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Synethos is built on radical openness: any competency, any role, any industry. And to accelerate your start, we’ve partnered with domain experts to deliver ready-to-deploy competency libraries for the industries that need them most.

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AI review guardrails to build questionnaire like a pro

Cherry pick the competencies that matter for a given profile

AI-scored assessments

Powerful NLP engine to score the open ended questions

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Obtain deterministic scores

Type of QUESTION

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Any role, any function, any soft skill

Cherry pick the competencies that matter for any profile

Set benchmark in line with seniority

Use results for mobility and/or talent development

Foundation set

Fit for the Future — cross-industry essentials

Before sector-specific expertise, every professional must navigate accelerating technology, information complexity, and relentless change. Our Fit for the Future competency set provides a universal foundation applicable across all industries, roles, and seniority levels.

AI Literacy

AI concepts & foundations Critical evaluation of AI outputs Responsible & ethical AI use Practical AI tool use AI limitations & risk awareness

Data Literacy

Data interpretation & critical reading Data quality assessment Data-informed decision making

Cybersecurity

Threat identification & analysis Security incident response Access control & identity management Security risk management Secure development & architecture Security awareness & culture

Sustainability & ESG

ESG awareness & business integration Environmental responsibility & carbon awareness Social responsibility & ethical supply chains

Critical Thinking & Information Literacy

Source evaluation & misinformation resistance Structured reasoning & argument evaluation Systemic & second-order thinking

Resilience & Change Readiness

Personal resilience & stress management Adaptability & learning agility Change leadership & organisational agility

Competency domains

20+

Individual competencies

60+

Ready-to-use assessment items

Sector libraries

Deep expertise, out of the box

Each industry library is built from the ground up by practitioners and subject-matter experts. Every competency is mapped to real job functions, backed by scenario-based assessment items, and immediately deployable within Synethos.

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Banking

Swiss private banking & financial services

A comprehensive framework covering the full lifecycle of Swiss private banking — from client advisory and relationship management to regulatory compliance, risk management, and back-office operations. Built around FinSA, FINMA, AMLA, and Basel III requirements.

Client advisory & relationship management — suitability & appropriateness, holistic wealth diagnosis, multilingual client engagement, complaints handling

Regulatory & compliance knowledge — FinSA/FinIA, Swiss banking secrecy, FATCA/CRS, AML/AMLA, FINMA supervisory framework

Risk management — credit risk, market & liquidity risk, operational risk framework, business continuity

Back-office operations — settlements, custody & asset servicing, reconciliation, trade & transaction processing

Financial products & markets — equities, fixed income, structured products, FX, alternatives, wealth & estate planning

Digital, data & technology — fintech & innovation, RegTech, AI advisory tools, core banking systems, cybersecurity

Leadership & organisational effectiveness — cross-functional collaboration, people leadership, strategic thinking, workforce planning

FinSA / FinIA FINMA AMLA / MROS Basel III FATCA / CRS Avaloq / SIC ESG & sustainable finance Private & wealth banking

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Insurance

Swiss private insurance & reinsurance

An end-to-end framework for Swiss-licensed insurers — life, non-life, and reinsurance. Covers the ISA/ISO regulatory architecture, SST and ORSA solvency frameworks, actuarial obligations, and modern insurtech distribution. Built for the post-2024 regulatory landscape.

Swiss regulatory & supervisory framework — ISA/ISO, ICA/VVG, FINMA powers, cold-calling ban, intermediation rules (2024 revision)

Governance, control functions & responsible actuary — three-lines model, board effectiveness, ORSA approval, outsourcing & cloud risk

Actuarial control, finance & solvency — SST structure, standard vs. internal models, IFRS 17, technical reserving, tied assets

Risk management & enterprise risk — nat-cat modelling, silent cyber & accumulation, ALM, reinsurance programme design, recovery & resolution

Regulatory reporting, disclosure & compliance — SST public disclosure, AML/CFT, sanctions, nFADP data protection, TCFD climate disclosure

