Director of Controlling & Risk Strategy

Job-Room; Gland; Vor Ort; CHF 260.000 - 360.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Swissquote is seeking a Head of Controlling & Risk — Director to lead the Controlling & Risk department and oversee a multidisciplinary team of about 20 professionals. You will manage risk across credit, market, liquidity and operations, report to the Board, and drive the risk framework and regulatory adherence.

The role requires a Master's degree (FRM/CFA assets a plus), 10+ years in a leadership banking risk role, and strong strategic and communication skills with a focus on digitalisation and

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in a relevant field; FRM, CFA or equivalent is an asset.
• 10+ years of experience in a leadership position in banking, financial services, risk management or a related field, ideally within a regulated and international financial institution.
• Proven experience with responsibility for multiple risk disciplines and/or multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong strategic leadership and experience managing multidisciplinary expert teams.
• Broad expertise in credit, market, liquidity and operational risk within a banking environment.
• Solid knowledge of Swiss banking regulation, FINMA expectations and Basel standards, ideally within a Category 3 bank.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen and judgement.
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented, with the ability to balance risk, business growth and operational efficiency.
• Strong communication, presentation and writing skills, including risk reports, policies and Board-level materials.
• Confident constructive challenger, with high integrity, independence and credibility.
• Technology-minded, with a strong interest in digitalisation, data and AI.
• Additional assets: ICT, cyber and data-security with GRC platforms, RCSA, KRI and incident management risk and stress-testing.

Aufgaben

• Lead and develop the Controlling & Risk department; manage resources and priorities.
• Produce risk reports for the Risk Committee, Executive Management and the Board; ensure timely escalation of material risks.
• Maintain and improve the Group risk management framework, policies, methodologies and governance documents.
• Oversee credit, market and liquidity risks, including concentration, stress testing and capital planning.
• Oversee client activities in ETD trading, lending, eFX; monitor margins and market conditions.
• Oversee the RCSA framework, KRIs, incidents and remediation actions.
• Supervise reconciliation of cash, securities and cryptocurrencies with external counterparties.
• Contribute to Group-level oversight with consistent risk standards and reporting.
• Liaise with FINMA, SIX and other regulators on risk topics and regulatory alignment.
• Contribute to risk analyses for new business initiatives and risk-related transformations.
• In-scope products: securities, derivatives, crypto, eFX and related instruments.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Digitalisation / Data / AI interest

Multidisciplinary leadership

Ausbildung

Master's degree in a relevant field

FRM, CFA or equivalent asset

Jobbeschreibung

Swissquote is seeking a Head of Controlling & Risk — Director to lead the Controlling & Risk department and oversee a multidisciplinary team of about 20 professionals. You will manage risk across credit, market, liquidity and operations, report to the Board, and drive the risk framework and regulatory adherence.

The role requires a Master's degree (FRM/CFA assets a plus), 10+ years in a leadership banking risk role, and strong strategic and communication skills with a focus on digitalisation and