Why Ardian?

Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $141bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,300 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. We also provide a specialist service for private clients through Ardian Private Wealth Solutions. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1010+ employees, spread across 15 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia, are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility. At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last. 

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The role

Job Purpose:

The Compliance Team is looking for a Compliance Officer in Zurich to assist with the implementation local regulations and work within the Global Compliance Team of more than 20 employees based around the world.

The successful candidate will be expected to be able to handle topics and be part of a team solution. The candidate will be exposed to a range of both local and global regulations and is expected to have an ambition for understanding and interpreting complex topics.

The candidate will have a unique opportunity to learn about the essential business functions of a regulated investment manager (Ardian Investment Switzerland) and how it operates within the Ardian Group. They will be responsible for implementing the control system and creating the relevant policies and procedures as they relate to the regulated activity of the office. 

Job Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring the regulatory developments in Switzerland.
• They will responsible for creating policies, procedures in order to meet regulatory requirements, such as FinSA, FIDLEG, and AMLO-FINMA. They should have knowledge of the general European regulations such as MiFID and AIFMD.
• Responsible for implementing and contributing to the development and effectiveness of the control programme and overseeing its execution.
• Prepare and assist with the creation of Compliance Reports that will be provided to senior staff on a periodic basis. They will be expected to present these reports at Board meetings.
• Attend and analyse the documentation related to the investment committees relating to the Swiss activity.
• Creating dedicated Swiss E-learnings on various regulatory topics and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Maintaining relevant Compliance logs for Switzerland (gifts, trading accounts, outside business activities).
• Prepare and submit regulatory filings for submissions to FINMA.
• Work as part of the Global Compliance Team, ensuring that global policies and procedures are met and followed accordingly.
• Working with various teams, promoting the development of a Compliance culture within ARDIAN to proactively raise awareness of regulatory topics and developments and their applicability to AIS and the Group.
• The Swiss Compliance Officer will report to the Compliance Managing Director based in France.

Required skills

• Strong attention to detail, analytical and independent thinker and problem solver
• Proactive and organized with an ability to work concurrently on multiple work streams
• Good technical skills and a broad range of compliance capabilities across a range of areas
• The successful candidate must have the capability and knowledge to influence and advise senior management within Ardian Switzerland and the Group
• Must be a team player, able to communicate well within the team and with other teams
• Ability to challenge independently and constructively to achieve our goals
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at all levels of the organization
• Capability to work autonomously and tackle issues and ability to know when to escalate accordingly

Profile

• Strong educational background with a university degree
• Preferably 5+ years post qualification experience in the compliance and regulatory field with financial services and particularly in international asset management
• Experience at a Swiss Asset Manager is preferred but not essential
• Experience working with a Regulatory agency is preferred but not essential

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. As a forward thinking organization, we recognize that having people from different backgrounds brings innovation and excellence. Therefore, a diverse and inclusive environment is key to our business success.

Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry, marital status as a victim of domestic violence, pregnancy or child birth (including breastfeeding) or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and not to discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of your employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement and promotion.