Head of Business Risk Management
Legal Entity: Mirabaud & Cie SA
Location: Geneva
Department: Wealth Management
Team: Business Risk Management
Report to: Elodie Lesueur
Role Purpose
The Head of BRM leads the first (of?) defense risk framework within Bank’s Wealth Management activities in Switzerland with a strong emphasis on anti‑money laundering, financial crime prevention, tax and crossborder, in close collaboration with the Chief of Staff WM.
A key accountability for this role is the management and oversight of Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes, including account openings, periodic reviews and event‑driven reviews for Standard Risk accounts to ensure that KYC, AML, suitability, and crossborder requirements are consistently applied in line with regulatory standards and the Bank’s risk appetite. While driving the overall framework, the Head of BRM remains directly involved in the operational review of complex cases, ensuring pragmatic decision‑making and credibility with the Front.
As a proven leader and trusted partner to the Front Office, you demonstrate deep expertise, guiding relationship managers in balancing commercial objectives and robust risk management practices.
Your strong and technical expertise allows you to drive your team in order to reach both individual and departmental objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee the CLM framework for Standard Risk accounts and ensure quality controls of customer profiles, in line with the Bank’s AML framework
* Remain directly involved in the operational review of complex cases
* Manage the daily activities of the team by providing mentorship, expertise and support to team members
* Act as a partner and expert for the Front Office and the Market Heads
* Ascertain an efficient and effective communication of compliance‑related topics to the Front Office
* Closely collaborate with the Chief of Staff
* Champion awareness and training programs to ensure consistent application of AML standards
* Drive continuous improvement in client due diligence quality, including source of wealth/funds and related corroboration
* Foster strong collaboration with Compliance and Risk ensuring first line responsibilities are clearly executed while leveraging second line expertise
* Ensure implementation of internal policies and first line of defense control plan
* Participate in and drive enhancement of CRM tools, internal directives and procedures relevant to this function
* Provide activity monitoring dashboards, key metrics and reports to the Chief of Staff and ExCo
* Contribute to key relevant meetings of the function
Function Competencies and Education Requirements
* Degree in business administration, law, or equivalent with relevant qualifications
* +10 years of experience in AML/KYC processes Due Diligence, including direction operational case handling
* Extensive understanding of all Front‑line processes (account openings, client & transactions documentation, investment processes, etc.) and related regulatory requirements (AML, Tax, crossborder, etc.)
* Strong understanding of Swiss regulatory frameworks
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Creative, problem solver and team player with great adaptability skills
* Lead by example to make people work together and to play a cross‑functional role within the various business lines of the Bank
* Comfortable to work under pressure and able to prioritize
* Strong collaboration spirit, ability to share information, give feedback
* Fluency in French, and good command of English required. Additional language an asset (esp. Spanish and German)
* Strong sense of ethics, aligned with Mirabaud's values and partnership culture
* Prior team management experience preferred but not required
Compliance Requirements
Be aware of, understand the rules and regulations (“regulatory system”) relevant to your role, and be apprised of any changes to the regulatory system. You must report any compliance or regulatory issues or concerns to Compliance;
Ensure that you adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role, including, but not limited to, your team’s procedures, the Compliance Manual and any stand‑alone policies or procedures communicated to you from time‑to‑time;
You must act with integrity; due skill, care and diligence; and you must be open and cooperative with the regulators. You must pay due regard to the interests of clients and treat them fairly; and you must ensure that all communications with clients are clear, fair and not misleading. You must observe proper standards of market conduct at all times;
For managers, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that the business of the firm for which you are responsible is controlled effectively; complies with relevant requirements and standards of the regulatory system. Any delegation of your responsibilities is to an appropriate person and you oversee the discharge of the delegated duties effectively. You must disclose any information of which the regulators would reasonably expect notice.
You must take necessary steps to prevent Mirabaud being used to further financial crime, in particular, money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, tax evasion, cyber‑crime and market abuse; and report any suspicions of financial crime to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer or Compliance.
Please note that this job description may be adapted at any time.
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