Lawyer specialised in recovery and resolution (m/f/d)

About the job

Take on responsibilities in complex restructuring and insolvency procedures and actively contribute to the liquidation of financial institutions.

• Draft insolvency decisions and represent claims before decision-making bodies.
• Independently assess requests for recognition of foreign bankruptcy judgments and insolvency measures.
• Analyse and evaluate emergency and stabilisation plans as well as authorisation requests related to capital market instruments.
• Independently clarify complex legal issues in the field of recovery and resolution.
• Participate in legislative projects and specialised publications.
• Collaborate with supervisory areas and internal cross-functional teams.

• Master of Law (Swiss university) with bar exam; additional qualifications (e.g. doctorate, LL.M.) are an advantage.
• Three to five years of professional experience in insolvency law, restructuring, or banking/financial markets law.
• Interest in issues and developments in financial market law.
• High degree of autonomy, strong analytical skills and networked thinking.
• Confidence in relationships and enjoyment of working in interdisciplinary contexts.
• Fluency in German or French (C2 level) with very good knowledge of the other language (preferably bilingual FR/DE) as well as very good knowledge of English (C1 level); knowledge of Italian is an advantage.

Janine Barrios will be happy to provide you with information.

FINMA is responsible for the supervision of the Swiss financial market. It protects creditors, investors and insured persons, and ensures the proper functioning of the financial markets. In doing so, it helps to improve the reputation, competitiveness and sustainability of the Swiss financial centre. More than 800 competent and motivated employees commit themselves every day to fulfilling this mission.

We offer you a position within the recovery and resolution division as