Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA)
Bern
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Lawyer in the Field of Financial Market Infrastructures (m/f/d)
- 21 February 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Bern
Job summary
Join FINMA to tackle complex legal issues in financial market infrastructure. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Address legal questions regarding FinfraG, focusing on exchanges and systems.
- Conduct licensing and recognition processes for financial infrastructures.
- Support ongoing supervision of financial market infrastructures.
Skills
- Law degree with additional qualifications preferred; 5-8 years in financial law.
- Analytical and holistic thinking with proactive problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills in German and English, both written and verbal.
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About the job
Would you like to work on complex legal issues in the field of financial market infrastructures and significantly support supervision and authorization processes? Then apply today!
Main tasks
- Clarify legal issues in the area of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FinfraG), specifically regarding exchanges, multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), and organized trading facilities (OTFs), central counterparties (CCPs), central securities depositories (CSDs), payment systems, transaction registers, and derivatives
- Conduct authorization, approval, and recognition procedures for domestic and foreign financial market infrastructures
- Provide legal support for the ongoing supervision of financial market infrastructures
- Ensure appropriate communication with applying institutions, national and foreign partner authorities, as well as relevant international organizations
- Assist with reviews of Swiss regulation by international bodies and in the area of equivalence procedures
- Support conceptual tasks and regulatory work
Profile
- Completed law degree, additional legal training is an advantage
- 5-8 years of professional experience in financial market law
- Analytical, holistic, and forward-looking thinking
- Structured working style and ability to quickly grasp complex topics, form an overall judgment, and describe solution options concisely
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
- Very good oral and written German and English skills
Perspectives
Janine Barrios 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 700 competent and motivated employees are committed to this every day.
We offer you an interesting position in the Asset Management and Markets division as
