We are partnering with an innovative financial institution operating at the intersection of traditional banking and digital assets to appoint a Head of Financial Crime.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Financial Crime professional to shape and oversee a comprehensive compliance framework across AML, sanctions, fraud prevention, customer due diligence, and transaction monitoring. You will work closely with executive leadership, regulators, and product teams to ensure a strong and scalable control environment within a rapidly evolving sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance the organisation’s Financial Crime framework across AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud, and anti-bribery controls.
- Ensure compliance with Swiss regulatory requirements and relevant international financial crime standards.
- Oversee Financial Crime operations including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, investigations, and KYC/CDD/EDD processes.
- Manage complex investigations involving both traditional financial products and digital assets, including regulatory reporting obligations.
- Drive the development and optimisation of monitoring, screening, and blockchain analytics capabilities.
- Conduct risk assessments and strengthen policies, procedures, and controls to address emerging financial crime risks.
- Provide regular reporting and strategic guidance to senior management and board-level stakeholders.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Financial Crime team while promoting a strong culture of compliance across the business.
- 10 years' experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML/CTF, Fraud, or Regulatory Compliance within banking, fintech, or digital asset environments.
- Proven leadership experience managing Financial Crime programmes and teams.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and a recognised professional qualification such as CAMS, ICA, or CFCS.
- Fluent English and strong German language skills.
- Strong knowledge of Swiss regulatory requirements, international AML standards, and financial crime risk management.
- Experience with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, blockchain analytics, and crypto-related risk controls.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with regulators, manage audits, and present to senior executive stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Master's degree and/or additional compliance certifications.
- Experience within digital banking, cryptocurrency, blockchain, or emerging digital asset ecosystems.
