Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution

Deutsche Bank AG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Pension

30 days holiday

Private healthcare

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

CSR volunteering

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in London is seeking an experienced Director to lead Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution. You will translate strategic objectives into measurable operational outcomes, govern the transformation portfolio, and ensure delivery of initiatives across AFC Operations.

Collaborate with Compliance, Technology and COO to align capabilities, drive automation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Program management

Strategic execution

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial Crime knowledge

Job description

Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Transformation Execution

Job ID:R0451309 Full/Part-Time: Full-time

Regular/Temporary: Regular Listed: 2026-09-22

Location: London

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.

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 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.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] 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.