As we continue to expand our pan‑European platform operations, we are strengthening our presence in Portugal. We are looking for a Compliance Officer– Policy System & Employee Compliance to join our growing Legal & Compliance hub in Portugal. In this role, you will take ownership for the internal policy framework of the division, ensuring policies are clear, well structured, up‑to‑date, consistent, and effectively communicated and implemented across regions. You will work closely with senior Compliance Management, Group Compliance, and other internal stakeholders across the global organization. This role combines governance, coordination, communication and employee compliance operations, paired with the usage and implementation of technology and contributing to the modernisation and digitalisation of compliance processes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organizational skills, an analytical mindset, and a passion for building modern, technology‑enabled compliance frameworks with exposure to innovation and cross-border collaboration. Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.

Responsibilities

In summary, this role covers three main areas of responsibility:

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Compliance Officer - Policy System & Employee Compliance

Lisbon

Full time

As we continue to expand our pan‑European platform operations, we are strengthening our presence in Portugal.

We are looking for a Compliance Officer– Policy System & Employee Compliance to join our growing Legal & Compliance hub in Portugal. In this role, you will take ownership for the internal policy framework of the division, ensuring policies are clear, well structured, up‑to‑date, consistent, and effectively communicated and implemented across regions.

You will work closely with senior Compliance Management, Group Compliance, and other internal stakeholders across the global organization. This role combines governance, coordination, communication and employee compliance operations, paired with the usage and implementation of technology and contributing to the modernisation and digitalisation of compliance processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organizational skills, an analytical mindset, and a passion for building modern, technology‑enabled compliance frameworks with exposure to innovation and cross-border collaboration.

Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.

Responsibilities

In summary, this role covers three main areas of responsibility:

  • Policy Management & Governance: Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of internal policies and guidelines, from drafting and review through approval, publication, and ongoing updates. The role ensures that policies remain current, consistent, compliant, and audit-ready, including preparing submissions for the Risk & Compliance Committee.
  • Communication & Process Improvement: Ensuring that policy changes are clearly communicated to global and local teams through internal updates and newsletters. The role also supports improvements to the policy framework, including the use of AI and automation for areas such as tagging, version control, document comparison, and drafting.
  • Employee Compliance: Supporting day-to-day employee compliance activities, including Gifts & Entertainment, Outside Business Activities (OBA), Personal Account Trading, and Conflicts of Interest. This includes responding to employee queries across different jurisdictions, monitoring and following up on cases, supporting reporting, and escalating issues where necessary.

Experience

  • First experience (at least 1 year) in compliance, governance, risk, quality management,
  • Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple parallel processes.
  • Strong communication and writing skills in English.
  • High attention to detail and structured working style.
  • Ability to work independently in an international environment.

Only direct applications will be considered for this vacancy and we do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies.

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Working conditions

Working conditions Our employees are our most valuable asset. At Swiss Life Asset Managers, we place particular emphasis on compensating them fairly and in line with the market. Full-time employees are entitled to 25 days leave per year following the year of hire.

Grow with us

Grow with us For us, all employees are talents whom we want to promote in the best possible way. With this aim in mind, we have founded our own AM Academy, through which we provide our employees with a broad range of training opportunities. We also support them with external training and development.

Flexibility

Flexibility We address the individual needs of our employees and aim to create optimal framework conditions. Employees of Swiss Life Asset Managers can work with their manager to determine the right working model for them (e.g. flexible working hours, hybrid working model.)

Pension and social benefits

Pension and social benefits We offer a defined contribution pension plan for our employees with the option of additional voluntary contributions on the employee side. In addition, we also offer a supplementary health insurance for all employees.

Additional Benefits

Additional Benefits At Swiss Life Asset Managers, you benefit from a daily meal allowance and an employer-funded Coverflex budget that you can flexibly use based on your needs.

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