Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution

Deutsche Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

Pension (non-contributory)

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits

CSR volunteering leave

Job summary

Deutsche Bank is seeking a Director for Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution in London. The role focuses on translating strategic objectives into operational outcomes, leading the transformation portfolio and driving automation, control enhancements and continuous improvement across AFC Operations.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Technology and Infrastructure to ensure governance and delivery against benefits, while maintaining a strong focus on risk and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading transformation or major programmes in global financial services.
• Strong programme leadership across multiple workstreams, with delivery risk management.
• Proven ability to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable benefits.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with MI capability.
• Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills with senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk or Operations environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead AFC Operations transformation portfolio and priority initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Govern prioritisation, delivery progress, dependencies, risks and benefit realisation.
• Establish a structured capability review framework for performance, quality and productivity.
• Drive standardisation, automation and continuous improvement across AFC Operations.
• Provide transparent reporting, dashboards and insights to the Head of AFC Operations.
• Collaborate across AFC Operations, Compliance, Technology and Infrastructure to align senior stakeholders.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication and influence

Financial crime knowledge

Job description

Position Overview

Job Title Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution

Location London

Corporate Title Director

Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated 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 be accountable for translating strategic objectives and Target Operating Model goals into measurable operational outcomes across AFC Operations. You will lead the execution framework for AFC Operations, ensuring that transformation initiatives, process improvements, automation opportunities, control enhancements and performance improvement actions are effectively governed, prioritized, tracked and delivered.

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 - 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 execution of AFC Operations strategic priorities and the transformation portfolio ensuring initiatives deliver agreed measurable business outcomes and benefits.
• Govern initiative prioritization, delivery progress, dependencies, risks and benefit realization, ensuring measurable operational and risk outcomes.
• Establish a structured capability review framework covering production performance, service quality, capacity, productivity and control effectiveness.
• Foster consistent execution, simplification, standardisation, automation and continuous improvement across AFC Operations, overcoming barriers and organisational inefficiencies.
• Provide the Head of AFC Operations with transparent executive reporting, performance dashboards and insight-focused recommendations on delivery and strategic risk.
• Collaborate and coordinate across AFC Operations, Compliance, Technology, AFC Chief Operating Office (COO) and Infrastructure functions, strengthening accountability and alignment among capability leads and senior stakeholders.

Your Skills And Experience

• Significant experience leading transformation, strategic execution or operational improvement programmes within complex, global financial-services organisations.
• Strong programme leadership skills, with experience managing portfolios, multiple workstreams, dependencies, priorities and delivery risk.
• Proven ability to translate strategic priorities into executable plans, measurable outcomes and sustainable benefit realisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision‑making capability, supported by effective performance monitoring and management information.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and instil accountability without direct authority.
• Knowledge of Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk or Operations environments, with experience of operating‑model, workforce or location transformation preferred.

How We’ll Support You

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• 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 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 .

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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.