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Location:New York, NY, US

Are you passionate about safeguarding financial integrity while enabling business growth? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your expertise in financial crime prevention, fraud detection, and investment compliance makes a real difference? Join our global team and help shape the future of compliance in asset management!

About the Role

As a Compliance Officer in our Asset Management & Capital Markets Compliance team, you'll be at the intersection of financial expertise and risk management, helping stakeholders navigate complex compliance landscapes while supporting business objectives. You'll develop specialized knowledge in how Asset Management operates globally while building valuable relationships across our international network.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key stakeholders globally, becoming their trusted compliance partner
• Provide expert guidance on compliance matters to internal partners, helping them achieve business goals while managing risks, with a focus on securities trading (incl. managing, strategy & allocation) and Corporate Development (incl. M&A activities)
• Design and deliver training on compliance requirements, processes and controls
• Advising on compliance risks and addressing queries related to Asset Management transactions
• Perform regulatory reviews across different Compliance Risks
• Advise on AML/ITC alerts and support Know-Your-Customer due diligence processes with thorough analysis
• Participate in risk initiatives through dedicated risk squads focused on AM&CM compliance
• Contribute to knowledge sharing through the AM&CM demystification initiative, helping document and explain complex business areas
• Conduct risk assessments to evaluate inherent and residual risk exposure across the organization
• Lead stakeholder discussions to address compliance challenges and implement effective solutions
• Foster a compliance culture that balances risk management with business enablement

About the Team

You'll join the Asset Management Compliance team within the wider Asset Management & Capital Markets Compliance function. Reporting to the Head Compliance AM&CM, you'll collaborate with colleagues across Zurich, New York, London, Bratislava and Luxembourg. Our team provides advisory and enabling support across compliance risks for AM&CM and for Swiss Re areas engaged in financial markets activities. We work closely with stakeholders to support their objectives while applying a commercial mindset and ensuring effective compliance risk management. The role offers valuable exposure to the products, markets and strategies relevant to our stakeholder groups.

About You

You're a detail-oriented professional with a collaborative mindset who thrives in dynamic environments. Your analytical approach helps you navigate complex topics while developing practical solutions. You demonstrate impeccable integrity and judgment when handling sensitive information, and you're able to balance independent work with effective team collaboration. Your adaptability allows you to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality output.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional work experience in the financial industry
• Solid understanding of compliance risks (investment compliance, fraud, money laundering, international trade controls) with enthusiasm to deepen your expertise
• Strong communication skills with fluent English (additional languages are advantageous)
• Excellent analytical abilities and skill in interpreting complex information
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

These are additional nice to haves:

• University degree (for example, in Law, Financial/Business Services, Asset Management, or other fields)
• Experience supporting compliance programs focused on investment compliance, fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, or international trade controls

Our company operates under a hybrid work model, with the expectation that employees work from the office three days per week. Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship/visa transfers/visa extension or relocation support.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $128,000 to $192,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.

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