Financial Innovation Analyst within the ‘Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures and Governance’ department (m/f)

Mission

Within the CSSF, the “Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures and Governance” department is responsible for (i) supervision tasks related to market infrastructures, payment services and crypto-assets, and (ii) cross-cutting tasks related to innovation, governance and remuneration in the financial sector.

As a member of the Financial Innovation (Innovation Hub) Division, your tasks will include:

Role & responsibilities

• Monitoring and analysing developments in financial innovation, digital finance and new technologies, including regulatory developments; centralizing and documenting these developments;
• Drafting notes, analyses, reports, and other internal or external communications related to digital finance, financial innovation and new technologies (e.g. position papers, research notes, internal publications for educational purposes, newsletters, etc.);
• Preparing and participating in meetings with fintechs and financial innovation stakeholders;
• Assisting with the coordination of new innovative files and related administrative tasks;
• Participating in the review and, where applicable, drafting of regulatory texts or guidance on digital finance and financial innovation;
• Participating in national and/or international working groups on digital finance and financial innovation;
• Assisting other CSSF services on digital finance and financial innovation related topics.

Your profile

• University degree (BAC+3/+4/+5) in finance, economics or IT or related disciplines;
• At least 2 years of professional experience in the above-mentioned fields;
• Strong interest in new technologies and good knowledge of digital finance and financial innovation;
• Strong interest in financial regulation related to digital finance and basic knowledge of existing regulatory framework at Luxembourg and European level;
• Perfect command of French and English, both written and spoken. Proficiency in German and/or Luxembourgish is a strong advantage;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Discretion, flexibility and spirit of initiative;
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team, with a natural willingness to exchange and share information and knowledge;
• Availability to participate in missions in Luxembourg and abroad when required.

The successful candidate (m/f) will be hired as public employee (“employé de l’Etat”) under a permanent contract. If the candidate meets the required conditions, s/he will be asked to apply for admission to the status of civil servant (“fonctionnaire de l’Etat”).

Prior to the conclusion of the contract, the candidate must submit an extract from the criminal record (bulletin n°3), dated less than 2 months, in order to prove their conduct and integrity.