Legal Compliance Officer 60%-80%
Avadis Vorsorge AG
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:60 – 80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join our dynamic team at Avadis, where innovation meets compliance. Enjoy a role that offers flexibility and growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Assess legal issues and draft opinions across various sectors.
- Negotiate contracts and provide legal support for projects.
- Act as an internal data protection specialist.
Skills
- Degree in law with experience in relevant legal fields.
- Strong independence and analytical skills are essential.
- Fluent in German and proficient in English required.
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Your Tasks
- Assessing legal issues and drafting legal opinions in all areas of the company, its subsidiaries, and mandates (including financial market law/money laundering, collective investment schemes/asset management, investment foundations, data protection, occupational pension schemes, labor law, corporate housekeeping)
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and customer agreements as well as legal support for projects and legal cases
- Function as internal data protection officer
- Monitoring and optimizing policies, directives, processes, and regulatory requirements according to Swiss supervisory law and internal guidelines of the Avadis Group
- Advising, supporting, and training employees of the operational units and management in all compliance matters
- Supporting the Head of Legal/Compliance/Risk, especially in preparing reports for the Board of Directors and during regulatory audits
Your Profile
- Completed law degree and practical experience in relevant legal areas, further training in legal and/or compliance fields is an advantage
- Several years of professional experience in the financial market law environment (e.g., asset managers), with broad legal know-how and data protection knowledge
- Strong independence, assertiveness, and analytical skills
- Entrepreneurial thinking, high initiative, and clear result orientation
- Fluent German and very good English skills, both spoken and written
Our Offer
- Central role in a motivated team and a dynamic company with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
- Lots of creative freedom as well as training and development opportunities
- Progressive employment conditions (6 weeks vacation, 40-hour week, home office) as well as various additional benefits (REKA, half-fare travelcard)
- Modern offices directly next to Zurich main station
We look forward to meeting you!