Careers
At Polixis we combined the best of two Worlds. Founded in 2012 and fully bootstrapped, we are big and old enough to avoid the downside of a fragile start-up. Yet, as a challenger company we are small and agile enough to allow you to thrive in a constantly changing dynamic environment. Our product fueled sustainable growth both in terms of revenue and team is the solid foundation for your personal and professional growth within our teams across different locations.
Big enough not to be a start-up, Small enough to be agile
Polixis was recently described as Eight Bootstrapped Companies to Watch in Europe by Sifted and seen among Switzerland’s Top 20 Fintechs by Fintech news. This success is primarily due to our World class data and product expertise on Regulatory Technologies. Be part of this success, get in touch with us!
Benefits of Polixis
International Company
Possibility to grow with an ambitious company with the vision of international expansion.
RegTech
Deepening your expertise in the growing field of Regulatory and Financial Technologies.
Career Growth
Competitive pay, benefits and possibility to change roles and careers within a single company.
Paid Internships
Internships leading to professional positions.
We’re driven by our values
Loyalty
We value mutual loyalty between employer and employee building a company and career together.
Expertise
Growth for us means expertise. We aim to be the best on what we do, at employee and company level.
Respect
Live if full of surprises and unexpected twists. We believe tripartite respect- employees-employer-customer is the building block of success.
Ingenuity
We broke the ranks of major players in our field not because of backing of big funds or chance, but through the ingenuity of our team.
Open positions
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
We are looking for Mid/Senior Java Developers to join our growing team in Yerevan.
Responsibilities
- Participate in all phases of software development life-cycle
- Produce and maintain clean, high-quality code;
- Work as a part of a dynamic team throughout the software development life-cycle;
- Deliver results within an Agile methodology;
- Perform code reviews and implement software development best practices;
- Good team player.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering;
- 3+ years of extensive and meaningful software engineering experience in Java
- Extensive working experience as a Java developer in J2EE using any of the following products: Spring, Spring boot, Hibernate, Elasticsearch, Kafka;
- Good understanding of OOP programming principles and design patterns;
- Working experience in Relational DBs;
- Working experience in NoSQL databases;
- Knowledge of TDD principles is a plus;
- Good knowledge of English;
- Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- DevOps and Linux knowledge of any level is a plus.
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
At Polixis any open internship position is intended to lead into a regular career job, of course, subject to a successful completion! The Data Research intern position is part of Polixis’ strategically important growing team in charge of collecting and analyzing regulatory, sanction and other risk-relevant data. It is a great opportunity for deepening your knowledge in Compliance, Political, Sanctions, Country and Research analysis. Duration is 6 months. Upon successful completion, it may lead to a permanent job offer.
Responsibilities
- Conducting research of intended subject matter according to business needs;
- Utilize professional sources to find and extract pertinent information;
- Analyze and connect relevant data;
- Conduct thorough research about industries, sectors, individual companies, markets, politics of different countries, using Turkish, English or any other regional language;
- Acquire, clean, standardize, transform, structure, and store data from various data sources, maintain and update databases with accuracy and attention to detail;
- Interpret, analyze, evaluate, interrelate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making;
- Research and learn new frameworks and technologies, as needed;
- Report the results and findings of the research to the Team Lead, and demonstrate an eagerness for professional growth, taking into account Job supervisor’s feedback.
Required qualifications
- Most importantly, familiarity and passion for the Politics, Business and Regulation;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law or similar;
- Interest in market research and business, politics, finance, data-driven solutions;
- PC skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets;
- Excellent knowledge of English is a must!
- Knowledge of Turkish is a must for this position, any other languages will be an advantage.
London, UK.
The role
When it comes to the UK Market, having established our name in continental Europe we are only at the beginning of conquering the City…! Wanna join this success at its early stage? What you will be selling?: Polixis’ product offering targets mainly regulated firms in need of AML, Sanctions, PEP and KYC Due Diligence data and software. We offer either separately, or combined SaaS & DaaS. Your primary target groups will be the following key sectors; -Financial and other Regulatory Sectors; -Fintechs; -Other AML and Tech firms in need of primary data providers to act as intermediaries. -Large tech platforms for integration (core banking systems etc.)
Responsibilities
- Source and generate new leads
- Negotiate and close deals with customers
- Maintain and develop existing relationships for upselling
- Pipeline customer leads in a CRM system
- Regularly deliver customer presentations both through videoconferencing and on-premises visits
- Reporting sales on a regular basis
- This position includes frequent traveling in post covid period, up to 30%
Required qualifications:
- You have 2 to 5 years of experience in AML/KYC-related sales or similar, ideally working with products related to the Compliance and Wealth Management Industry
- Fluency in oral and written English is a must. Additional language skills including French, Spanish, Russian, or Arabic are highly desired.
- Work permit in the relevant jurisdiction.
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
The Data Researcher position is part of Polixis’ strategically important growing team in charge of collecting and analyzing regulatory, sanction and other risk-relevant data. It is a great opportunity for deepening your knowledge in Compliance, Political, Sanctions, Country and Research analysis.
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities
- Conduct research of intended subject matter according to business needs.
