Risk Management Specialist (m/f/d)

About the job

You can expect a varied and exciting role as a Risk Management Specialist focusing on FINMA's own risks. In this exciting position, you report directly to the CRO.

• You support the development and maintenance of the risk appetite, risk taxonomy, and risk policy of FINMA.
• You contribute to the establishment of effective risk governance and continuously develop it while promoting a strong risk culture.
• You prepare the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) report for management and relevant stakeholders.
• You conduct comprehensive risk assessments at various organisational and technical levels and develop appropriate measures with risk owners to minimise risks.
• You create and maintain suitable monitoring and reporting frameworks to transparently visualise corporate risks.

• You have a university or university of applied sciences degree with a business administration background or equivalent education and training.
• You bring 2-5 years of experience in ERM, risk governance, risk policy, risk appetite, and risk taxonomy, ideally in the banking sector.
• You possess strong communication skills and can present content clearly, concisely, and comprehensibly, both to internal stakeholders and management.
• You combine conceptual strength, quick comprehension, and innovative power to develop new frameworks in an environment with limited benchmarks.
• You are proactive, a team player, pragmatic, and able to make, represent, and implement fact-based decisions.
• You have excellent German skills (C2) and good French skills (B1).

Dominique Schwaller will be happy to provide information.

FINMA supervises the Swiss financial market. It protects the interests of investors, creditors, and insured persons and contributes to the stability and competitiveness of financial market participants through its supervision. More than 800 competent and motivated employees are committed to this every day.

Are you passionate about identifying, analysing, and proactively managing risks? Would you like to take on a key role in FINMA's risk management and have a direct influence on strategic decisions? Then apply for this vacancy in the CRO office!