Anti-Money Laundering Experts in Switzerland
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Tomas H.
Last position:
Senior Advisor at Private Equity company (Business Integration)
Engaged to build governance, risk and process-improvement capabilities from scratch across approximately 30 fast-growing, decentralised lines of business in Germany, driving quality and productivity gains across business and functional teams.
- Applied Six Sigma root-cause analysis methodology (5-Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa) to lead investigations and process-improvement initiatives across the organisation’s finance, risk, IT and procurement functions, driving corrective actions and process redesign through to verified, sustained closure.
- Delivered structured training programmes to approximately 1,200 employees, for Compliance topics, incl. Six Sigma analysis and process-improvement methodology, building a continuous-improvement mindset and self-assessment capability across business and functional leaders.
- Analysed and optimized finance, risk and procurement processes across approximately 30 decentralised lines of business, developing and implementing continuous-improvement strategies and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Controlling, IT, Procurement) to achieve measurable quality and productivity gains.
Vincent V.
Last position:
IT Business Partner & Enterprise Architect at Sulzer
- Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
- Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
- Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
- Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
- Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
- Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
- Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
- Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
- Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
- Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.
Banashankari N.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager, Data and Integration Platform at MCH Group, Group IT
Led implementation of an Azure cloud-based, event-driven enterprise integration platform connecting Salesforce, Momentus(event) and ERP applications. Reduced overall costs by 60%, lowered operational errors to under 1%, and delivered on time.
- Led the full project lifecycle from initiation to delivery using agile and hybrid methods - platform vision, feasibility, technical blueprint, architecture, implementation, integration, testing, rollout and business adoption.
- Built the engineering team from the ground up, leading teams across Switzerland, Bulgaria and India using Scrum and Kanban; established Jira, Confluence, Asana and SharePoint for delivery and reporting.
- Established and managed frequent steering meetings, reporting that gave stakeholders transparency and drove key decision-making.
Pedro L.
Last position:
Fraud & Financial Crime Specialist at JP Morgan Chase
- Conducted CDD and risk-based AML/KYC assessments on high-risk customers, independently determining risk classification.
- Performed enhanced due diligence (EDD), verifying source of wealth/funds against expected client profile and activity.
- Conducted sanctions and adverse media screening; identified and escalated red flags for senior review.
- Investigated AML/financial crime alerts via transaction monitoring, deciding closure, further review, or escalation.
- Prepared escalation memos and audit-ready case documentation for high-risk and onboarding decisions.
- Liaised with front-office, Compliance and Risk teams on AML/KYC matters; contributed to policy and procedure updates.
Robert K.
Last position:
Interim AML/KYC Consultant at UBS/Deloitte AG
Credit Suisse integration, Business Risk Management (BRM) AML/KYC framework gap analysis UBS/Credit Suisse | Interim AML/KYC framework adjustments | Target AML/KYC framework design | Concept reviews | Manual onboarding process controls assessments | Evaluation of risk assessments (wave migration) | Risk assessments (RtB) | Communication with stakeholders
CONTEXT: Subcontractor as Interim AML/KYC Consultant for Deloitte AG as part of the BRM-NFR integration program for the Swiss booking centre (BCCH)
11/2025 – 03/2026 Support for BRM Advisory, FCP Competence Centre 04/2025 – 03/2026 BRM Integration Task Force Risks & Issues Wave Migration (in collaboration with IO Risk Team, Compliance and Legal) 08/2024 – 03/2025 BRM Integration Risk Oversight AML/KYC Manual Onboardings 11/2023 – 07/2024 Deputy AML/KYC Project Manager
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Klaus S.
Last position:
Senior Financial Consultant and Project Manager at Start Up
- Establishment of a licensing model
- Preparation of investor documents (business plan, cash flow forecast, ROI, etc.)
- Marketing simulation of market development, market potential assessment, etc.
- Definition and implementation of KPIs to measure market entry
- Setting up project planning, project controlling, and business processes
Arne H.
Last position:
Director at Deloitte Consulting AG
- Overall management of the international program to implement the KYX solution for the regulatory traceability of global financial and goods flows
- Steering the end-to-end integration of finance, logistics and compliance systems in a global network
- Responsible for planning, budgeting, quality assurance and reporting to the global program committee
- Leading interdisciplinary project teams and coordinating multinational stakeholders
- Designing and negotiating strategic partnerships with technology and vendor partners
- Ensuring smooth execution of all project phases from development to rollout in cross-regional markets
- Building a global KYX ecosystem with high regulatory impact
- Managing an international program with direct relevance for Deloitte Global
- Establishing standardized interfaces between finance and logistics systems
Christian J.
Last position:
Strategic Lead Financial Services & Next-Gen Finance (Voluntary Leadership Role) at Swiss FinTech Association (SFTA)
- Supporting the association through an ongoing strategic restructuring process, modernizing operational structures and improving governance.
- Founded specialist workgroups for Financial Services and Next-Gen Finance, establishing collaboration frameworks, setting priorities, and driving initiatives across the Swiss financial ecosystem.
- Strengthened SFTA’s visibility and impact by organizing high-profile industry events, expert panels, and roundtables with banks, WealthTechs, investors, and regulators.
