Lawyer for enforcement procedures (m/f/d)
Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA)
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:02 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join FINMA to ensure a secure financial market and enforce regulations. Enjoy a collaborative and impactful work environment.
Tasks
- Conduct enforcement procedures against authorized institutions and individuals.
- Draft decisions and represent FINMA in administrative court proceedings.
- Coordinate with Swiss and foreign authorities on related matters.
Skills
- Master's in law with Swiss bar qualification and 5 years of experience required.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills with strong autonomy.
- Fluent in Italian and one other official language, plus English.
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Main tasks
- Conducting first-instance enforcement procedures against authorized institutions, their bodies or employees, and companies operating without authorization.
- Drafting decisions.
- Appointment and supervision of FINMA agents.
- Conducting hearings.
- Coordinating procedures with authorities in Switzerland and abroad.
- Representing FINMA in proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Supreme Court, particularly by drafting the related statements.
- Collaborating on internal projects.
Required profile
- Master's degree in law and Swiss bar admission, additional training (e.g., doctoral thesis or LL.M) appreciated.
- At least five years of professional experience at a bank, audit firm, authority, or law firm.
- Excellent professional and academic qualifications.
- Excellent drafting and analytical skills, autonomy, strong work capacity, and team spirit.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Italian as the main working language, excellent knowledge of at least one other official language and English.
Prospects
Fabio Pelliccia will be happy to provide you with information.
FINMA supervises the Swiss financial market. It aims to protect creditors, investors, and insured persons and, through its supervisory activities, contributes to strengthening the stability and competitiveness of financial market participants. Every day, more than 700 competent and motivated employees work towards achieving this goal.
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