Legal Counsel – Banking Legal Western Switzerland (80–100%)

Job description

Do you want to advise on complex legal matters at the heart of one of Switzerland’s leading financial institutions? Do you enjoy working across a broad range of legal topics, managing sensitive cases, and partnering closely with business and control function? If you are looking for a role that combines legal advisory work, litigation management, strategic initiatives and digital transformation, we would like to hear from you.

Your Role

As part of our team, you will provide pragmatic and business-oriented legal advice to a wide range of stakeholders across UBS in Switzerland. You will advise on banking products, services, strategic projects and complex legal matters while helping to identify and manage legal risks across the organization

What you bring

• An open mindset and genuine curiosity for legal innovation, digital transformation and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence
• A strong sense of ownership, with the ability to independently manage complex legal matters and coordinate multiple stakeholders
• Excellent analytical skills and sound judgment to identify, assess and mitigate legal and regulatory risks
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills, combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working closely with business partners, control functions, external counsel and colleagues across Switzerland
• Resilience and adaptability in a dynamic environment, with the ability to deliver practical guidance on challenging and sensitive matters