Christopher Stocker
Risk Manager | Finance, Treasury & Operational Risk | Banking & Digital Assets
Zürich, Switzerland
Risk Manager at Sygnum Bank with over a decade of Finance, Treasury, and Operational Risk experience across UBS and the digital assets sector. Career spans compliance, liquidity risk, Asset & Liability Management, and business risk management within Swiss, US, and EMEA regulatory environments. Holds an Advanced Studies certificate in Commodity Trading from the University of Geneva and a Blockchain Technologies credential from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Professional Experience
Feb 2024
Risk Manager
Sygnum Bank
Risk Manager at a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank, covering risk management functions across the institution.
- Risk management responsibilities at a regulated digital asset bank operating in the Swiss banking environment
- Coverage spans business and operational risk within a fintech and blockchain-native banking context
- Applies regulatory risk knowledge (Swiss, US, EMEA) to a digital assets product and custody environment
Mar 2017
Business Risk Manager - Group Asset & Liability Management
UBS
Business Risk Manager within Group Asset & Liability Management, covering risk oversight across the GALM function.
- Business risk oversight for the Group Asset & Liability Management function at UBS
- Risk identification and assessment within the ALM trading and balance sheet management landscape
- Liaison between GALM business units and risk and control functions on operational and business risk matters
- Monitoring and escalation of risk issues to regional and group management committees
Oct 2019 – Aug 2022
Business Risk Manager - Group Treasury
UBS
Business Risk Manager for the Group Treasury function, covering operational and business risk across treasury operations.
- Business risk management across Group Treasury including risk identification, assessment, and control oversight
- Coordination of risk reporting and escalation to senior management within the Group Treasury framework
- Support for regulatory and audit-related risk activities across the treasury function
- Cross-functional engagement with Finance, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders on treasury risk matters
Dec 2014 – Oct 2016
Finance & Treasury Operational Risk Manager
UBS
Operational Risk Manager responsible for the control environment across Finance and Treasury functions at UBS.
- Ensured existing and new processes and procedures were adequately controlled and mitigated within Finance and Treasury functions following the Operational Risk Framework and Guidelines
- Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of controls periodically via the Internal Control Assessment process (ICAP)
- Coordinated, managed, assessed, and challenged operational risk identification and assessment across functions
- Ensured remediation activities addressing issues, events, or audit actions were appropriate and sustainable
- Communicated Group Treasury / Group Asset & Liability Management / CFO WM and R&C risk issues to key stakeholders in regional and group management committees
Dec 2012 – Dec 2014
Treasury Analyst
UBS
Treasury Analyst supporting Group and Regional Treasury functions in liquidity risk monitoring, reporting, and analytics.
- Designed and produced reporting capabilities to support Group and Regional Treasuries in monitoring external and internal funding concentrations
- Enhanced liquidity risk management framework to identify vulnerabilities related to potential loss of funding sources and manage concentrations in the funding profile
- Produced Balance of Trades analysis for B4B managers and IMF debriefings
- Produced analytics capabilities to support front-to-back divisional and group reconciliations against ledger data and trend analysis
- Supported treasury function in ad-hoc analysis and testing including the Benchmark Undertakings Project
Oct 2011 – Dec 2012
Risk Control Operations Specialist
UBS
Specialist role focused on business process modeling and control framework design across Risk Control Operations.
- Business process modeling and optimization across Risk Control Operations
- Business project inception for process improvement implementation
- Executed reconciliation analysis and designed control framework to ensure accuracy and adequate data quality across group-wide risk systems
- Monitored credit limits to ensure they were not breached
Jul 2011 – Oct 2011
Management Support
UBS
Management support role providing operational and administrative support to the CEO Wealth Management team.
- Provided insight and support to Wealth Management strategic initiatives
- Supported the CEO Wealth Management team directly
- Set up and maintained an online archiving tool for senior management and audit purposes to compile, organize, and manage documents
- Maintained and updated spreadsheets for senior management presentations and initiatives
Jan 2011 – Jun 2011
Compliance Analyst
UBS
Compliance Analyst in an Anti-Money Laundering function, qualifying name-search hits and improving AML process efficiency.
- Qualified hit lists generated by a name-search solutions tool to analyze whether hits were relevant from an Anti-Money Laundering perspective
- Actively improved the efficiency and effectiveness of AML processes and IT solutions
- Managed the change request pipeline for AML tooling and processes
- Monitored work in progress for statistical measures
- Ensured efficiency and effectiveness of monthly deliverables and deadlines
Nov 2008 – Dec 2009
Collections Agent
GE Money Bank
Collections Agent responsible for front-to-back invoice reconciliation and debt collection operations.
- Responsible for front-to-back invoice reconciliation
- Debt collection processing of unpaid bills and default payments including client negotiations and escalations
- Compliance review of collection cases and debt collection process improvements
Feb 2008 – Aug 2008
Internship
Pandinavia AG
Internship covering supply chain management, supplier negotiations, and product line development.
- Responsible for supply chain management including negotiations with suppliers
- Sales and client satisfaction monitoring
- Product line enhancements and innovation
Oct 2007 – Jan 2008
Internship
Leuenberger Medizintechnik AG
Internship covering financial reporting, balance sheet maintenance, and logistics support for a medical technology firm.
