Zürich
Switzerland’s largest booking centre with strong onshore UHNW and cross-border DACH/EU flows.
Platform differentiationWealth + IB connectivityCost discipline
Active marketCurrency: CHF
Hiring pulse
- Selective growth for UHNW pods; emphasis on documented portability.
- Strength in credit solutions, advisory mandates, and PE/Alternatives.
- Risk/compliance senior hires due to regulatory uplift.
Compensation (currency: CHF)
Associate / VP
- Base
- 130k–190k
- Bonus
- 20–40%
Director
- Base
- 210k–300k
- Bonus
- 30–100%
Managing Director / Desk Head
- Base
- 320k–520k
- Bonus
- Performance-driven
Banking Ecosystem (Zürich)
Global
- UBS
- JPM
- Citi
Swiss champions
- Julius Baer
- Pictet
- Lombard Odier
- Vontobel
- EFG
- J. Safra Sarasin
- UBP
- CBH
- Bordier
Boutiques & FOs
- Private banks & multi-FOs
Trends: Platform differentiation • Wealth + IB connectivity • Cost discipline