- Utilize professional sources to find and extract pertinent information.
- Analyze and connect relevant data.
- Conduct thorough research about industries, companies, individuals, politics, regulations of different countries, using Russian, English or any other regional language.
- Acquire, clean, standardize, transform, structure, and store data from various data sources, maintain and update databases with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Research and learn new frameworks and products, as needed.
- Report the results and findings of the research to the Team Lead, and demonstrate an eagerness for professional growth, taking into account Job supervisor’s feedback.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law or similar.
- Familiarity and passion for the Politics, Business and Regulation.
- Interest in market research and business, politics, finance, data-driven solutions.
- PC skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets.
- Professional Russian language skills is a must for this position.
- Excellent knowledge of English, and any other languages are a plus.
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
The QA Automation Engineer will be part of a team of engineers demonstrating superb technical competency, delivering mission-critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance, and security.
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities
- Enhance our existing QA policies and practices with the industry’s Best Practices Approach.
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools.
- Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs.
- Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.
- Liaise with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to identify system requirements.
- Monitor debugging process results.
- Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions.
- Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
- Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies.
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of in-depth experience developing test automation for business objects and entities independent of any available user interface.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in Automated Tests using Selenium.
- 3+ years of experience with Java or other scripting languages (C#, Python, JS, etc.).
- Experience with NoSQL Databases.
- Experience with code deployments and version control systems (GIT).
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.
- Must be self-motivated and know when to seek guidance; detail orientation is a must.
Required candidate level: Senior
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
The Data Researcher position is part of Polixis’ strategically important growing team in charge of collecting and analyzing regulatory, sanction and other risk-relevant data. It is a great opportunity for deepening your knowledge in Compliance, Political, Sanctions, Country and Research analysis.
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities
- Conduct research of intended subject matter according to business needs.
- Utilize professional sources to find and extract pertinent information.
- Analyze and connect relevant data.
- Conduct thorough research about industries, companies, individuals, politics, regulations of different countries, using Spanish, English or any other regional language.
- Acquire, clean, standardize, transform, structure, and store data from various data sources, maintain and update databases with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Research and learn new frameworks and products, as needed.
- Report the results and findings of the research to the Team Lead, and demonstrate an eagerness for professional growth, taking into account Job supervisor’s feedback.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law or similar.
- Familiarity and passion for the Politics, Business and Regulation.
- Interest in market research and business, politics, finance, data-driven solutions.
- PC skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets.
- Professional Spanish or any regional language skills is a must for this position.
- Excellent knowledge of English, and any other languages are a plus.
Zurich, Switzerland
The role
This is a great time to join our company! Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Polixis is the leading Swiss firm specialized in SaaS & DaaS Solutions offering one of the World’s biggest Risk & Compliance datasets to regulated industries. Polixis is ranked among Switzerland’s Top 20 Fintechs and seen by Financial Times’ Sifted Magazine among Europe’s 8 Bootstrapped Companies to Watch. Most importantly, we are among World’s handful of primary Compliance data providers on PEPs, Sanctions and KYC data. Today we count among our clients some of Europe’s biggest private banks, wealth and asset managers. Our ambition is to quickly become the No. 1 global provider of DaaS & SaaS products in our field with primary physical presence within all of World’s key financial centers.
Responsibilities
About This Position
Polixis, with its 70+ growing team across the world, is in a peculiar position of being neither too small to operate nor too big to stagnate. Any motivated and result driven professional will have plenty of room to grow!
This is a full-time position based in Zurich. Flexible to combine remote and on-site.
Our Ideal Candidate
You have 3-5 years of Sales or Business Development experience in SaaS & DaaS in financial sector, preferably from Risk & Compliance industry.
You have a strong business mindset, are capable of risk-taking with a sense of urgency. You work autonomously and are resilient and tenacious.
You are perfectly fluent in English.
You offer additional language skills (Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian would be an asset).
Your key tasks
Acting as Head of Zurich for all Sales, Marketing and Business Development operations. Namely:
Branding & Marketing
- Representing the company at local and regional industry events.
- Define and manage local marketing strategy
Sales Execution
- Qualify leads
- Perform prospect Needs Analysis
- Formulate Value proposition in collaboration with the prospect
- Research and document “buying center” Stakeholders
- Obtain all “lights green” from Stakeholders
- Formulate Offer
- Negotiate / Close deal
Benefits
- Possibility to join one of the best RegTech data operators in Europe with global growth ambitions
- Employee Stock Options Plan
- Flexible Remote / On-site working schedule
If you feel this job fits you perfectly, we suggest you apply. We expect a convincing Motivation Letter along with your CV to be sent either directly via Linkedin or apply at myjob@polixis.com with a subject line Senior Sales Director- Zurich.
Kindly note that candidates without a Motivation Letter will not be considered.
