Senior Anti Financial Crime Officer

About the role

Deutsche Bank is hiring a Senior Anti Financial Crime Officer to support its Business Line AFC team for the Private Bank in Switzerland. The role acts as a point of contact for AFC queries and liaises with regional and global AFC teams on complex or cross-jurisdictional matters.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with legal, regulatory and internal rules on new account opening and KYC review, using the risk scoring model and related review cycles
• Support the AFC and Compliance Management team on complex financial crime risk matters and contribute subject matter expertise
• Review and sign off Know Your Client reviews (NCAs, PDRs and EDRs) across all market areas
• Advise the Business Division on AFC and AML matters, such as policies, procedures, monitoring programmes and remediation
• Assess escalations on high-risk clients, structures and activities, ensuring robust documentation and follow-up
• Review exception requests and support decisions by checking the rationale, compensating controls and supporting documents
• Contribute to AFC risk assessments in projects and change initiatives, including NPA, NTA, process enhancements and system implementations
• Deliver AFC guidance, training and awareness to 1st line stakeholders
• Support audit and regulatory readiness, including evidence packs, walkthrough materials and responses to audits and regulatory reviews

Required profile

• Degree in law, economics or a successfully completed training with a relevant professional qualification
• At least 7 years of experience in the Swiss banking industry, with significant experience in anti-financial crime, AML, CDD, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption and tax compliance
• Understanding of national and international AML and financial crime regulations (FINMA, FATF, Wolfsberg)
• Experience reviewing high-risk client relationships and AFC escalations in private banking or wealth management
• Fluent English; German and French are assets

Required skills

• Strong analytical skills and ability to assess complex cases and communicate AFC/AML risks
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to work independently, prioritise multiple topics and collaborate in an international environment
• Proven ability to use AI tools responsibly to improve productivity