First-Line Risk & Onboarding Lead

LGT Private Banking; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG in Switzerland seeks a Business Risk Manager to join the front line of defense, collaborating with Relationship Managers and Compliance to ensure robust risk management during client onboarding and ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities include evaluating money laundering and reputational risks, drafting client risk assessments, and proposing controls aligned with regulatory requirements to support sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Risk Manager or similar first line of defense role in a Swiss bank.
• Master’s degree in law or economics or equivalent certifications.
• Strong risk and regulatory knowledge with ability to translate requirements.
• Fluent in German and English; additional language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for due diligence queries during onboarding with Compliance.
• Identify money laundering, reputational and other risks and draft client risk assessments.
• Propose pragmatic, risk-appropriate controls and mitigations within regulatory guidelines.
• Advise and influence internal stakeholders to enable sustainable growth.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Teamwork

German fluency

English fluency

Education

Master's degree (law/economics)

Due Diligence certification

Sanctions diploma

Job description

LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG in Switzerland seeks a Business Risk Manager to join the front line of defense, collaborating with Relationship Managers and Compliance to ensure robust risk management during client onboarding and ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities include evaluating money laundering and reputational risks, drafting client risk assessments, and proposing controls aligned with regulatory requirements to support sustainable growth.