Local Swiss Director — Board Mandate

About the role
Saleve Fintech company is preparing to carry out financial intermediary activity under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA/GwG/LBA) and is in the process of affiliating to a recognised Self-Regulatory Organisation. As a result, the company would like to hire a Local Director who is resident in Switzerland.
Responsibilities
The mandate covers the non-transferable and inalienable duties of the board under art. 716a CO, and no more:
• Ultimate direction of the company and issuing the necessary instructions.
• Determining the organisation of the company and approving the organisational regulations.
• Structuring the accounting system, financial controls and financial planning.
• Appointing and removing the persons entrusted with management and representation.
• Ultimate supervision of the persons entrusted with management, in particular with regard to compliance with the law, the articles of association, regulations and instructions.
• Preparing the annual report and the general meeting, and implementing its resolutions.
• Approving and periodically reviewing the internal AML directive and risk policy; receiving and reviewing the periodic reporting of the AML Compliance Officer (MLRO) and the annual AML audit report.
• Acting as the Swiss-domiciled representative with individual or joint signature authority as registered in the Commercial Register, and being available for correspondence from the SRO, the bank, the tax authorities and the auditor.
What this role is not
We are explicit about this to avoid mismatched expectations:
• No operational management, no client acquisition, no sales or revenue targets.
• No responsibility for the day-to-day AML function — that sits with the MLRO.
• No nominee or fiduciary arrangement in which the mandate is purely formal. You will read what you sign, you may refuse to sign, and you are expected to.
• Not a full-time or fractional-executive position, and not a route into one.
Requirements
• Swiss residence (Swiss national, C or B permit holder) with an actual, verifiable domicile in Switzerland.
• Fit and proper: clean criminal record extract, clean debt enforcement (poursuites/Betreibung) extract, no disqualification from acting as a director, no adverse regulatory history.
• Working understanding of Swiss corporate law and of directors' liability (art. 754 CO).
• Basic familiarity with the AML framework applicable to SRO-affiliated financial intermediaries — enough to read an AML report critically and ask the right questions.
• Fluent English (required) — working language of the company and of the board file.
• Available on short notice for signatures, bank formalities and notarial appointments; reachable during Swiss business hours.
• Personal independence and the judgement to say no. This is the most important requirement on the list.
Nice to have
• Prior board experience at a Swiss financial intermediary, fiduciary company or fintech.
• Background in law, audit, banking, trust or compliance.
• Existing familiarity with the relevant SRO and its reporting cycle.
• German or French, for correspondence with the SRO, the bank and the Commercial Register in their working language.
• Russian, for direct communication with the beneficial owner and the operating team.
• Capacity to take on a small number of comparable mandates.
What we offer
• Annual director's fee of CHF 10'000 gross, paid quarterly against the mandate agreement, plus hourly rate as negotiated for extra efforts.
• D&O liability insurance taken out and paid for by the company, with cover confirmed before you accept the mandate.
• A written mandate agreement setting out the scope, the information you are entitled to receive, and your right to resign.
• Administrative support: board minutes, Commercial Register filings, convocations and the annual report are prepared for you.
• A stable, low-intensity engagement with a clearly defined boundary around the workload.
Selection process
• Introductory call (30 minutes) to confirm scope and mutual fit.
• Interview with the beneficial owner and the incoming MLRO.
• Documentation: passport/ID, proof of domicile, criminal record extract, debt enforcement extract, CV and references.
• Fit-and-proper review; the SRO may run its own assessment of the board composition.
• Signature of the mandate agreement.
How to apply
Use Easy Apply feature of LinkedIn or [email protected]

Skills
Accounting, Corporate Law, Documentation

Experience
10+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes