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Graduate Compliance Officer

Leonteq Securities AG
Zürich
NEU
  • 25.04.2025
  • 100%
  • Fachverantwortung
  • Festanstellung

Graduate Compliance Officer

WHO WE ARE

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees.

Leonteq generated turnover of CHF 27.6 billion and posted total operating income of CHF 238.5 million in 2024. As of 31 December 2024, Leonteq's shareholders' equity totalled CHF 803.8 million.

Leonteq has an investment grade rating from the rating agencies Fitch Ratings Ltd. and Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd., who have evaluated and assigned ratings to Leonteq AG and Leonteq Securities AG, respectively. Furthermore, Leonteq has ESG ratings from both MSCI as well as Sustainalytics.

Leonteq is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON) and is a securities firm regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA and is a member of the Swiss Structured Product Association.

About the role


At Leonteq, we are a leading player in the financial industry, renowned for our innovative approaches, our commitment to excellence and our entrepreneurial spirit. Our organisational values people together, passion, dedication, quality and expertise are our guiding north star.

What you'll do

  • Responsibilities in the Compliance team regarding client opening and KYC due diligence procedures
  • Implementation of KYC/AML policies and regulations (AMLA, AMLO FINMA, CDB 20, FINSA, FINIA etc.)
  • Documentation and life cycle management of relationships incl. update of client documentation
  • Responsibilities regarding Compliance reviews and reporting
  • Contract and template management across Leonteq's markets
  • Storage of relevant documents and database maintenance
  • Draft of internal Compliance notes where required
  • Support in other core Compliance tasks, including daily interaction with front office

What you'll need

  • Bachelor/Master Degree in Law/Compliance/Regulatory or similar
  • Active interest in capital markets and regulations, in particular AML
  • Dedicated and responsible with strong team-player attitude
  • Independent and solution oriented approach
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage own goals and set up priorities
  • Fluent in English
  • Good MS Office Skills

Training structure

  • Improving financial product knowledge
  • Understanding of Legal & regulatory transnational questions
  • Learning to work with different operational systems
  • Learning about the different Compliance monitoring activities
  • Learning about implementation of various national & international regulatory requirements
  • Acquiring onboarding and relationship documentation knowledge

Nice to have

  • Language skills in German and/or Spanish

Why you'll love working here

  • Two intensive one-week off-site training classes, focusing on important aspects of early career development
  • Upon successful completion of the twelve-month Leonteq Graduate Program, we plan to offer you a permanent full-time employment, which will position you for a continued successful career with Leonteq
  • Insight opportunities across all departments to understand and build know-how in the mechanics of the structured investment product value chain
  • Modern offices in exceptional location