Transaction Monitoring Compliance Officer

About the role

Mirabaud, a family-owned bank with over 700 employees in 8 countries, is hiring a Transaction Monitoring Compliance Officer in its Geneva Wealth Management business line. The role sits in the second line of defense, reviewing AML alerts, investigating suspicious activity and escalating cases to the AML Investigations team.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse AML transaction monitoring alerts, focusing on higher-risk and unusual transactions, and assess them against the client's KYC profile, source of wealth/funds and purpose of the relationship
• Investigate complex financial flows across multiple accounts, entities, jurisdictions and counterparties, and perform second-line review of clarifications and supporting documents
• Escalate suspicious cases and material, sensitive or urgent AML matters to the AML Investigations team and management, and write clear, risk-based assessments
• Handle alerts within regulatory and internal deadlines, applying the bank's AML/CFT policies and risk appetite
• Keep up with the Swiss AML framework (AMLA, AMLO, OBA-FINMA) and contribute to improving monitoring processes and controls
• Work with Relationship Managers, Investigations, Legal, Tax and Operations, and give practical AML guidance to the front office
• Take part in testing, remediation, audits and regulatory reviews, and support the implementation of monitoring tools and scenarios

Required profile

• University degree in Swiss Law, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• About 3-10 years of relevant experience, preferably in Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, AML or Transaction Monitoring
• Swiss bank experience, especially in Private Banking or Wealth Management, strongly preferred
• Good understanding of the Swiss AML/CFT framework and professional qualifications such as a CAS in Compliance are an advantage
• Fluent French and English, written and spoken; additional languages are an asset

Required skills

• Strong analytical and investigative mindset, able to reconstruct complex financial flows
• Attention to detail, sound judgement and strong written communication
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet strict deadlines, working independently
• Comfortable with transaction monitoring systems, banking applications and new IT tools

What we offer

• Family-friendly and dynamic environment with flexible working arrangements
• Employee and family benefits, and cultural and sporting activities