Zürcher Kantonalbank und ihre Tochtergesellschaften
Zürich
Business Risk Manager in Private Banking
- 28 October 2026
- 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join Zürich's Private Banking team to manage risks effectively. Enjoy a collaborative environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Develop and implement risk management for compliance within Private Banking.
- Identify, assess, and manage compliance risks while tracking actions.
- Analyze risk incidents and derive sustainable mitigation measures.
Skills
- Completed degree in business, law, or related field; compliance training preferred.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills with risk management experience.
- Excellent German skills; knowledge of French and English is a plus.
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About the job
80% - 100% | Risk | Zurich | Experienced Professionals
The Private Banking division of Zürcher Kantonalbank specialises in serving wealthy private clients domestically and internationally, family offices, foundations, and external asset managers with tailored solutions. In an environment with demanding regulatory requirements, you make a central contribution to a stable and sustainable business model. The Business Risk Management team is responsible for the active management of non-financial risks as part of the 1st Line of Defence of Private Banking. You work closely with sales and specialists, contributing your expertise to risk-relevant decisions and concept development. Your efforts significantly shape the further development of risk management in Private Banking.
Your Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing risk management for compliance topics (and other non-financial risks) in Private Banking
- Identifying, assessing, and managing compliance risks as well as deriving and tracking measures
- Describing, planning, conducting, and documenting controls within the BRM mandate and ensuring an effective control environment
- Advising sales and other stakeholders on risk-relevant issues and promoting a strong risk culture
- Analysing and handling risk events, deriving sustainable mitigation measures including preparation of learnings and recommendations
- Representing the Private Banking business unit in selected projects, working groups, and committees on compliance topics
- Close collaboration with Compliance, Operational Risk, process owners, Data Analytics, and other interfaces
Your Profile
- Completed studies at (technical) college or university level, ideally in business, law, or a related field
- Further training in compliance/non-financial risk management
- Several years of solid practical experience dealing with VSB, KYC, and AML topics, preferably in Private Banking or an audit firm focused in this area
- Know-how in sales, processes, and risks as well as familiarity with regulatory requirements in the banking environment
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills and experience in setting up and optimising risk and control frameworks
- High affinity for data and technologies and the ability to use these purposefully for analyses and decisions in risk management
- You convince with a structured, independent working style, high quality standards, and enjoyment of cross-departmental collaboration
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form; additional language skills, especially French and English, are an advantage
Our Offer
- Mutual support and team spirit are highly valued by us
- Exciting and diverse range of tasks with many networking opportunities
- We offer you space for your ideas and thus shape the bank of tomorrow
- Your career is important to us as an employer, and therefore we support and accompany you on your path
- Central workplace at our headquarters on Bahnhofstrasse with good transport connections
- Comprehensive overall package with flexible working hours, mobile working, work-life balance, and other benefits
Patrik Weymann
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Phone: 044 292 27 65
is happy to assist you.
Phone: 044 292 27 65
