Lawyer in the field of investigations against licensed financial institutions (m/f/d), 60-100%
Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA)
Bern oder Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:19 September 2025
- Workload:60 – 100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Bern oder Zürich
Job summary
Join FINMA and investigate financial market law violations. Collaborate in a dynamic environment with dedicated professionals.
Tasks
- Conduct independent enforcement investigations against approved financial institutions.
- Analyze financial market law cases and shape best practices.
- Work closely with regulatory bodies and draft enforcement applications.
Skills
- Master's in law from a Swiss university and a law degree required.
- Strong analytical and editorial skills essential.
- Excellent communication skills in German or French, plus English.
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With investigative skill and assertiveness, you investigate suspicions of financial market law violations by licensed financial institutions
Main tasks
- Independently conducting enforcement investigations against FINMA-licensed financial institutions as well as natural persons suspected of violations of financial market law
- Financial market law analysis of the established facts and shaping the practice
- Close cooperation with the departments responsible for FINMA's supervisory and licensing activities, especially in the area of early intervention
- Preparing and representing applications for the opening of enforcement proceedings before the internally responsible committees
- Contact with domestic and foreign authorities (especially domestic criminal authorities and foreign financial market supervisory authorities)
- Basic work and development of policy matters for the FINMA management
Profile
- Completed master's degree in law from a Swiss university and bar admission; doctoral degree and/or postgraduate training (e.g., CAS in compliance, financial market or investigation area, LL.M.) advantageous
- At least 3 years of professional experience in a law firm, audit firm, financial institution, or authority
- Knowledge in the field of financial market law, especially in anti-money laundering law, is an advantage
- High conceptual skills and editorial abilities
- Excellent communication skills in German or French with very good knowledge of the other language
- Very good 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.
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