Corporate Sanctions Advisory Officer - Assistant Vice President

Deutsche Bank AG; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Retirement savings plan

Parental leave

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in New York seeks a sanctions advisory professional to provide risk-based guidance on day-to-day corporate banking matters and to ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The role emphasizes collaboration with Legal, Compliance and Operations teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in sanctions, financial crime, or regulatory compliance within a regulated bank, with knowledge of OFAC and EU/UK regimes, and strong written communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in sanctions advisory, compliance, or financial crime within a regulated financial institution.
• Working knowledge of OFAC and UK/EU sanctions regimes.
• Understanding of Corporate Bank products and services and the sanctions risks they present.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in law, finance, economics, or related discipline.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity while ensuring responsible use of data and AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, timely and risk-based sanctions advice on day-to-day Corporate Bank matters.
• Review sanctions-related cases, risk acceptances and proposals against applicable sanctions rules and Deutsche Bank policies.
• Coordinate with Business, Legal, Compliance, Operations and regional colleagues to obtain facts and promote consistent outcomes.
• Support governance through accurate case records, decision rationales, and procedure documentation.
• Prepare management information and trends to identify recurring issues and support control enhancements.
• Contribute to regulatory change implementation, training, and audit responses.

Skills

Sanctions advisory

Regulatory compliance

Financial crime

Cross-border matters

Analytical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Provide clear, timely and risk-based sanctions advice on day-to-day Corporate Bank matters, including customer, payment, trade finance, lending, product and transaction-related escalations, with appropriate referral of complex or material issues
• Review and assess sanctions-related cases, risk acceptances and business proposals against applicable U.S., UK and EU sanctions requirements, other relevant jurisdictional considerations, and Deutsche Bank policies and risk appetite
• Coordinate with Business, Legal, Compliance, Operations and regional Sanctions Advisory colleagues to obtain relevant facts, resolve issues and promote consistent, practical outcomes across jurisdictions
• Support sanctions governance through accurate case records, documented decision rationales, action tracking, quality assurance and the maintenance of procedures, guidance and other control documentation
• Prepare and analyze management information, themes and case trends to support oversight, identify recurring issues and contribute to proportionate control or process enhancements
• Contribute to regulatory change implementation, training, stakeholder communications, assurance or audit responses, and other team priorities, taking ownership of assigned deliverables through to closure

Skills You’ll Need

• Proven sanctions advisory, compliance, legal or financial crime experience within a regulated financial institution or comparable professional environment
• Working knowledge of U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, as well as UK and EU sanctions requirements, and the ability to evaluate cross-border matters involving multiple sanctions regimes
• Understanding of Corporate Bank products and services, such as payments, cash management, trade finance, lending or correspondent banking, and the sanctions risks they can present
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, including the ability to identify relevant facts, apply policy and regulation, and document clear, defensible conclusions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in law, finance, economics, business, international relations, compliance or a related discipline
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Pragmatic judgment and the confidence to make proportionate recommendations while recognizing when escalation is required
• Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain attention to detail and deliver reliably in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work effectively across businesses, functions, regions and levels of seniority
• Experience with sanctions governance, management information, risk acceptance processes, policy implementation, testing, audit or regulatory matters
• Relevant professional certification or advanced qualification in sanctions, financial crime, compliance or law

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York City office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

Salary range for this position in New York City is $85,000 to $129,500. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

• We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home.

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