Trader and Client Controls – Transaction Monitoring Programme Director

Deutsche Bank; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking a Programme Director for its Transaction Monitoring Programme. You will lead the programme to safeguard the bank from financial crime risks and align it with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate should have experience in financial services programme management, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to motivate diverse teams. This role offers competitive benefits, including a hybrid working model, 30 days’ holiday, and a range of flexible benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in programme or portfolio management within financial services.
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating delivery risks.
• Exposure to global regulatory requirements in financial crime compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Transaction Monitoring programme.
• Define programme goals and ensure alignment with business strategies.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of transaction monitoring models.

Skills

Programme or portfolio management

Financial crime compliance

Data analytics

Interpersonal skills

Team building

Tools

Artificial Intelligence tools

Machine learning tools

Job description

Overview

Job Title Trader and Client Controls – Transaction Monitoring Programme Director

Location London

Corporate Title Director

Group Strategic Analytics is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank.

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Programme Director to take responsibility of a comprehensive programme focused on Transaction Monitoring (TM), ensuring the identification and mitigation of financial crime-related risks. This role requires a strategic thinker with proven expertise in programme management, model risk management, resource and budget oversight, and regulatory/audit engagement. You will play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation from financial crime risks while aligning the programme with business goals and regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for a team of programme managers with global coverage.

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 Hybrid Working 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 end-to-end delivery of the Transaction Monitoring programme, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Define programme goals, scope, benefit case and success criteria, ensuring alignment with business strategies and regulatory requirements.
• Understand and define detailed benefits cases, effort estimates and provide transparent prioritization.
• Oversee the development, validation, and ongoing maintenance of transaction monitoring models, ensuring compliance with model risk management frameworks.
• Liaise and collaborate with internal and external model validation teams to ensure adherence to governance standards.
• Ensure all programme activities meet regulatory expectations, including documentation, reporting, and governance.

Your skills and experience

• Proven experience in programme or portfolio management within financial services, ideally in financial crime, compliance, or risk management.
• Expertise in identifying, assessing, and mitigating delivery risks effectively. Professional industry certifications are beneficial
• Experience working with data analytics, machine learning, or Artificial Intelligence tools in the context of transaction monitoring.
• Exposure to global regulatory requirements and multi-jurisdictional financial crime compliance programmes.
• Ability to align programme goals with broader organisational and regulatory objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills with proven capability to lead and motivate diverse teams in a matrixed environment.

How we’ll support you

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• 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 (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

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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.

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We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.