- Initiated and secured strategic partnerships with ecosystem players to broaden the association’s reach and promote wider FinTech and WealthTech collaboration.
- Contributed to the development of thought-leadership topics and national-level initiatives aimed at enhancing Switzerland’s position as a global FinTech and WealthTech hub.
Mehmet Ăś.
Last position:
Director and Senior Project Manager at Peak Suisse
- Managing and steering consulting and implementation projects in the financial services sector
- Responsible for project scope, budget, and resources
- Coordinating with clients and stakeholders in Zug and Zurich
Patrick B.
Last position:
AML Officer at Creative Cloud AG
- Qualified as an AML officer in the Swiss jurisdiction
- Implemented AML policies and procedures
- Conducted due diligence reviews of clients and monitored transactions to identify suspicious activity
- Organized staff training on AML regulations and practices
- Worked with regulators and audit firms to ensure compliance (AML audits)
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Statistics of experts using Anti-Money Laundering
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.2 years
Positions per freelancer
9
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Finance
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Professional Services, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Legal, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
82%
Master's degree or higher
73%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Switzerland are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Switzerland using Anti-Money Laundering
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Anti-Money Laundering experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Banking and Finance (91%)
- Professional Services (55%)
- Insurance (45%)
- Information Technology (45%)
- Energy (36%)
- Transportation (27%)
- Manufacturing (27%)
- Advertising (18%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
Anti-Money Laundering, commonly called AML, helps organisations detect, prevent and report the movement of illicit funds. It combines policies, customer checks, transaction analysis and case management. The discipline supports financial institutions, payment providers, insurers, crypto businesses and other companies exposed to financial crime risk.
Core controls
An AML programme usually connects risk assessment with operational controls. Professionals help define customer risk profiles, verify beneficial ownership and create rules for unusual activity. They also support suspicious activity reporting, audit trails, record keeping and governance across the compliance function.
Systems and tooling
AML work sits across customer data, identity verification and financial crime technology. Relevant ecosystems include transaction monitoring suites, sanctions and politically exposed person screening, case management, KYC platforms, data warehouses and analytics tools. Strong specialists can translate regulatory policy into workable configurations, workflows and reporting.
- Customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence
- Transaction monitoring scenarios and alert tuning
- Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening
- Investigation workflows and regulatory reporting
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance AML expertise during a new product launch, a compliance remediation programme or a monitoring system implementation. Specialists can review fragmented controls, reduce avoidable alert noise and prepare teams for internal or external review. In Switzerland, they may also need to work closely with local compliance, risk and legal stakeholders while collaborating remotely with international teams.
What strong professionals deliver
Effective AML professionals combine regulatory understanding with practical system and data skills. They know how to document decisions, test detection logic, investigate alerts and explain findings to senior stakeholders. They ask how money moves through the business before recommending controls, rather than applying generic rules.
- Clear risk-based control design
- Defensible investigation records
- Tested rules, data mappings and workflows
- Useful reporting for compliance leadership
Choosing the right specialist
Assess whether the professional has worked with your customer types, payment flows and risk exposure. Review examples of monitoring design, screening operations, model validation or remediation work, and ask how outcomes were measured without compromising control quality. For remote collaboration, confirm communication standards, access requirements and the languages needed for documentation and stakeholder work.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Anti-Money Laundering.
Anti-Money Laundering is used to identify, investigate and report activity that may involve illicit funds or financial crime. It covers customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, case management and suspicious activity reporting.
AML is the broader control framework for preventing and detecting money laundering. KYC focuses mainly on knowing and verifying customers, while financial crime compliance can also include fraud, bribery, corruption and other risks.
A strong Anti-Money Laundering freelancer often combines compliance knowledge with data analysis, SQL, identity verification, sanctions screening and case management. Experience with process design, reporting and stakeholder communication is also valuable.
The right AML experience depends on the assignment. A policy review may need a compliance specialist with strong documentation skills, while monitoring implementation or remediation calls for expertise in data mapping, rule design, investigations and control testing.
Anti-Money Laundering work can often be delivered remotely when secure access, clear data-handling rules and regular stakeholder sessions are in place. Swiss companies should also confirm whether local regulatory context, German, French, Italian or English communication is required.
On-site work with an AML professional can help when teams need workshops on customer risk, operating procedures or investigation quality. It is also useful during sensitive remediation, control handovers or discussions involving restricted data and several internal functions.
Look for an Anti-Money Laundering professional who can explain risk decisions, data dependencies and control limitations clearly. Ask for evidence of tested workflows, well-documented investigations, sensible alert handling and reporting that supports action rather than just producing volume.
An AML freelancer may deliver a risk assessment, customer due diligence framework, monitoring scenarios, sanctions-screening configuration, investigation procedures or remediation plan. They can also produce control documentation, training material, management reporting and recommendations for improving data quality.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects is 149 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,190 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects, 82% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 73% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects are English (100%), German (91%), and French (91%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (91%), Professional Services (55%), and Insurance (45%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Anti-Money Laundering in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Project Management (91%), and Finance (73%).
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