Compliance Officer – Sanctions

About the role

Join Swissquote’s Compliance Department as a Compliance Officer focused on sanctions. You will work on due‑diligence, screening analysis and regulatory monitoring, supporting a wide range of financial security activities.

Key responsibilities

• Perform sanctions due diligence on clients and related parties during onboarding and periodic reviews.
• Analyse true sanctions hits escalated by the monitoring team and assess exposure to sectoral sanctions, export controls and dual‑use goods.
• Provide recommendations on client acceptance, rejection or escalation and advise other compliance officers on sanction‑related matters.
• Monitor sanction news, draft and maintain sanctions policies, and participate in screening system optimisation.
• Contribute to risk‑tolerance monitoring, support ad‑hoc reporting, audits and regulatory reviews.

Required profile

• Expert knowledge of financial sanctions and Swiss banking and financial laws.
• Analytical, methodological approach with strong writing and communication skills in French and English.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage high workloads and work in a multicultural, dynamic environment.
• Bachelor or Master degree in Law or Economics and 3‑5+ years of experience in the financial industry.

Required skills

• PowerPoint