions. Experience in design and automate controls, KRI calculations and reporting, improving data quality, traceability and process efficiency
• Strong work ethics, integrity, high level of accountability and willingness to take responsibility
• Fluency in English, German is an advantage

Your Benefits

• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank
• Central city office locations across Switzerland
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance
• Global growth strategy and stable environment
• Competitive offering