Head of Risk & Compliance (CRO)

Location: Zurich (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Zurich office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

At Equatex, which is part of the Computershare Group, we’re global citizens, collaborators, experts, and innovators. Our culture is based on an ethos of partnership, and with us you’ll be challenged to work hard, but also be supported to reach your full potential.

You’ll find a workplace where trust and mutual understanding are highly valued, and you’ll see that we’re committed to doing what is best for employees, clients, business partners, shareholders, and our community.

So why Equatex? Equatex works with the world’s leading companies to provide cutting edge technologies, service and expertise to simplify their international employee compensation plans. With the latest technologies and market leading financial reporting capabilities, we enable companies to deliver engaging compensation schemes across borders, languages, and currencies.

Equatex is a securities firm regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, being part of the Computershare Group. 

A role you will love 

This role offers great exposure and interactions with various functions within the business, allowing you to continuously learn and grow within your role. You will be on hand to help support and guide both internal and external stakeholders on all Risk & Compliance matters.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and continuously improve the firm’s well-established risk and compliance framework
• Promote a strong risk culture and effective risk management across the organisation to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks
• Provide independent oversight and robust challenge of first-line risk and control activities
• Support and guide of employees in administrative tasks, such as the use of the organisation’s ACE risk management tool
• Prepare and coordinate regular and ad-hoc risk and compliance reports
• Ensure ongoing compliance with risk and compliance requirements applicable to a FINMA-regulated securities firm
• Maintain and update risk policies, guidelines, and assessments, as well as prepare and report on Key Risk Indicators
• Lead and coordinate the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors, as well as the risk meetings of the Executive Board
• Own and manage the Client Assurance function (including responding to client and prospective client due diligence requests, coordinating assurance questionnaires and audits, and supporting the firm's client onboarding and retention efforts)
• Act as a trusted advisor to the business on all risk and compliance matters
• Monitor regulatory developments and support the implementation of new regulatory and internal policy requirements

The team is highly collaborative, with colleagues working closely together and supporting one another. This role offers broad exposure across risk, compliance and client assurance, providing excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience. You will also work closely with senior management and benefit from ongoing training and professional development.

What will you bring to the role

We are seeking a professional with extensive experience in risk and compliance, a strong background in financial services, and the ability to lead risk and compliance frameworks within a regulated environment. The successful candidate will have substantial experience advising senior leaders, engaging with Boards and regulators, and fostering a strong culture of risk awareness and compliance across an organisation.

You are a strategic thinker with excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of balancing regulatory requirements with commercial objectives. 

Experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, governance, business continuity, and operational resilience is essential, together with excellent communication, analytical, and leadership skills.

You are expected to be fluent in English and have some German language knowledge.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle 

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family 

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.  

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future 

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit Careers hub 

We’re experts in managing compensation plans for global businesses. We partner with some of the world’s leading companies, delivering employee incentive schemes across borders, languages, and currencies. 

Equatex is part of the Computershare group, a world leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of the world of opportunities we have available. With infinite possibilities, we could take you anywhere.