Leveraging certificates into a relevant position?

Howdy. Find myself in a predicament and figured I'd seek some third-party opinions.

About me:

• Work in a boutique growth equity type fund, specializing in small-/microcaps. Some of my co-workers refer to us as corporate finance, so take the previous sentence with a grain of salt. ~9 months of experience.
• From a Tier2/Tier3 European country.
• BA in econ, MA in quant econ. Just got my CFA level 1, attending level 2 in November 2022.
• Extremely fluent in English, got several years of German under my belt (around 7?) but I don't see any application for it on a day-to-day basis.

Current situation overview:

• Workload-to-pay at current position is poor
• Willing to jump ship, but local market heavily based around corporate banking and Big 4, so no exit opportunities

The goal:
I'm trying to figure out a way to get into a Tier 1 European country, mainly Germany or Switzerland, preferably into long-only AM. Given my non-target background, and little networking opportunities as I'm not living in a T1 EU country, I am pursuing a CFA charter (by the end of 2023) with further goals for CAIA, CFA ESG and maybe even something 3rd (CIMA, FRM, FIC etc.).

The questions:
Will these certificates actually add the value that I am assuming? Or is me getting to a better position strictly a networking & language barrier problem? Instead of going for CAIA/CFA ESG, would perfecting German be more relevant?

All answers appreciated.