Private Banking Compliance Officer Region Americas & Iberia 80% - 100% (f/m/d)

4/26/2026

The Compliance Officer will act as a center of competence for the Americas and Iberia region, performing client onboarding reviews and KYC assessments. They will also conduct internal investigations, support relationship managers with compliance issues, and develop solutions for process improvements.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Julius Baer is present in around 25 countries and 60 locations. Headquartered in Zurich, we have offices in key locations including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Our client-centric approach, our objective advice based on the Julius Baer open product platform, our solid financial base, and our entrepreneurial management culture make us the international reference in wealth management.

About the Role

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

YOUR CHALLENGE

Member of PB Compliance team acting as dedicated centre of competence and compliance contact for Region Americas & Iberia
Perform client onboarding reviews, including assessment of KYC, client storyline, flow of funds, CDB topics, as well event triggered KYC reviews
Support relationship managers and management in the implementation and supervision of Compliance issues
Conduct internal investigations in cooperation with other specialist departments and Business Management
Follow up on outstanding onboarding issues | escalations
Identify and investigate serious cases of non-compliance
Provide training and training materials in connection with compliance topics
Support internal compliance projects
Recommend, develop, and implement solutions to support continuous improvement of our processes, procedures, and services

YOUR PROFILE

Master’s degree in law | business administration, postgraduate studies in Compliance Management or equivalent
3 – 5 years of experience in the client onboarding of an international Private Bank or in audit
Knowledge of the Swiss regulatory environment, most critically on the AML regulation and client documentation standards
Sound knowledge of the Region Americas & Iberia
Strong personality with good organizational and operational skills and proven ability to work under pressure
Proficient in writing concise assessments
Strong sense of integrity and discretion
Independent, efficient, meticulous work method and solution oriented
Good knowledge of MS Office and IT flair
Excellent communication skills
Fluent in English and Portuguese and | or Spanish (spoken and written), knowledge of further languages is an advantage

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Key Skills

ComplianceKYCAMLClient onboardingInternal investigationsRisk managementRegulatory complianceDocumentation standardsCommunicationOrganizational skillsOperational skillsMS OfficeEnglishPortugueseSpanish