Insurance products & technical knowledge — life & health, non-life underwriting & pricing, reinsurance structures, embedded insurance, UBI

Leadership & organisational effectiveness — actuarial-finance-underwriting collaboration, regulatory project management, change leadership

ISA / ISO ICA / VVG SST & ORSA IFRS 17 Responsible actuary FINMA supervisory categories Nat-cat & cyber risk nFADP

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Pharma & Life Sciences

Drug development, regulatory & commercial

From first-in-human studies to commercial excellence, this library spans the entire pharmaceutical value chain. Covers global regulatory strategy, GxP quality systems, pharmacovigilance, HEOR, and market access — designed for both development-stage and commercial organisations.

Drug development & clinical sciences — hypothesis & study design, biostatistics, clinical protocol development, evidence synthesis & go/no-go decisions

Regulatory affairs — global regulatory strategy, accelerated pathways, dossier preparation (NDA/MAA), health authority relationship management, post-approval lifecycle

Quality assurance & GxP compliance — QMS design, deviation & CAPA management, data integrity (ALCOA+), audit & inspection readiness

Pharmacovigilance & drug safety — adverse event case management, signal detection, risk minimisation, aggregate reporting (PBRER/DSUR)

Manufacturing & CMC — process development & validation, technology transfer, cold chain & distribution, supply chain resilience

Medical affairs — KOL engagement, evidence generation & publication strategy, medical information, compliance in scientific exchange

Commercial & market access — brand strategy & launch excellence, HTA strategy, HEOR modelling, payer negotiations, sales force effectiveness

ICH E6 / GCP GMP / GLP FDA / EMA / PMDA NDA / MAA ALCOA+ data integrity PBRER / DSUR HTA & HEOR Cold chain & GDP

Beyond these sectors

Your industry is next

Our competency library programme is actively expanding. We work directly with industry experts, professional associations, and HR teams to co-develop new sector frameworks. If you don't see your industry listed here, we'd love to build it together.

Industries on our roadmap & open for co-development

Public sector & government Legal services Asset management Real estate & construction MedTech & medical devices Management consulting Technology & SaaS FMCG & retail Energy & utilities Education & higher education Hospitality & luxury Non-profit & NGO Logistics & supply chain Media & communications Automotive Aerospace & defence

Co-develop your sector library with us

We partner with subject-matter experts, HR leaders, and professional bodies to build competency frameworks that reflect real job demands — not generic templates.

Domain-led design. Your experts define the competencies; we structure and validate them to psychometric standards.

AI-assisted item generation. Scenario-based assessment items are generated and refined using the Synethos AI engine.

Ready in weeks, not months. Our structured co-development process delivers a deployable library quickly.

You own the framework. Co-developed libraries are available exclusively to partner organisations first.

Get in touch to co-develop your library Or simply book a demo to see how Synethos integrates your competency framework

For talent intermediaries

Made for the people who move talent

Synethos is not just an internal HR tool. Executive search firms, headhunters, outplacement consultancies, and recruitment agencies can harness the full power of the platform to manage candidate pipelines at scale — with the assessment depth of an enterprise HR function and access to the full range of sector competency libraries.

Candidate pipeline management at scale

Track assessment status, shortlisting decisions, and candidate progress across multiple mandates simultaneously — from a single dashboard.

Precise role-fit profiling per mandate

Build bespoke competency profiles for each search brief using the full sector libraries — banking, insurance, pharma — or your own custom competencies.

Objective, AI-scored assessment evidence

Replace subjective impressions with structured open-text assessments scored by AI — consistent, bias-reducing, and fully defensible to your clients.

Full access to all sector competency libraries

Every industry framework — plus the cross-sector Fit for the Future set — is available to you. Match the depth of in-house HR functions regardless of the brief.

Seamless candidate-to-employee transition

When a candidate is placed, their full assessment profile transfers to the client organisation in one click — continuity from search to onboarding and development.

Automated, personalised candidate communications

Keep your pipeline warm with AI-generated, personalised feedback and automated touchpoints — including rejection letters drafted from assessment results.