Head of Financial Crime Operations - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job Title Head of Financial Crime Operations (FCO) and Nominated Officer United Kingdom (UK)

Location Birmingham

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.

The FCO ensures that Deutsche Bank systems are used within the legal and regulatory AML framework for the UK, and to escalate issues of concern to AFC Management in a timely manner.

In this role, you will provide strategic direction and leadership across teams responsible for Transaction Monitoring (TM) alert management and resulting investigations.

You will provide oversight and approval of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to be filed with the UK authorities and accountable for mitigating the risk of regulatory breach, and any loss to the reputation of the Bank because of its failure to comply with AML and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) laws, regulations, and guidelines.

You will ensure high quality investigations, codes of conduct and standards of good practice.

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.

Hybrid Working

You can expect:

Competitive salary and noncontributory 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 wideranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

Undertake the role of the Nominated Officer for Deutsche Bank United UK
Provide the strategic oversight and direction of FCO, ensuring global standards are implemented in the United Kingdom & Ireland region
Ensuring the function remains fit for purpose, is adequately staffed, and trained, quality is maintained and ensuring alert management is completed within service level agreements and SARs filed in a timely manner
Ensuring regular collaboration and feedback loops with stakeholders to and participate in the development of new (AML/CTF) rules and controls to enable the delivery of sound Financial Crime investigations
Providing the Regional Head of AFC and Global Head of FCO with periodic and adhoc, consolidated reporting

Your skills and experience

Considerable experience in either an AML/CTF role; legal, law enforcement, compliance, or regulatory background, preferably within the financial services industry
In depth knowledge of TM and case management systems and working knowledge of corporate fraud prevention, detection, and investigation
A strong background in a FCO operations with a broad knowledge of AML/CTF investigations
Knowledge of Wealth, Markets, Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Correspondent Banking products (beneficial)

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
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 (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us and our teams
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation.

We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential.

Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.