Client Onboarding Analyst

Leonteq; Almada; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company seeking a Compliance/Onboarding professional to handle counterparty onboarding, KYC and AML matters for Leonteq Securities (Europe) GmbH, coordinating with Sales and other stakeholders to ensure compliant client documentation.

Requirements include a degree in Law, Compliance or Finance, 3–5 years in financial services compliance, strong EU regulatory knowledge, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Degree in Law, Compliance, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• At least 3–5 years of experience in compliance, audit, consulting or similar in the financial industry.
• Strong knowledge of European/EU financial markets laws/regulations relevant to onboarding/KYC/AML.
• Dedicated, team-player attitude with hands-on approach and willingness to take responsibility.
• Fluent in English; French/German/Italian skills are a plus; experience with compliance tools like World-Check One is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Handle counterparty onboardings, client documentation, KYC and AML-related matters for Leonteq Securities (Europe) GmbH.
• Handle due diligence procedures, incl. KYC/AML clarifications and assessments for complex cases (e.g., PEP-related).
• Clarify client documentation requirements.
• Adhere to internal policies and applicable EU regulatory requirements; assess new regulatory requirements as needed.
• Interact daily with Sales/Relationship Officers.
• Provide guidance on onboarding, KYC and client documentation topics; coordinate with stakeholders.
• Prepare internal notes/assessments on onboarding/KYC/client documentation/AML issues.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and propose improvements; participate in projects and tool testing.
• Document lifecycle management of relationships.
• Address audit/regulator requests, including preparation of files and remediation actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Initiative

Autonomy

Client focus

Education

Degree in Law, Compliance, Finance or related field

Tools

World-Check One

Job description

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company and a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Combining capital markets expertise with proprietary technology, the company provides access to a wide range of structured investment opportunities.

Entrepreneurial thinking is central to how we work. Expertise is valued, ownership is encouraged, and employees are empowered to actively shape their areas of responsibility. Innovation and continuous improvement are part of daily life, making Leonteq a dynamic and collaborative place to grow your career.

About the role At Leonteq, we are a leading player in the financial industry, renowned for our innovative approaches, our commitment to excellence and our entrepreneurial spirit. Our organisational values people together, passion, dedication, quality and expertise are our guiding north star.

What you'll do

• Handling of counterparty onboardings, client documentation, KYC and AML-related matters for Leonteq Securities (Europe) GmbH;
• Handling of corresponding due diligence procedures, incl. KYC/AML-related clarifications and assessments in terms of sensitive and complex cases (e.G. PEP-related and/or other higher risk factors);
• clarifications with regards to client documentation requirements;
• Adherence to respective internal policies and applicable external regulatory requirements in Europe/EU. Assessment of (new) new regulatory requirements where needed;
• Daily interaction with Sales/Relationship Officers;
• provision of guidance regarding onboarding, KYC and client documentation topics. Frequent interaction with further stakeholders (within the same and other departments) to ensure alignment and effective communication;
• Preparation of internal notes/assessments on onboarding/KYC/client documentation/AML-related issues;
• Identification of operational inefficiencies, recommendation on improvements and implementation of such, where appropriate;
• Involvement in different projects, e.G. assessments on new business models, input for and testing of new software tools etc.;
• Documentation and life cycle management of relationships;
• Responsibility regarding audit and/or regulator requests, including corresponding fieldwork (preparation of files, discuss queries, findings, remediation action etc.).

What you'll need

• Degree in Law, Compliance, Finance, Business Administration or a related field;
• At least 3-5 years of experience in the financial industry in Compliance, Audit, Consulting or a similar function, preferably in B2B onboarding;
• Strong knowledge of European/EU financial markets laws and regulation; in particular regarding those which are of relevance in terms of Onboarding/Client Documentation/KYC/AML-related matters;
• Dedicated personality with strong team-player attitude and willingness to take responsibility, hands-on attitude;
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communicative skills;
• Ability to take initiative and to work autonomously and under pressure in a fast-paced environment, manage own goals and set priorities;
• Fluent in English; additional language skills in French and/or German and/or Italian;
• Experience with compliance tools (e.G. World Check One is a plus), good MS Office Skills.

Why you'll love working here

• Experience the dynamics of a leading fintech company;
• Possibility to work with domain experts and learn from them directly;
• Work in modern facilities at an exceptional location;