Job Description

Job Title Senior Business Functional Analyst - Transaction Monitoring & Data Controls

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

This role represents a highly engaging and strategic opportunity within the Transaction Monitoring and Data Controls domain for a Business Functional Analyst (BFA). As a Business Functional Analyst, you are responsible for leading the end-to-end analysis phase of initiatives, with a strong focus on designing optimal target-state business processes. This includes extending beyond your immediate area of ownership to ensure front-to-back alignment across the entire value chain, thereby supporting a cohesive and efficient operating model.

You will work in close partnership with the Product Owner to ensure that the Product Backlog remains aligned with the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and overall Product Vision. A key responsibility is maintaining the backlog with the right level of granularity and quality, ensuring that it is structured, actionable, and delivery-ready.

In collaboration with the development team (DEV & QA), you will ensure that all functional requirements are clearly captured, documented, and thoroughly understood.

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

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and management of functional requirements in close collaboration with Business Analysts, architects, and delivery leads, adopting an iterative and agile approach
• Partner with Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and technical teams (architects, developers) to identify, define, and shape optimal solution designs
• Support the design and conceptualization of business solution options, clearly articulating impacts, dependencies, and risks
• Create, refine, and maintain high-quality user stories, including well-defined Acceptance Criteria, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Serve as the key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring requirements are well understood, communicated, and executed
• Support testing activities, ensuring that delivered functionality meets defined requirements and quality standards

Your skills and experience

• Experience in the Payments domain, with strong knowledge of: High Value, Low Value, and Instant Payment schemes, SWIFT messaging (MT/MX) and ISO 20022 standards, Local clearing formats and payment infrastructures
• Prior experience in Transaction Monitoring / Surveillance is an advantage
• Proven track record of leading projects to successful delivery, including in management or leadership roles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret complex requirements
• Experience in solution definition, conceptualization, and simplifying complex architectures
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus and outcomes
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

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 be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers

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.

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.