Account and Relationship Manager - Global Custody and Private Label Funds Clients (80-100%)

Those who choose a career at Lombard Odier work for a renowned, global asset manager and asset manager focused on sustainable investments. We are an independent and innovative bank of first choice for private and institutional clients. Our group is one of the best capitalized worldwide. We manage around CHF 300 billion and operate from over 25 offices on four continents.

With our over 225-year history, we are an investment house with a comprehensive range of discretionary and advisory portfolio management as well as financial services. We also successfully market our state-of-the-art technology platform to other financial institutions. Through Lombard Odier Investment Managers, we offer asset management services and investment strategies.

"Rethink Everything" is our philosophy – it is at the heart of our actions. We have become stronger through more than 40 financial crises by constantly rethinking the world around us. This way, we always offer our clients new investment perspectives.

Account and Relationship Manager - Global Custody and Private Label Funds Clients (80-100%)

As part of a small, dynamic, and client-oriented team, you are responsible for the comprehensive support of strategically important institutional clients in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

Job Description:

• Comprehensive support of Global Custody and Private Label Funds clients (including troubleshooting) in the following areas: custodian bank services, fund accounting, transfer agent activities, bank infrastructure services, business process outsourcing, etc.

• Interface between clients and various internal departments in Zurich, Geneva, and Luxembourg (fund management, fund accounting, securities operations, IT, legal, tax, etc.) as well as third parties (asset managers, auditors, consultants, etc.)

• Independent management of diverse client projects and business analyst tasks (e.g., launch of investment funds, quotation for new products, service reviews, technical implementation of regulatory requirements, analysis of client needs, etc.).

• Independent preparation and follow-up of client meetings (steering committee, operational meetings, etc.) and leadership/participation in meetings

• Drafting and maintenance of contracts and SLAs with clients

• Preparation of client and fee invoices and execution of fee checks

• Opening and maintenance of client and account relationships (ensuring correct documentation, updating account documents and contracts according to internal bank guidelines, etc.)

• Support in executing various operational activities such as cash management, payment transactions, settlement and monitoring of internally and externally traded FX as well as options and futures transactions. Coordination and booking of transactions of non-custodied assets such as private equity, infrastructure investments, real estate, etc.

• Assistance in the preparation and quality control of monthly and quarterly client-specific investment reports (especially fund factsheets) for traditional and alternative investments

Requirements:

• Bank apprenticeship with vocational baccalaureate and completed further education (banking specialist HF, CFA/AZEK) or university degree

• At least five years of professional experience in the financial sector, ideally in servicing institutional clients

• Broad expertise in asset servicing (e.g., securities, stock exchange, back & middle office, investment advisory). Experience in contact with external asset managers and/or global custody/fund clients is an advantage.

• Interest in the fund business, operational processes, and investment topics, combined with enjoyment of numbers and regular contact with internal and external parties

• Very good MS Office user skills

• Client- and needs-oriented, high quality awareness, precise and independent working style

• Team player, committed and communicative personality with high social competence and flexibility

• German as mother tongue as well as very good English skills in spoken and written form. French is a great advantage.

We offer:

• Very interesting and varied area of responsibility for strategically important clients of the bank

• Careful onboarding and training

• Opportunity to acquire broad expertise

• Team-oriented, interdisciplinary working style

• Modern working environment and systems

Five values define the DNA of our house. Excellence motivates us to be the best in our field, and innovation enables our progress. Respect is the foundation of our interactions, and integrity guides our actions. Together we are One Team, passionately committed to serving our clients.

We promote an inclusive and integrative working environment for our employees. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are firmly anchored in our corporate philosophy ‘La Maison’ and we strive to enable our employees to achieve both their professional and personal goals. We promote internal career paths through individualized and competency-based training offers. We are firmly convinced that building diverse teams contributes to our sustainable success and is therefore the foundation of our corporate strategy.

This is a great opportunity to become part of the team. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.