Compliance Officer, Controls & Advisory

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Join our Global Compliance team in Zurich, supporting both compliance advisory and the monitoring and testing of controls across a global trading business. This role offers broad exposure across asset classes and provides the opportunity to work closely with investment, trading, and business teams while contributing to the ongoing development of our compliance framework.

Your future role at QRT:

• Support the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), including monitoring and testing of controls, sampling, and validation of control effectiveness
• Conduct targeted and thematic reviews, identifying gaps and supporting remediation of control weaknesses
• Partner with investment and trading teams to provide day-to-day compliance advisory across trading activity and market conduct
• Provide clear, practical guidance on regulatory requirements and support the implementation of regulatory change
• Contribute to compliance risk assessments, ongoing risk monitoring, and the enhancement of policies, procedures, and control frameworks
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk, Operations, and Technology to embed strong compliance practices across the business
• Support regulatory enquiries, audits, and governance reporting, ensuring clear documentation of findings and recommendations 

Your current skillset:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Law, Finance, Economics or similar); professional compliance qualifications (e.g. ICA, CISI or equivalent) are advantageous
• 6+ years’ compliance experience within a hedge fund, asset manager, or investment bank
• Demonstrable experience in monitoring and testing controls within a Compliance Monitoring Programme
• Experience providing compliance advisory support to business or trading teams
• Good understanding of investment and trading-related regulations (e.g. MiFID or equivalent frameworks such as FinSA/FINMA requirements)
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess control effectiveness and interpret regulation in a practical way
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Detail-oriented, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.