AML Program Office - Assistant Vice President
About The Position
The Assistant Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s AML Program Office is part of the independent Anti-Financial Crime team, which protects the Bank and its reputation from financial crime risk. The role supports a proactive framework to prevent, detect, and report financial crime risk events. As a senior subject-matter expert, the Assistant Vice President helps sustain AML controls, identify and report key risks, and provide assurance that risks are mitigated and controls perform as expected. The role supports the effective execution of the AML Office’s responsibilities through BSA/AML expertise, analysis, communication, and stakeholder management. It coordinates AML policy and procedure inventories and enhancements, monitors regulatory developments, assesses controls and current events, and helps maintain regulatory taxonomies and repositories. The position follows the Bank’s hybrid working model and is based in the New York or Jacksonville office.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Relevant experience in the financial industry within AML Compliance, Legal, or Regulatory functions.
- Strong knowledge of applicable AML laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act.
- Significant experience providing AML advice in connection with program modifications and enhancements.
- Knowledge of financial markets, products, and processes.
- Ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and optimize workflows while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
Nice To Haves
- JD or MBA.
- Detail-oriented and organized, with a proactive approach to following up on pending deliverables.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong research, investigation, interpersonal, and analytical skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Flexible and able to multitask, change direction based on business demands, and work extended hours when necessary to meet deadlines.
- Ability to act decisively and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to make, support, and defend difficult and complex regulatory or compliance decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Strategic thinking and ability to understand the impacts of decisions before making or recommending policy directives.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate establishment of the AML-related policy and procedure inventory.
- Coordinate with global KYC, business management, and counterparts to implement U.S. policy and procedural enhancements, ensuring consistency and completeness across business divisions.
- Work with operational units to ensure appropriate implementation of AML policies and assist in developing and implementing new policies.
- Monitor new rules and regulations with the AML Program Office team to develop, implement, and revise policies and procedures.
- Assess current-state controls, identify opportunities for enhancement and efficiency, and develop execution plans.
- Support identification of new trends in money laundering and terrorist financing.
- Serve as a backup in the quality assurance process for AFC Regulatory Change Management staff as needed.
- Assist with maintaining the regulatory taxonomy and repository, such as the U.S. Obligations Registry.
- Assess and review current events and peer institutions for applicable risks.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with in-office and work-from-home flexibility.
- Generous vacation, personal, and volunteer days.
- Health and wellbeing benefits.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Parental leave and family-building benefits.
- Educational resources.
- Matching gift and volunteer programs.
- Competitive compensation packages.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
