Job Description

Job Title Business Line Anti-Financial Crime (BLAFC) Corporate Bank (CB)/Investment Bank (IB) United Kingdom (UK) Senior Advisor

Location London

Corporate Title Director

Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) function, which performs a crucial role in keeping Deutsche Bank’s business operations and global financial services clean from financial crime while serving the interests of the Bank and society. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of: Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment.

Our AFC Team will provide you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance

You will join the BLAFC team. the team delivers Financial Crime advice, including AML, to the business and receives escalations from the business for review and resolution ensuring Deutsche Bank complies with applicable AFC legislation/regulation and its global Policies and Procedures. We are looking for a pro-active, dynamic professional adept at prioritizing and completing complex projects to join the BLAFC team.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Support BLAFC CB/IB UK Leads in managing the regional function and act as an additional senior point of escalation.
• Provide additional oversight and global coordination for Financial Crime matters as they relate to Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC), Trust & Securities Services (TSS).
• Managing and Coordinating the BLAFC submissions into the relevant senior business governance forums pertinent to IB/CB products and coverage.
• Provide guidance to the business on strategic product, client or other business initiatives within the UK, and globally. Provide the Second Line Of Defence (2LOD) oversight and check and challenge to the design and operational effectiveness of the First Line Of Defence (1LOD) owned financial crime risk controls.
• Act as a senior point of escalation for activities pertaining to CB & IB UK and globally and establish efficient communication with business stakeholders and AFC globally to foster strong partnerships.
• BLAFC Subject Matter Expert support for the core 2LoD risk assessment and management processes, such as the Financial Crime Risk Assessment, Client Risk Rating and other initiatives.

Your skills and experience

• Extensive experience in AFC Business Advisory across Corporate and Investment Banking products. Prior experience with FinTech and Digital Assets is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of AML regulation, regulatory expectations and AFC landscape in Germany, UK and United States (US).
• Ability to analyse, rationalise, make recommendations and drive 2LOD engagement on complex, multi- product and multi-regional AFC matters to senior business and AFC stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate with colleagues across divisions and seniority
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to collaborate and partner together with peers across the organisation globally.

How we’ll support you

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.