Sascha Kissling
About Sascha Kissling
Sascha Kissling serves as the Associate Director (Ad) C&ORC Business Aligned Compliance Specialist AML/KYC at UBS in Zürich, Switzerland. He holds a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Governance from Universität St.Gallen.
Current Role at UBS
Sascha Kissling serves as Associate Director (AD) C&ORC Business Aligned Compliance Specialist AML/KYC at UBS. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to compliance and operational risk control within the organization. His role focuses on anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulations, ensuring that UBS adheres to necessary compliance standards in its operations. He is based in Zürich, Schweiz.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role at UBS, Sascha Kissling worked at the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in Switzerland as Protokollführer from 2015 to 2019. In this capacity, he was involved in various administrative and protocol-related tasks. He also held a position at UBS as Compliance & Operational Risk Control Specialist for a brief period in 2019, where he focused on compliance issues. Additionally, he served as Authorized Officer (AO) in the same department from 2019 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Sascha Kissling has a strong academic background in International Affairs and Governance. He earned a Master of Arts HSG (M.A. HSG) from Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften, completing his studies from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts HSG (B.A. HSG) from the same institution, studying from 2011 to 2014. His educational qualifications provide a solid foundation for his work in compliance and risk management.
Early Education
Sascha Kissling completed his early education at Primarschule Gurmels from 1997 to 2003, followed by his secondary education at Orientierungsschule Gurmels, where he achieved Sekundarabschluss from 2003 to 2006. He also attended Collège Sainte-Croix Fribourg from 2006 to 2010, where he studied Wirtschafts- & Rechtswissenschaften and Ergänzungsfach Geschichte, culminating in the Matura qualification.