Overview

Position Title: Trader and Client Controls – Transaction Monitoring Programme Director
Location: London
Corporate Title: Director

Group Strategic Analytics is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank. We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Programme Director to take responsibility for a comprehensive programme focused on Transaction Monitoring (TM), ensuring the identification and mitigation of financial crime-related risks. This role requires a strategic thinker with proven expertise in programme management, model risk management, resource and budget oversight, and regulatory/audit engagement. You will lead a team of programme managers with global coverage and play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation from financial crime risks while aligning the programme with business goals and regulatory requirements.

What We’ll Offer You

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce enables employees to perform at their best and maintain wellbeing inside and outside the workplace. We are committed to development and wellbeing.

• Hybrid Working: flexible remote work arrangements where eligible
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, Bike4Work, and Gym benefits
• Opportunity to support CSR programmes with 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Transaction Monitoring programme, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets
• Define programme goals, scope, benefits case and success criteria, ensuring alignment with business strategies and regulatory requirements
• Develop detailed benefits cases, effort estimates and prioritisation
• Oversee the development, validation, and ongoing maintenance of transaction monitoring models, ensuring compliance with model risk management frameworks
• Collaborate with internal and external model validation teams to ensure governance standards are met
• Ensure all programme activities meet regulatory expectations, including documentation, reporting and governance

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in programme or portfolio management within financial services, ideally in financial crime, compliance, or risk management
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating delivery risks; professional certifications are beneficial
• Experience with data analytics, machine learning, or AI tools in transaction monitoring
• Exposure to global regulatory requirements and multi-jurisdictional compliance programmes
• Ability to align programme goals with broader organisational and regulatory objectives
• Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills with ability to lead and motivate diverse teams in a matrixed environment

How We’ll Support You

• Flexible working to help balance personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• Culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity; reasonable adjustments available for those with disabilities

About Us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK has been named a Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years and has been recognised for LGBTQ+ inclusion. We strive for a culture of excellence through responsibility, initiative, and collaboration. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.