Family Office & HNWI Director - Tax & Legal
Deloitte
Zurich
Key information
- Publication date:23 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zurich
Basic information
Business line
Tax & Legal
City
Zurich
Experience level
Experienced
Working time percentage
80% - 100%
Date published
23-Sep-2025
Req #
20320
Job description
Location: Zurich
Work Pattern Percentage: 80% - 100%
Our multidisciplinary Family Office & HNWI team within the Tax & Legal practice helps family offices, private equity investors, entrepreneurs, and high-net worth individuals to achieve their objectives, implement their wealth strategies around the world, and establish long-term structures fit for the future. To further strengthen our team, we are looking for an experienced Director in our Zurich office.
How you can make an impact:
- Together with our team and colleagues from other Deloitte service lines, you will provide comprehensive, high-end tax advice to our clients (e.g., relocation from/to Switzerland, tax-compliant wealth structuring, succession planning, charitable organisation, trusts, reorganisations)
- Grow your own client base and building-up Deloitte’s market eminence with the support of the Deloitte Partners
- Develop your full potential in a working environment characterized by team spirit, trust, and mutual support
- Lead and mentor a team of tax professionals, fostering technical excellence and client-centric thinking
Who We are looking for:
- 10-15 years of relevant professional experience in providing tax advise to family offices, entrepreneurs, private equity investors and/or high-net worth individuals (e.g., law firm, Big4, private banks)
- Certified Swiss tax expert or similar education
- Excellent network in the Swiss market (e.g., banks, multi-family offices) and ability to build client relationships and grow own client base
- Existing client base welcomed
- High motivation to strengthen the own client base and support Deloitte Switzerland’s growth strategy
- Pragmatic problem-solving approach, self-confident with sufficient gravitas to engage with key clients
- Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal and networking skills
- Strong commercial thinking and skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Strong analytical skills combined with high quality assurance standards and attention to detail
- Thoughtfully manages multiple priorities and stakeholders
- German speaking, fluent in English, French language skills would be an asset
- Further language skills and/or cultural connections to other countries / regions welcomed
Your Team
As part of our dynamic, international, and growing tax team in Zurich, you will find people who share your passion for taxes from day one. Together, you will work not only on projects in Switzerland but also on exciting international projects, which can open up (inter)national career opportunities. Of course, we support you both personally and professionally: through training, mentoring programs, and on-the-job learning, as well as through exchange with colleagues from all business areas. Our work environment offers opportunities for everyone who wants to develop themselves, their team, and their relationships with clients.
Careers at Deloitte. Choose your impact.
At Deloitte, your ideas create impact and spark meaningful change for our clients, people and society. Your unique expertise, background and perspective helps us find new ways into the most complex challenges so we can brighten the futures of those our work affects. At Deloitte, you can build a career that inspires and energises you. At Deloitte, you can choose your impact.
In Switzerland, we provide industry-specific services in the areas of Audit & Assurance, Tax & Legal, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Technology & Transformation. With close to 3,000 employees at six locations, we serve companies and organisations of all sizes in all industry sectors. We offer meaningful and challenging work, an inclusive and supportive environment where you can be your best self and where you will never stop growing. You will benefit from flexible and hybrid working conditions, wellbeing and parental programmes as well as many opportunities to connect, collaborate and learn.
Join us and become part of a global network of like-minded people dedicated to making a difference, whether by addressing climate change or improving 100 million futures by 2030. Want to know more about opportunities at Deloitte? Visit www.deloitte.com/ch/careers .
How to apply
We look forward to hearing from you! Please click on “apply now” to submit a complete application, including CV, cover letter, references and degree certificates. If you have any questions, please contact Lena at E-Mail schreiben
*We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability, in accordance with applicable law. Research shows that women are less likely to apply for roles unless they match all the criteria; don’t hold yourself back – apply today.
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position. Deloitte AG and Deloitte Consulting AG are Swiss subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP, the DTTL member firm in the United Kingdom.
Requisition ID: 20320
