Senior Regulatory Change Manager

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About Our Client

Our client is a well-established Swiss banking institution seeking an experienced Senior Regulatory Change Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of strategic regulatory, governance, and transformation initiatives.

Job Description

Regulatory Change & Programme Leadership

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of regulatory, governance, and business transformation initiatives across the Bank.
• Maintain a consolidated view of ongoing and upcoming projects, ensuring clear prioritisation of resources, timelines, and budgets.
• Drive the successful delivery of regulatory programmes, ensuring solutions are sustainable, practical, and aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define priorities, manage interdependencies, and mitigate implementation risks.

Governance & Oversight

• Establish and maintain robust project governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Ensure consistent project tracking through clear KPIs, milestones, risk indicators, and governance metrics.
• Challenge and support project teams to ensure quality execution and successful delivery.
• Monitor project health and proactively identify emerging risks, proposing corrective actions where required.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to the COO, Executive Committee, and senior management.
• Coordinate with Compliance, Legal, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Business teams to ensure alignment across initiatives.
• Facilitate steering committees, working groups, and decision-making forums.
• Prepare executive-level reporting, providing clear visibility on progress, risks, budgets, and recommended actions.

Change Management

• Promote best practices in project and change management across the organization.
• Foster a collaborative and solutions-oriented culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Support the implementation of strategic regulatory changes impacting operational processes, controls, governance, and technology.

The Successful Applicant

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience within banking, financial services, or a regulated financial institution.
• Proven track record delivering complex regulatory, compliance, remediation, or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of banking regulations, governance frameworks, and regulatory change management.
• Experience interacting with senior management, executive committees, and key stakeholders.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent project and programme management capabilities.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
• Highly organized, pragmatic, and results-oriented.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, Economics, or a related field.
• Relevant project management certifications (PMP, Prince2, Agile, or equivalent) are advantageous.
• Background in Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Risk, COO Office, Transformation, or Project Management is highly desirable.

Languages

• Fluent English and French are required.
• Additional languages are considered an asset.

What's on Offer

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience delivering regulatory and remediation programmes within the banking sector and will combine strategic oversight with hands-on execution. This role requires a pragmatic professional capable of influencing stakeholders across the organization and driving successful outcomes in a complex regulatory environment.

Quote job ref

JN-072026-7058880

Job Function

Banking & Financial Services

Specialisation

Business Analysis / Change / PMO

Industry

Financial Services

Location

Geneva

Contract Type

Permanent

Job Reference

JN-072026-7058880