Anti-Financial Crime; AFC) Operations Production Governance

Job Description:

Job Title Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Production Governance Manager

Location London

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated AFC function, which performs a crucial role in keeping Deutsche Bank's business operations and global financial services clean from financial crime while serving the interests of the Bank and society. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of:
Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment.

Our AFC Team will provide you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance.

You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework across the AFC Operations production environment. The role will provide co-ordinate oversight of operational performance, lead governance forums and production review meetings, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and drive accountability for operational improvements, risk mitigation, and strategic change initiatives.

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 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 Bike4
  
  Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year

• Establish and maintain consistent governance frameworks, standards and routines supporting AFC Operations production activities.
• Coordinate production reviews and operational governance forums, ensuring clear agendas, decisions, ownership, escalation and follow-through.
• Oversee production performance, service stability and operational health through key metrics, risk indicators and management information.
• Track and challenge operational risks, issues, remediation actions and improvement commitments, escalating material concerns appropriately.
• Act as a central coordination point between regional AFC Operations leads, senior stakeholders, operational teams and supporting functions.
• Prepare high-quality governance materials and executive updates, promoting transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.

• Strong experience within Operations, Governance, Business Management, Change or Business Analysis functions in financial services.
• Experience coordinating governance forums, production reviews and senior stakeholder meetings, with disciplined tracking of decisions and actions.
• Knowledge of operational risk and controls, including issue escalation, remediation oversight and service-performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience interpreting operational metrics, Key Performance Indicator's (KPI's) and risk indicators.
• Experience producing clear management information, governance packs and…