Legal Cross-Border - Legal Counsel 100% (f/m/d)

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. The Legal Wealth Management team plays a central role in enabling the development, structuring, and successful distribution of Julius Baer’s investment solutions. Partnering with business units, compliance, and risk, we ensure that our innovative wealth solutions meet the highest legal and regulatory standards — locally and internationally. Our focus is on providing legal advice to the Bank’s various business units (incl. intermediaries segment) and Relationship Managers in cross-border market access, product development&distribution ensuring that growth remains fully aligned with legal and regulatory requirements. YOUR CHALLENGE Advise on cross-border regulatory requirements affecting market access, including licensing, passporting, and local product registration regimes Support the Risk Type Owner Cross-Border through legal analysis and contribution to risk assessments, controls, and governance frameworks Develop and maintain group-level policies and country guidelines and product offering guidelines for cross-border distribution Coordinate with external legal counsel across jurisdictions to assess admissibility and compliance of activities abroad Monitor relevant legal and regulatory changes and translate them into actionable steps for the business Participate in strategic projects and internal committees requiring deep legal/regulatory expertise in private banking contexts Deliver clear, practical guidance and training materials tailored to diverse stakeholder needs YOUR PROFILE Master’s degree in Law; admission to the bar in Switzerland or an EU country is an asset 4–6 years of professional experience in financial services law, ideally gained in a top-tier law firm or bank Solid understanding of banking and financial services regulations (e.g. MiFID II, FinSA/FinIA) Demonstrated interest and capability in addressing multi-jurisdictional legal challenges Structured, solution-oriented, and able to bridge legal analysis with business realities Exceptional communication skills in English (written and spoken); German is an asset Proactive, collaborative, and capable of driving outcomes in matrixed environments We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. Further interesting job opportunities can be found on our Career site . Is this not quite what you are looking for? Set up a job alert by creating a candidate account here .