Job Description

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.

Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division.

Together we can make a great impact for our client’s home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.

Responsibilities

Regional Management:

Senior Business Line Anti-Financial Crime (BLAFC) Private Bank (PB) Europe International Lead and SME (EI: Luxembourg, UK, Switzerland)

This role is strategically critical for integrating AFC expertise across diverse Europe International markets and ensuring a cohesive risks framework.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as senior escalation point for cross-border KYC matters, critical Sanction and Screening escalations, NPA escalations, and any other areas of dispute before further escalation to Head of BLAFC Private Bank (excl. Germany), Regional Heads (if required).
• Serve as the primary subject matter expertise (SME) and liaison for BLAFC PB EI on complex cross-border projects/framework (e.g., Russia Nexus/MSC Framework, shipping framework, coordination on S&E topics), ensuring optimal resource deployment and strategic staffing.
• Collaborate with senior AFC Management across PB/EI to maintain a strong AFC risk framework; fostering coordination between local BLAFC PB EI and Regional AFC leadership.
• Lead and orchestrate critical cross-border BLAFC PB EI Project initiatives, such as KYC Alignment Group (Switzerland, Lux and UK), PB Global Sanctions Policy Implementation.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to BLAFC employees, and supporting the Head of BLAFC Private Bank (excl. Germany) in people management within BLAFC PB EI function

Head of BLAFC PB Luxembourg.

This role is central to defining and executing the BLAFC PB function’s strategy, managing local team and providing direct support to ensure adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Define and evolve strategy for BLAFC PB function, ensuring adherence to DB policies and local requirements.
• Manage the local BLAFC PB team, matrixed AFC employees, and implement effective BLAFC programs and procedures, in line with global/regional standards.
• Manage the budget and resource allocation for counry BLAFC PB initiatives and projects, optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Engage with Relationship Managers, BIU, FIU teams, PFoTe, DCOs, various functional teams on PB-related cases and cross-borders projects, participate in relevant local business fórums and committees (pre-CAF, CAF).
• Conduct robust check and challenges regarding NCA/RR/EDR and other cases, conduct due diligence and financial crime investigations, manage highly complex or escalated client cases, providing expert advice and decisión-making.
• Provide expect BLAFC support (if necessory) to other PB countries for KYC-related matters and investigations
• Develop and deliver targeted training and contribute to local AFC policy development.
• Drive continues improvement and innovation in AFC/BLAFC processes and controls, leveraging technology and best practice.

Skills

Leadership and Mentorship Skills: Ability to manage and develop local BLAFC teams, ensure efficient implementation of BLAFC programs and procedures.

Knowledge and Expertise: Possess extensive knowledge of AML& KYC, Sanctions and relevant regulatory framework applied in Luxembourg and in other European markets;

Communication skills: Efficiently liaise and collaborate with senior stakeholders, including local and regional management and internal AFC/Compliance and Business.

Analytical and Investigation skills: Conduct thorough investigations, check and challenge business cases, oversee due diligence processes.

Risk Assessment skills: ability to design, implement and maintain robust AFC risk frameworks and control environment

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.

The successful candidate will be asked to present a recent criminal record.

Well-being & Benefits

• Emotionally and mentally balanced:
• We support you in maintaining good mental health. Benefit from initiatives such as training events, counseling and support in difficult life situations and a culture where you can openly speak about mental health. Reach out to our Mental Health First Aiders.
• Physically thriving:
• We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. We offer an in-house gym, standing desks, medical check-ups and promote healthier ways of working.
• Socially connected:
• We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being. Our local benefits vary from different types of leave, sports groups to engage with colleagues while keeping physically active and a hybrid working model.
• Financially secure:
• We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.
• Thus, we offer two pension contribution plans, a worldwide accident insurance, private insurance discounts, special conditions as a Deutsche Bank employee with several retail banks in Luxembourg, public transportation reimbursement, lunch voucher scheme, company car participation, as well as a Corporate Benefits platform

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.