Legal Counsel Data, AI & Outsourcing
- 06 November 2026
- 100%
- Zürich
About the job
80% - 100% | Legal / Compliance | Zurich | Experienced Professionals
Is your passion for new technologies? Do you proactively drive change? Would you like to further develop your legal expertise in the field of data and technology law at a universal bank? Are you interested in cross-sectional topics and interdisciplinary collaboration?
As Legal Counsel in the "Legal Data, AI & Outsourcing" team at Zürcher Kantonalbank, you work at the interface between law and technology, keeping pace with the times.
As Legal Counsel in the "Legal Data, AI & Outsourcing" team at Zürcher Kantonalbank, you work at the interface between law and technology, keeping pace with the times.
Your Responsibilities
- Advising all internal stakeholders on legal issues in the field of data and AI law, related legal areas, and governance topics
- Analysing and developing new legal requirements, templates, processes, concepts, and controls
- Further developing the group-wide Legal Data and AI framework and supporting the Legal Data and AI communities
- Participating in bank-wide change projects as a legal expert for data and AI law and related legal areas
- Conducting physical and virtual training sessions
- Monitoring and impact analyses of data and digital law developments
- Participating in internal and external consultations and handling official correspondence
Your Profile
- Completed legal studies in law (lic.iur./MLaw), Swiss bar admission advantageous
- Good knowledge of data and AI law and related legal areas such as banking secrecy, contract, competition, copyright, and criminal law
- Several years of practical experience advising on cross-sectional topics in the financial industry or other regulated sectors as in-house legal counsel or external advisor (e.g. law firm or auditing company)
- You excel at analysing complex, interdisciplinary issues and can conceptually and precisely demonstrate their impact and solution options
- Strong team orientation, personal responsibility, and a solution-oriented working style
- You convince with engaging, target-group-appropriate communication towards different contacts and can effectively present your concerns
- You feel comfortable in a division of labour organisation with decentralised responsibilities and take responsibility in a dynamic environment
- You combine professional competence with strong communication and networking orientation. You shape your role by proactively seeking dialogue and personal exchange with relevant stakeholders to create new perspectives and synergies
- You are curious, have no inhibitions about technology-driven changes, and understand technical contexts
- Very good German skills (at least C1) and good English skills (at least B2)
Our Offer
- Agile, motivated team looking forward to working with you
- Appreciative and dynamic working atmosphere and varied tasks within your own area of responsibility
- Opportunity to collaborate with many different, exciting areas of our bank within this position
- Your career matters to us as an employer, and therefore we support and accompany you on your path
- Modern workplace in the lively District 5 with excellent transport connections (Hardbrücke station)
- Comprehensive overall package offering many additional benefits and discounts alongside an attractive base salary and variable remuneration (e.g. sports offers, childcare, health insurance, and more)
Fatima Malik
is happy to assist you.
Phone: 044 292 30 24
is happy to assist you.
Phone: 044 292 30 24
