Compliance & Anti-Financial Crime - Regional Risk Assessment, Analytics & Governance, AVP

Deutsche Bank; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Retirement benefit

Medical and life insurance

20 days vacation

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Manila seeks a Regional Risk Assessment, Analytics & Governance Specialist to design, implement and continuously enhance risk assessment processes across APAC/MEA regions. The role combines methodology application, QA, governance, analytics and reporting to deliver regulator-defensible outputs.

You will coordinate country-level assessments, guide stakeholders on standards, support governance forums, develop dashboards, and build cross-regional working relationships across

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of granular country/ legal entity risk assessments across multiple jurisdictions for Compliance/Anti‑Financial Crime risk types.
• Guide stakeholders on the risk assessment methodology and minimum standards, including inherent risk, control effectiveness and residual risk evaluations.
• Act as a key link between country, regional and global risk assessment teams, sharing best practice and identifying opportunities for streamlining risk assessment execution.
• Facilitate workshops stakeholder discussions, including preparation of materials, action tracking and follow-up.
• Take ownership of and maintain delivery plans, action logs and supporting documentation to ensure effective execution and clear accountability.
• Support the preparation of risk assessment reports and presentations for senior management and governance forums.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of risk assessments, ratings, supporting evidence.
• Review and challenge assessment outcomes to ensure consistency, completeness and alignment with methodology.
• Support governance forums and management reviews by preparing materials, capturing key decisions and tracking actions.
• Maintain clear and auditable documentation to support regulatory, Group and local audit requirements.
• Identify execution gaps, data quality issues or control weaknesses and elevate these with clear recommendations and remediation actions to Regional and Group leadership.
• Analyze risk assessment data to identify trends, key risk insights and areas requiring attention.
• Support the development of dashboards, reporting and data-driven risk assessment solutions, working with business and technology teams to improve data quality, automation and reporting capabilities.
• Support the validation and analysis of risk assessment data, including risk indicators, contextual data, control metrics and assessment outputs.
• Translate complex risk data and qualitative stakeholder input into concise, decision-useful management narratives.
• Prepare presentations and materials highlighting key risks, rating movements, methodology observations, emerging themes and remediation progress.
• Build effective working relationships with country teams, subject matter experts, risk type owners, data providers, governance teams and senior stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and training on risk assessment methodology, process expectations, evidence standards and governance requirements.
• Contribute to global and regional working groups focused on methodology enhancement, process standardisation and strategic transformation.
• Being accessible to stakeholders and meetings in European time zones ; Serve as point of escalation for European Risk Assessment matters.
• Continuous Improvemen

Job description

Job Description:

Role Title : Regional Risk Assessment, Analytics & Governance Specialist

Location : Manila, Philippines

Corporate Title : Vice President/ Assistant Vice President

Function : Compliance & Anti-Financial Crime (C&AFC), Frameworks & Programmes (F&P)

This draft is intentionally positioned as a regional utility role rather than a narrow coordination role. It combines elements of regional risk assessment execution, methodology application, QA, governance, analytics, reporting and continuous improvement to support a scalable Manila-based capability for APAC/MEA risk assessment delivery.

Role Overview

Join the C&AFC Risk Assessment team, responsible for the design, implementation, execution and continuous enhancement of Compliance and Anti-Financial Crime risk assessment processes across the Bank. The regional role will support the risk assessment coordination and execution regionally across DB's regional offices in Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East and Africa, acting as a central utility capability across risk assessment methodology application, stakeholder coordination, data analysis, management reporting and governance, quality assurance and process improvement.

The successful candidate will help deliver robust, consistent and regulator-defensible risk assessment outputs by combining strong risk management judgement with analytical discipline, structured documentation, and high-quality stakeholder engagement. The role is suited to candidates who can easily operate across risk methodology, data, governance, reporting and transformation activities in a matrixed international environment.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do its best work and, more importantly, enjoy life inside and outside the workplace. That is why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive retirement benefit
• Medical and life insurance upon employment
• 20 days annual vacation

Your Key Responsibilities

Risk Assessment Execution and Coordination

Coordinate the delivery of granular (country/ legal entity) risk assessments across multiple jurisdictions for Compliance/Anti‑Financial Crime risk types.

Guide stakeholders on the risk assessment methodology and minimum standards, including inherent risk, control effectiveness and residual risk evaluations.

Act as a key link between country, regional and global risk assessment teams, sharing best practice and identifying opportunities for streamlining risk assessment execution.

Facilitate workshops stakeholder discussions, including preparation of materials, action tracking and follow-up.

Take ownership of and maintain delivery plans, action logs and supporting documentation to ensure effective execution and clear accountability.

Support the preparation of risk assessment reports and presentations for senior management and governance forums.

Governance, Quality Assurance and Oversight

Conduct quality assurance reviews of risk assessments, ratings, supporting evidence.

Review and challenge assessment outcomes to ensure consistency, completeness and alignment with methodology.

Support governance forums and management reviews by preparing materials, capturing key decisions and tracking actions.

Maintain clear and auditable documentation to support regulatory, Group and local audit requirements.

Identify execution gaps, data quality issues or control weaknesses and elevate these with clear recommendations and remediation actions to Regional and Group leadership.

Data Analytics and Risk Insight Reporting

Analyze risk assessment data to identify trends, key risk insights and areas requiring attention.

Support the development of dashboards, reporting and data-driven risk assessment solutions, working with business and technology teams to improve data quality, automation and reporting capabilities.

Support the validation and analysis of risk assessment data, including risk indicators, contextual data, control metrics and assessment outputs.

Translate complex risk data and qualitative stakeholder input into concise, decision-useful management narratives.

Prepare presentations and materials highlighting key risks, rating movements, methodology observations, emerging themes and remediation progress.

Stakeholder Engagement, Training and Capability Building

Build effective working relationships with country teams, subject matter experts, risk type owners, data providers, governance teams and senior stakeholders.

Provide guidance and training on risk assessment methodology, process expectations, evidence standards and governance requirements.

Contribute to global and regional working groups focused on methodology enhancement, process standardisation and strategic transformation.

Being accessible to stakeholders and meetings in European time zones ; Serve as point of escalation for European Risk Assessment matters.

Continuous Improvemen