Yerevan, Armenia
The role
This is a great time to join our company! Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Polixis is a leading Swiss firm specializing in RegTech Solutions for the banking & financial sector offering unparalleled deep data and automation solutions. Aside from Geneva, London and Yerevan are two other pillars of our development. The Data Research intern (remote) position is part of Polixis’ strategically important growing team in charge of collecting and analysing regulatory, sanction and other risk-relevant data. It is an excellent opportunity to deepen your knowledge in Compliance, Political, Sanctions, Country and Research analysis. This is an on-site / remote working position. Duration is 6 months. Upon successful completion, it may lead to a permanent job offer from the Republic of Armenia,
Responsibilities
You are expected to:
- Conduct research of intended subject matter according to business needs.
- Utilize professional sources to find and extract pertinent information.
- Analyse and connect relevant data.
- Conduct thorough research about industries, sectors, individual companies, markets, and politics of MENA countries, using Arabic, English, or any other regional languages.
- Acquire, clean, standardize, transform, structure, and store data from various data sources, maintain and update databases with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Interpret, analyse, evaluate, interrelate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making.
- Research and learn new frameworks and technologies, as needed.
- Report the results and findings of the research to the Team Lead, and demonstrate an eagerness for professional growth, considering the Job supervisor’s feedback.3OU
Required Qualifications
- Most importantly, familiarity and passion for MENA regional politics, business, and regulation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Political science, International Relations, Law or similar.
- Interest in market research and business, politics, finance, and data-driven solutions.
- PC skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets.
- Excellent knowledge of English is a must.
- Knowledge of Arabic is a must for this position, any other regional language will be an advantage.
Key Skills
- Ability to analyse, model and interpret data.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks to completion by agreed deadlines.
- Conceptual and result-oriented thinking and a multi-cultural mindset.
- Responsible attitude to home office working hours.
Benefits
- Possibility to join one of the best and fastest-growing European RegTech players with a career-leading job.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are welcome to apply via LinkedIn and/or send their CVs, Cover letters and a Research piece/article in English to myjob@polixis.com. Please indicate "Arabic Speaking Research Intern" in the subject of the e-mail.
Please note that applications without Cover letters will not be considered.
Geneva, Switzerland
The role
Polixis is a premier Swiss firm specializing in SaaS & DaaS Solutions, offering one of the world's largest Risk & Compliance datasets to regulated industries. Ranked among Switzerland's top 20 Fintechs and recognized by Financial Times' Sifted Magazine as one of Europe's 8 Bootstrapped Companies to Watch. We are seeking an ambitious professional who wishes to build a career in the RegTech & Fintech sectors, with a focus on marketing, business development, and sales.
Responsibilities
This position lies at the intersection of political, country, and regulatory risk-related technology products on one side, and sales & marketing on the other. Therefore, our ideal candidate should have a solid background in social sciences with the ability to learn and expand their knowledge in sales, marketing & technology.
This is a full-time position & on-site at our offices in Geneva.
The role requires regular travel (approximately once per month), mostly within Europe, and occasionally to locations outside Europe, such as Singapore, Dubai, or other financial centers.
This position offers a front-row view of the company's entire operations. You will be expected to work closely with clients, partners, management in Geneva, as well as IT and product operations across different sites. As a Junior Sales Representative, after intensive training on key regulatory, political, AML sanction risks, along with the Fintech/Regtech sector, you will be responsible for assisting with the following:
Daily Tasks Sales & Business Development
- Engage in initial intensive reading on key regulatory & risk concepts.
- Conduct market research to identify new opportunities.
- Maintain excellent relationships with existing clients and seek out new opportunities.
- Participate actively in all stages of the sales process, from prospecting to negotiation and deal closure.
- Follow up on commercial contracts and account management.
Marketing-related Tasks
- Stay informed about international regulatory and market developments and plan corresponding client communication and research.
- Organize digital media campaigns for our publications and products.
- Assist in organizing webinars and live client events.
- Select, suggest, and plan events and marketing budgets for international industry events (trade shows, exhibitions, conferences, etc.)
We are looking for an open-minded individual with an educational background in social sciences, who is eager to deepen their knowledge in sales, business development, and marketing. The ideal educational background could include, but is not limited to, international affairs, business, journalism, and social sciences broadly defined. You will be expected to develop a solid understanding of Politically Exposed Persons, International Economic Sanctions, AML and Banking Regulations, Global Financial Infrastructure, Technology and AI, as well as sales, marketing, and business development processes.
More specifically, we expect to see:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Excellent research skills and the ability to quickly absorb large amounts of new information.
- Strong digital and social media skills; previous experience in digital media campaigns would be advantageous.
- The ability to multitask and switch between research tasks and client-facing communication.
- Familiarity with editing software such as InDesign or Photoshop would be beneficial.
- A minimum of a Master's degree is expected.
- Solid knowledge of French or German would be an asset.
Benefits of Joining Polixis
- The opportunity to grow with the market leader, with ample room for professional and personal development.
- Travel across Europe to deepen your understanding of the world's Fintech & RegTech ecosystems.
- Intensive training in the growing field of FinTech & RegTech, focusing on banking and finance regulation and practices in the field of Risk & Compliance
- Salary structure composed of fixed pay plus commissions (OTE) which would reward your success.
Application Process
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs along with specific to the role Cover Letter either through LinkedIn application page or, directly to our email at myjob@polixis.com