Requirements: English
Company: WhatJobs
Region: Geneva , Geneva
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Managing Associate General Counsel - Location: Geneva or Zurich
Being part of HSBC in Switzerland, youll help evolve and grow our business.
We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Managing Associate General Counsel, Financial Crime Legal Advisory in Switzerland. Are you interested ? Do you have a significant experience advising senior level management? Do you enjoy to be part of a cohesive team ?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you!
What you will do:
This role will serve as a financial crime legal expert globally, with subject matter expertise Swiss, EU, UK, UN, US, and other relevant financial crime (FC) legal regimes. This role will also support the Banks strategic direction in relation to FC laws, policies and compliance within the context of legal and regulatory requirements globally.
In this role you will:
- Serve as counsel and subject matter expert on FC legal issues, which includes matters that are complex and have significant potential for legal, financial, and/or reputational impact for HSBC.
- Provide legal advice on the requirements of Swiss, EU, UK, UN, US, and other relevant FC laws to enable the bank to comply with those laws and manage HSBCs legal, compliance, and reputational risks across the financial crime portfolio.
- Support efforts to appropriately manage the Banks FC and related reputational risk in a commercially sensitive, practical, and proactive manner.
- Identify emerging trends regarding FC legal requirements, engage with key stakeholders regarding these trends, and develop approaches to mitigate potential legal risk.
- Develop and deliver training on FC legal risks at global, regional, and local levels as needed.
Requirements:
- Superior (expert) knowledge of financial crime laws, including anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and fraud law of Switzerland and other jurisdictions in which HSBC operates.
- Significant experience advising senior level management.
- Communication and inter-personal skills with lawyers, compliance officers, and businesses across diverse geographies and cultures.
- Lateral thinking, with an ability to interpret and solve complex challenges involving multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience dealing with complex regulatory matters and confidential interactions with regulators across jurisdictions.
- Solid judgment and strong ability to prioritize.
- Proactive problem-solver, detail-oriented and meticulous in follow-up and work product.
- Qualified Lawyer with minimum a deep post-educational experience.
Even if you feel you do not meet 100% of our qualifications, we encourage you to apply, if you believe this role is right for you.
What youll get in return:
Not only is HSBC a great place to work, but we also offer the following unique and exciting opportunities and benefits:
- Well help you progress your career, including access to development programmes, mentoring and coaching, as well as world-class training through HSBC University.
- You can work your way and will have a say in when, where and how you and your team flexibly work together.
Our benefits will give you financial security, and can include:
- Health & meal allowance, public transport or (e-)bike allowance
- Our family-focused benefits can help you to support your loved ones and include: days off for key events (weddings, moving house, adoption). A one-time marriage or registering of a "Civil Partnership" grant. One-time premium for birth or adoption, as "gift" or "voucher. 4 weeks paternity leave & 26 weeks maternity leave
- Emergency Childcare with the Red Cross, free of charges for HSBC employees.
- Purchased holidays scheme, unpaid leave, sabbatical, Volunteering Leave,
- Accident insurance (private coverage) paid by the Employer, attractive Pension Scheme
Well give you a huge range of resources that support your mental, physical and social well-being, including:
- Various sports and leisure activities organised by the employees for the employees.
- The Bank offers to the employees and their family members specialised free, confidential service to help them deal with any personal problems either at work or at home. Unlimited telephone consultations services available 24/7.
- Youll have opportunities to work internationally - this can be your place to start and branch out to anywhere we have offices
- Youll be able to join