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

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. The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations. Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Why join Julius Baer? At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients. Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners. Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees. We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes. For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form. For recruiting agents, please see the additional information here.