Job Description
Summary
In our Vaduz office, you will be the primary contact for the Financial Market Authority (FMA) and ensure compliance with local laws and regulations. The role entails maintenance of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Business Continuity Management Framework as well as our internal Risk Champion community. Key responsibilities include management of our inventory of Risks, Controls and their assessments and effectiveness, for which you leverage on the Risk Champions. You manage our Operational Risk events database. Furthermore you ensure timely regulatory reporting to local authorities, and maintaining a thorough understanding of the regulatory landscape.
You will have the following responsibilities
Maintain and enhance our Enterprise Risk Management Framework including the Risk Appetite Framework
Manage the inventory of Risks and Leverage on the community of Risk champions in the 1st LoD for operational risk management activities (e.g. risk and control self-assessment)
Manage and further educate our internal community of Risk Champions
Establish a Risk Culture across the whole company
Develop and roll out a Control testing methodology and plan
Carry out independent assessments of Risks and the effectiveness of Controls
Manage Operational Risk events, ensuring that issues are identified and addressed, while providing transparency to the senior management (“Incident & Issue Management”)
Support the Business Continuity and Crisis Management of the company
Maintain and update Risk policies and instructions
Develop, improve and document Risk processes that fall in your area of responsibility
What you bring along
Degree in Economics, Risk, Finance, or related field
At least three years of experience in an operational Risk Control role within the financial industry in Switzerland or Liechtenstein
Proactive, self-motivated, and well-organized personality, entrepreneurial can-do attitude, and highest level of integrity
Knowledge of regulations as MiCAR, DORA are an advantage
Ability of dealing with multiple challenging assignments in parallel with highest attention to details
Strong organizational skills and the ability to meet deadline
Fluent in English and German; other languages are a plus
Skills
- Communications Skills
- Operations
- Risk Analysis
- Team Collaboration

