Risk and Control Officer (18-24 months)

Union Bancaire Privée; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swiss Residence

Job summary

Union Bancaire Privée in Geneva seeks a Project Manager to lead a Group-level GRC tool deployment as a 2nd line of defense. You will coordinate with PMO, risk management, local risk representatives, and IT to ensure data readiness, adoption, and governance across locations.

The role emphasizes end-to-end delivery, stakeholder engagement, and delivering post-implementation reports while aligning with regulatory requirements in private banking. Strong French and English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing GRC tools or similar control and reporting features.
• Background in risk management, internal control, audit, IT, or compliance is a strong asset.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in related fields.
• Strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage deadlines and multiple workstreams.
• Clear, adaptable communication across diverse environments and cultures.
• Knowledge of private banking regulations and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as central contact for data mapping, loading, and quality reviews with IT and data owners.
• Support prerequisites including specifications, access management, and deployment.
• Coordinate deployment activities and end-user support across locations.
• Design and deliver training sessions; maintain training materials and paths.
• Collect feedback, propose response plans, and report deployment evolution.
• Prepare project documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor end-user support quality and governance with the provider and IT.
• Define adoption KPIs and deploy controls for compliant tool usage.
• Execute post-implementation actions and remediation progress.
• Build a GRC Tool Community of Practice across regions and lines of business.
• Prepare recurring project and post-implementation reports for governance.

Skills

GRC tool implementation

Data mapping

Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

French & English communication

Job description

Mission

Join a transversal, Group-level initiative to actively participate in, and drive for Group Risk Management as 2nd line of defense, the implementation of a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool sponsored by the Group Head of Risk Management. As a member of the business-side Project Management team under PMO’s leadership, you will act as a key actor of the deployment phase, in close partnership with the Business Programme Management Office, Group Risk Management, local Risk Representatives, Business stakeholders, and IT Departments. You will support end-to-end delivery — from preparation and rollout to post-implementation — ensuring data readiness, user adoption, quality, relationship with the provider and support tool’s governance, reporting to Group Risk Management and you will be located in Geneva.

Main responsibilities

As a member of the project team, your responsibilities will include:

• Act as the central point of contact for data mapping, data loading, and data quality reviews, coordinating with IT, Data Owners, and project stakeholders.
• Contribute to pre-requisites including specifications, access management definition, implementation, and deployment.
• Accompany deployment activities and support GRC local champions and end-users across locations.
• Contribute to the design, preparation, and delivery of training sessions for all end-user groups; maintain training materials and learning paths.
• Collect, centralize, and prioritize user feedback; propose and contribute to response plans and continuous improvements, and provide reporting on the evolution of the deployment phases.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation and operating procedures in line with Group’s standards.
• Monitor the quality of the end-user support via AI Assistant, in coordination with the provider or suggest mitigation measures.
• Contribute to the governance model for GRC tool maintenance in partnership with the provider and IT, aligning with Bank’s methodology.
• Define adoption and usage KPIs; design and deploy controls to ensure proper and compliant use of the tool.
• Execute post-implementation actions and monitor remediation progress.
• Build and animate a GRC Tool Community of Practice with 1st and 2nd lines Representatives across legal entities and divisions.
• Prepare recurring project and post-implementation reports; present updates to stakeholders and to project’s governance.

Your Profile

• Practical experience implementing GRC tools or a tool with a similar control and reporting feature, with emphasis on Internal Control System functionalities; experience on the business side as Project Manager or project contributor.
• Background in Risk Management, Internal Control, Audit, IT, and/or Compliance is a strong asset.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and multiple workstreams.
• Clear, adaptable communication skills; able to work across diverse environments and cultures.
• Solid understanding of business processes and financial sector regulations; Private Banking experience preferred.
• Solution-oriented mindset; comfortable driving proof-of-concepts and iterating quickly.
• Ability to work independently while fostering strong team cohesion and communication.
• Demonstrated change management capability and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent command of French and English ; knowledge of German would be a plus.

Others

Swiss Residence

Core Competencies : Adherence to the company’s values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility and Responsibility - Compliance with regulations and internal directives