Head of Finance [Hybrid; Remote & On-site]
Office Location: Zug, Switzerland
Architect Systems Capital Management
About The Opportunity
As Head of Finance at Architect Systems Capital Management, you will shape the financial backbone of one of the most ambitious investment platforms in Switzerland. You’ll operate at the nexus of institutional capital and frontier technology – shaping how sovereigns, allocators, and the world’s leading technology ecosystems deploy capital into the next generation of markets.
This is a rare opportunity for a finance leader who combines the rigor of regulated environments with the ambition to help design and structure an industry leading platform.
About the Firm
Architect Systems Capital Management is a Swiss-based investment manager focused on GP stakes, global venture, and private credit. Our craft is the design and scaling of market structures across massive-scale, computing-enabled ecosystems. We work exclusively with sovereigns, leading allocators, and the foremost technology ecosystems worldwide. Our culture is defined by excellence, care, and integrity.
Core Responsibilities
- Finance Leadership: Direct all corporate and fund financial operations, reporting, controls, and treasury functions across the investment firm and funds. Oversee audit.
- Regulatory Alignment: Act as the principal liaison with FINMA; ensure capital adequacy and full compliance precision in coordination with Compliance
- Financial Strategy: Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term capital planning
- Investment Operations: Oversee fund accounting and custodians, NAV, valuations, and performance reporting
- Investment Insight:Provide expert perspective on underwriting, structuring, and securitization
- Risk & Control: Maintain robust controls, audit readiness, and operational resilience; oversee & interface with Deputy Risk and Compliance functions to consistently ensure best-in-class
- Reporting: Deliver timely, accurate reporting to leadership, investors, and regulators across firm and funds
- Tax: Oversee tax reporting in collaboration with outside counsel and tax professionals
- Capital & Liquidity: Optimize capital allocation and liquidity management across the firm’s structures
Who You Are
- 4+ years in high finance at a tier-1 financial institution or investment management company
- Degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field from a globally recognized institution; Masters Degree preferred
- CFA, CAIA, or CPA (or equivalent) - demonstrated mastery of accounting and audit standards
- Based in Switzerland, experienced interfacing with FINMA and the regulated industry broadly
- Strong command of investment operations, fund accounting, valuation, and treasury management; with strong grasp of calls, distributions, carried interest and performance fee mechanics; experience with administrator oversight strong plus
- Exceptional English fluency; German or French a strong plus
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, solution-oriented
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive package, commensurate with experience
- Meaningful performance-based upside participation
- Exposure to global sovereigns, tier-1 allocators, and frontier technology ecosystems
- Flexible, results-driven culture built on trust and excellence