CB IB Operations & Controls - APAC Transaction Reporting Lead - Director

Deutsche Bank; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits plan including tele‑

Generous leave

Gender Neutral Parental Leave

Hybrid working arrangement

25 days annual paid leave, plus public

Job summary

Deutsche Bank is seeking an Asia Pacific Transaction Reporting Lead to drive strategic direction for regulatory reporting across the region. You will lead senior managers across multiple locations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting while shaping governance and transformation initiatives.

You will partner with Technology and Change to deliver automation, AI-enabled improvements, and a modernised reporting platform, with exposure to regulators and global stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in financial institutions within Corporate/Investment Banking environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transaction regulatory reporting.
• Proven transformation / process re-engineering / AI tool related projects tied to regulatory reporting.
• Accountable senior manager for regulatory reporting with governance and remediation ownership.
• Experience engaging regulators, auditors, and internal senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and end-to-end accountability for Transaction Reporting across Asia Pacific.
• Lead regional leadership teams, including Vice Presidents, across multiple locations.
• Own reporting quality, operational performance, and control effectiveness across jurisdictions.
• Represent IB and CB Operations in regional executive forums and regulatory governance committees.
• Contribute to global strategy and target operating model development as part of the Global Transaction Reporting Leadership Team.
• Define and execute the Asia Transaction Reporting strategy including regulatory change, automation and AI initiatives.
• Lead regulatory examinations, inspections, and audit interactions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Regulatory reporting

Banking operations

Transformation / AI projects

Stakeholder engagement

People management

Job description

Job Description:

Details of the Division and Team:

The Investment Bank (IB) and Corporate Bank (CB) Operations organisation is responsible for the delivery of critical operational services and control functions supporting Deutsche Bank's global franchise. Within this organisation, the Transaction Reporting function is accountable for ensuring the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of regulatory reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes.

The Asia Transaction Reporting Lead is a senior regional leadership position with end-to-end accountability for Transaction Reporting across Asia Pacific. Leading a team of experienced professionals and senior managers across multiple locations, the role provides strategic direction across regulatory reporting operations, governance, controls, remediation, regulatory engagement and transformational change initiatives.

As a member of the Global Transaction Reporting Leadership Team, the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future direction of the function, influencing global strategy, operating model evolution, regulatory change delivery and technology-enabled transformation. This role provides significant visibility with senior executives, control functions, regulators and global stakeholders, offering an exceptional opportunity to drive meaningful organisational impact while developing as a senior leader within Deutsche Bank.

The role offers a clear pathway into broader regional Operations leadership and global functional leadership opportunities. The successful candidate will have significant autonomy to shape the Asia strategy, operating model and transformation agenda while directly influencing global priorities.

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is 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 center.

You can expect:

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services
• Comprehensive leave benefits
• Gender Neutral Parental Leave
• Hybrid working arrangement
• 25 days of annual paid leave, plus public holiday
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

Your key responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for Transaction Reporting across Asia Pacific, ensuring delivery against regulatory, operational and strategic objectives.
• Lead and develop regional leadership teams, including Vice Presidents and their organisations.
• Own reporting quality, operational performance, control effectiveness and resilience across all applicable jurisdictions and reporting regimes.
• Represent IB and CB Operations in regional executive forums, regulatory governance committees and senior management reviews.
• Serve as a member of the Global Transaction Reporting Leadership Team and contribute to global strategy and target operating model development.
• Define and execute the Asia Transaction Reporting strategy including regulatory change, remediation, platform modernisation, automation and AI-enabled transformation initiatives.
• Lead regulatory examinations, inspections, thematic reviews, compliance testing engagements and audit interactions.
• Partner with Technology and Change functions to deliver strategic investments and future-state reporting solutions.

People Management

• Direct management responsibility for regional Vice Presidents and their teams across multiple Asia locations.
• Build and execute talent, succession and workforce strategies.
• Coach and develop future leaders while creating an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Lead organisational design and capability enhancement activities supporting future growth.

Your skills and experience:

• Minimum 15 years of experience working in financial institutions within Corporate/Investment Banking environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transaction regulatory reporting.
• Proven experience in Transformation / process re-engineering / AI tool related projects in relation to regulatory reporting; able to identify opportunities, propose practical improvements, and support implementation within governance and control requirements.
• Demonstrated experience acting as the accountable senior manager for a critical regulatory reporting function, including ownership of regulatory attestations, material reporting incidents, breach management, regulatory remediation, and executive governance reporting.
• Represent the Bank in industry working groups, regulatory consultations, and market forums, helping to influence and anticipate regulatory developments impacting transaction reporting.
• Experience in managing teams within Transaction Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Markets Operations or Investment Banking Operations.
• Experience in engaging with regulators, auditors, internal senior stakeholders and control functions.

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