Responsibilities include:
- Provide proactive legal and regulatory advice to senior management, relationship managers, and business units, including coordination with external counsel
- Draft, structure, and negotiate legal agreements with clients and third-party service providers, including in a crypto and digital-assets environment
- Draft, review, and maintain legal documentation, including internal directives, marketing materials, standard agreements, forms, and general terms and conditions
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments in Switzerland and internationally, leading implementation of regulatory change projects
- Prepare and present legal and regulatory assessments for senior management
- Deliver internal legal and regulatory training sessions
- Work closely with Legal & Compliance colleagues, particularly on cross-border and overlapping matters
- Advise stakeholders on legal risk and regulatory impact
- Provide legal input for regulatory submissions, audits, litigation, and ad-hoc matters
- Master of Law from a Swiss university; admission to the Swiss Bar (LL.M. an advantage)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a law firm, Big Four, consulting environment, or bank
- Strong background in banking law, financial regulation, and digital assets / crypto
- Experience with investment products, including documentation, contractual structuring, and regulatory considerations
- Interest in complex and innovative topics relating to DLT, Web3, FinTech, and digital finance
- Commercially minded, hands-on team player with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- Fluent in German and English (additional languages beneficial)
