CRO Strategy & Execution Assistant to Americas Chief Risk Officer

Deutsche Bank AG; North Carolina; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in the United States seeks an Executive Assistant to the Americas Chief Risk Officer to support strategic priorities, coordinate executive schedules, and enable effective collaboration across CRO leadership.

You will organize governance meetings, prepare Board, regulatory, and senior management materials, manage strategic communications, and advance AI initiatives across CRO Americas with cross-divisional alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating executive governance and board materials.
• Proven ability to manage strategic communications and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Strong project management and deadline-driven delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to harness AI tools to improve productivity and decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a proactive, independent work style.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate executive governance activities for the Americas CRO.
• Prepare materials for Board, regulatory, and senior management forums.
• Manage strategic communications and briefing materials for senior leaders.
• Ensure CRO is prepared for critical internal and external engagements.
• Oversee AI initiatives to drive adoption and productivity across the division.
• Engage senior leadership across CRO regions and the Bank.
• Lead development of executive communications, presentations, and meeting packages.
• Track decisions, actions, and deliverables from executive meetings.
• Highlight critical issues, risks, and priority materials for leadership.

Skills

AI adoption

Executive coordination

Governance support

Stakeholder management

Project management

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Initiative

Flexibility

Risk knowledge

Decision-maker engagement

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

AI tooling

Prompts

Job description

• The CRO Strategy and Execution Assistant to the Americas Chief Risk Officer (CRO) will report directly to the Americas CRO and support him across several aspects of his remit
• This role is responsible for enabling the effective execution of the CRO’s responsibilities through proactive management of priorities, strategic coordination, and executive support
• Key responsibilities include coordinating executive-level governance activities, preparing materials for Board, regulatory, and senior management forums, managing strategic communications, and ensuring the CRO is effectively prepared for critical internal and external engagements
• The role also supports the delivery of key strategic and regulatory initiatives through effective stakeholder management, cross-divisional coordination, and oversight of high-priority programs and special projects, including divisional AI initiatives to drive adoption and effective use of AI tools across the division
• The Executive Assistant will regularly engage with senior leadership in both CRO regionally and globally as well as across the Bank in Front Office and Infrastructure divisions
• Lead the development and coordination of executive communications, presentations, briefing materials, speaking points, strategic updates, and meeting packages to support senior-level decision making and stakeholder engagement
• Act as a central point of coordination for requests directed to the Americas CRO, ensuring timely execution, effective prioritization, and appropriate escalation of matters requiring senior management attention
• Exercise strong judgment and independent challenge in reviewing materials, ensuring content is accurate, concise, strategically focused, and aligned with executive expectations
• Manage and coordinate agendas for executive meetings, including the tracking of decisions, action items, follow-ups, and key deliverables
• Proactively identify and highlight critical issues, emerging risks, key decisions, and priority materials requiring attention from the Americas CRO and broader CRO leadership team
• Help drive the adoption and effective use of artificial intelligence across CRO Americas aligned to the CRO’s vision, including supporting divisional AI initiatives, promoting the use of Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI tools, and identifying opportunities to enhance productivity and effectiveness through technology

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 outputsExperience in project management and/or managing critical deliverables against tight timelinesStrong relationship building and influencing skillsDeutsche Bank Organizational knowledge and/or a background in Risk is a plusExperienced with AI including practical usages (e.g. prompting)Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skillsA high degree of personal initiative and flexibilityA solid understanding of one or multiple risk disciplinesVery good analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to solve complex problems, develop innovative and structured solutionsExcellent client and service focus, as well as absolute confidence in working with decision-makers from all levels of the organization