- Responsible for weekly financial reporting and analysis
- Debt and credit allocation for adequate balance sheet maintenance for senior management month-end reporting
- Compilation and account allocation of invoices
- Delivery support, construction and installation of equipment, and shipment documentation
Feb 2024
Risk Manager
Sygnum Bank
Risk Manager at a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank, covering risk management functions across the institution.
- Risk management responsibilities at a regulated digital asset bank operating in the Swiss banking environment
- Coverage spans business and operational risk within a fintech and blockchain-native banking context
- Applies regulatory risk knowledge (Swiss, US, EMEA) to a digital assets product and custody environment
Mar 2017
Business Risk Manager - Group Asset & Liability Management
UBS
Business Risk Manager within Group Asset & Liability Management, covering risk oversight across the GALM function.
- Business risk oversight for the Group Asset & Liability Management function at UBS
- Risk identification and assessment within the ALM trading and balance sheet management landscape
- Liaison between GALM business units and risk and control functions on operational and business risk matters
- Monitoring and escalation of risk issues to regional and group management committees
Oct 2019 – Aug 2022
Business Risk Manager - Group Treasury
UBS
Business Risk Manager for the Group Treasury function, covering operational and business risk across treasury operations.
- Business risk management across Group Treasury including risk identification, assessment, and control oversight
- Coordination of risk reporting and escalation to senior management within the Group Treasury framework
- Support for regulatory and audit-related risk activities across the treasury function
- Cross-functional engagement with Finance, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders on treasury risk matters
Dec 2014 – Oct 2016
Finance & Treasury Operational Risk Manager
UBS
Operational Risk Manager responsible for the control environment across Finance and Treasury functions at UBS.
- Ensured existing and new processes and procedures were adequately controlled and mitigated within Finance and Treasury functions following the Operational Risk Framework and Guidelines
- Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of controls periodically via the Internal Control Assessment process (ICAP)
- Coordinated, managed, assessed, and challenged operational risk identification and assessment across functions
- Ensured remediation activities addressing issues, events, or audit actions were appropriate and sustainable
- Communicated Group Treasury / Group Asset & Liability Management / CFO WM and R&C risk issues to key stakeholders in regional and group management committees
Dec 2012 – Dec 2014
Treasury Analyst
UBS
Treasury Analyst supporting Group and Regional Treasury functions in liquidity risk monitoring, reporting, and analytics.
- Designed and produced reporting capabilities to support Group and Regional Treasuries in monitoring external and internal funding concentrations
- Enhanced liquidity risk management framework to identify vulnerabilities related to potential loss of funding sources and manage concentrations in the funding profile
- Produced Balance of Trades analysis for B4B managers and IMF debriefings
- Produced analytics capabilities to support front-to-back divisional and group reconciliations against ledger data and trend analysis
- Supported treasury function in ad-hoc analysis and testing including the Benchmark Undertakings Project
Oct 2011 – Dec 2012
Risk Control Operations Specialist
UBS
Specialist role focused on business process modeling and control framework design across Risk Control Operations.
- Business process modeling and optimization across Risk Control Operations
- Business project inception for process improvement implementation
- Executed reconciliation analysis and designed control framework to ensure accuracy and adequate data quality across group-wide risk systems
- Monitored credit limits to ensure they were not breached
Jul 2011 – Oct 2011
Management Support
UBS
Management support role providing operational and administrative support to the CEO Wealth Management team.
- Provided insight and support to Wealth Management strategic initiatives
- Supported the CEO Wealth Management team directly
- Set up and maintained an online archiving tool for senior management and audit purposes to compile, organize, and manage documents
- Maintained and updated spreadsheets for senior management presentations and initiatives
Jan 2011 – Jun 2011
Compliance Analyst
UBS
Compliance Analyst in an Anti-Money Laundering function, qualifying name-search hits and improving AML process efficiency.
- Qualified hit lists generated by a name-search solutions tool to analyze whether hits were relevant from an Anti-Money Laundering perspective
- Actively improved the efficiency and effectiveness of AML processes and IT solutions
- Managed the change request pipeline for AML tooling and processes
- Monitored work in progress for statistical measures
- Ensured efficiency and effectiveness of monthly deliverables and deadlines
Nov 2008 – Dec 2009
Collections Agent
GE Money Bank
Collections Agent responsible for front-to-back invoice reconciliation and debt collection operations.
- Responsible for front-to-back invoice reconciliation
- Debt collection processing of unpaid bills and default payments including client negotiations and escalations
- Compliance review of collection cases and debt collection process improvements
Feb 2008 – Aug 2008
Internship
Pandinavia AG
Internship covering supply chain management, supplier negotiations, and product line development.
- Responsible for supply chain management including negotiations with suppliers
- Sales and client satisfaction monitoring
- Product line enhancements and innovation
Oct 2007 – Jan 2008
Internship
Leuenberger Medizintechnik AG
Internship covering financial reporting, balance sheet maintenance, and logistics support for a medical technology firm.
- Responsible for weekly financial reporting and analysis
- Debt and credit allocation for adequate balance sheet maintenance for senior management month-end reporting
- Compilation and account allocation of invoices
- Delivery support, construction and installation of equipment, and shipment documentation
Education
Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application · in Blockchain Technologies
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022MIT Sloan School of Management
Advanced Studies in Commodity Trading · in Commodity Trading
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Bachelor's degree · in Business Administration and General Management
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich
Zürich, Switzerland