A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.
With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.
“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.
With more than 200 professionals, our Investment Solutions department is in charge of providing sophisticated and personalised investment strategies to our private clients. For our Investment Communications and Marketing team, we are looking for a French-language investment editor, based in Geneva.
French-language investment editor (part-time 50-60%)
Your Role :
1. Edit and proofread investment publications in French, translated from English, to provide unambiguous and clear content to lay audiences, covering macroeconomic and asset class topics (equities, bonds, hedge funds, private assets).
2. Write high-quality investment content in French across a range of topics to support the Bank’s investment communications.
3. Edit and proofread investment marketing material, including brochures and video/audio supports.
4. Ensure accuracy of third-party translations and perform English to French translations on request.
5. Apply highest standards of editing/writing while respecting authors’ messages and style.
6. Provide timely responses to editing/translation requests.
7. Work with Group Marketing and Communications to optimise online and socials content in French.
Your Profile :
8. Degree in Journalism/French or a related field.
9. 5-10 years of equivalent working experience
10. Native French speaker, fluent in English
11. Superior English-French editing, writing and translation skills
12. Good understanding of financial markets and investment instruments
13. Committed to high-quality work. Precise and disciplined execution, attention to detail
14. Flexibility, ability to deliver on short deadlines
15. Team player, positive attitude, good organisational skills
16. Excellent communication skills, effective implementation of feedback
Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.
As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.
It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.