Private Banking Assistant - Africa Desk

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 allows us to always offer our clients new investment perspectives.

YOUR ROLE

• Excellent administrative skills: ability to manage multiple files simultaneously, track deadlines, and ensure compliance with internal processes.
• Good understanding of banking operations: including payment management, account monitoring, instruction processing, and general knowledge of common banking products.
• Impeccable organization: ability to prioritize effectively, structure tasks, and maintain rigorous follow-up on each file.
• Attention to detail: precision in execution, low error rate, systematic proofreading.
• Mastery of internal tools (or ability to learn quickly): CRM, payment systems, compliance tools, etc.
• Ability to work in pairs with other assistants (mutual backup) and collaborate with bankers from both teams.

YOUR PROFILE

• Team spirit: easily integrates into a positive environment, supports colleagues, and contributes to the already excellent atmosphere.
• Reliability and discretion: strong sense of confidentiality and priority given to quality of work.
• Proactivity: anticipates the needs of bankers and clients, proposes improvements, reports operational risks.
• Adaptability: able to switch from one file to another or to payment tasks without difficulty.
• Resilience and stress management: can handle periods of high workload calmly and efficiently.
• Motivation and commitment: desire to learn, improve, and get involved in a team undergoing development.
• Mastered autonomy: works independently while respecting procedures and the defined framework.
• Clear and professional communication (oral and written) French English
• Very good internal contact: with bankers, operational teams, and other departments.
• Client orientation: sense of service, responsiveness, courtesy.
• Ability to manage diverse interlocutors

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.