Private Bank - Client Lifecycle Management, AVP

Details of the Division and Team:    

Operations provides support for all of Deutsche Bank’s businesses to enable them to deliver transactions and processes to clients. Our people work in established global financial centers such as London, New York, Frankfurt and Singapore, as well as specialist development and service centers in locations including Bucharest, Moscow, Pune, Dublin and Cary. We process payments in excess of a trillion euros across the bank’s platforms, support thousands of trading desks and enable millions of banking transactions, share trades and emails every day.

A dynamic and diverse division, our objective is to make sure that all our services are executed in a timely and professional manner, that risk is minimized and that the client experience is positive. We are proud of the professionalism of our people, and the work they do. In return, we offer excellent career development opportunities to foster skills and talent.

Reporting to the Head of Client Lifecycle Management Team (CLM) plays an integral part in the firm’s first line of defense against financial crime. We work with our front to back partners to ensure that AML risk is appropriately captured, measured and managed, whilst being client centric and commercial, by ensuring:

• All new client on boards and our existing client base, in both hub and branch locations, are processed and updated on a periodic basis to the relevant Policy, key operating standards and on a timely basis
• Processes exist to identify and off board clients that will no longer be retained within the client perimeter
   

Within CLM this role is part of the KYC SME team that plays a key role in ensuring regional standardization and operational support on KYC queries for COB team across KSA. This team is seen as an elite/ expert team that gets involved with major change initiatives around policy, regulatory changes, target operating model, new procedures and/ or onboarding platform change rollouts and ensures COB teams are fully equipped to deal with these changes through training / operational readiness preparation / update of artefacts like KOP’s/ DTP’s/ Checklists etc.   
 

Role will be responsible for driving the knowledge sharing around changes or existing policy interpretations / requirements to COB teams and guide local teams on case specific complexities. This will involve supporting training delivery on an ad-hoc basis along with day to day query resolution support as well as specific focused intervention / deep dives in specific teams on the back of identified quality / knowledge gaps etc. The person in this role will also be expected to closely partner with project teams on various change initiatives and help assess operational impacts.
 

Activities to be performed for achieving success include but are not limited to process mapping and design, operational control definition/design, KOP documentation, and understanding Deutsche Bank internal and external Regulatory requirements. As part of the execution the role will also be required to support appropriate level of communication, understanding and stakeholder engagement with business and COB teams in individual countries around these changes. Responsibilities will also encompass at time undertaking reviews of KYC due diligence standards at time and partnering with QA team / Standard team within CLM to understand areas requiring specific remedial actions or clarification.

What we will offer you:         

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is 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 center.

You can expect:

• Life Insurance                                    
• Accidental Death Insurance
• Permanent Partial Disability Insurance
•  Private Medical Insurance for you, your spouse and dependent children
• Flexible working arrangements
• 30 days of annual paid leave, plus public holiday & Flexible Working Arrangement
• DB contributions to Employee Workplace Savings "Gosy" plan (for Saudi nationals only)
   

Your key responsibilities:

• Support KSA teams on complex queries related to new client onboarding and Periodic reviews on day to day basis as part of expert team.
• Ensure training and knowledge sharing on KYC and regulatory/tax related client classification matters to all COB teams.
• Help drive process standardization and operational efficiencies across DB Riyadh branch COB teams.
• Work with AFC and Standard team to translate new policy or regulatory changes into operating procedures or artefacts that can be used by KYC analysts.
• Perform quality checks as needed at time to ensure that defined guidelines are being adhered to and help identify root cause of any gaps therein.
• Support establishment of a quality culture within outcome towards achieving right quality outcomes around policies and standards.
• Remain updated on latest Regulation and Industry Knowledge.
• Partner with change teams in driving impact assessment on operational processes from new change initiatives (policy /regulatory etc.)
• Define and implement new processes and controls around change initiative driven impacts in CLM towards minimizing operational risks.
• Establish strong collaboration with Compliance/AFC and business teams and help in resolution of issues that are stemming from policy execution action interpretation differences between CLM and business teams.
• Drive issue resolution or options articulation around any problems or challenges that crop up in the course of execution of above initiatives.
• Actively participate in ensuring and validating strong level of operational readiness in CLM RTB teams as part of go-live transition on any of the above initiatives.
• Help identify system requirements around automation of KYC or related processes in a manner that meets COB needs.
• Develop strong knowledge and understanding of systems/processes/organization in KSA around the client data services space.
• Enhance awareness, expertise and experience of legal and regulatory requirements, control frameworks, operational processes and policies around Client Onboarding.

Your skills and experience:

• Graduates with good academic background
• Overall experience of at least 3-5 years in the Banking/Finance industry
• Relevant KYC background with experience working in Client Onboarding team and/or interacting with clients and internal Sales teams on KYC topics
• Highly structured and analytical preferably with hands on experience of process mapping/ documentation and solution
• Experience in participating in complex projects and supporting change
• Strong knowledge of regulatory trends / developments around AML / KYC space
• Able to multi-task and deal with competing priorities
• Able to work in a highly-matrixed environment, with strong collaborations ability to enable bridging of gaps between groups and cultures.
• Experienced in communicating with and influencing diverse stakeholders (including senior stakeholders) and colleagues
• Highly proficient in MS Office applications and able to synthesize information for senior management presentations.
• KYC /Client data related process experience is a plus
• Prior experience around regulatory projects and/or regulatory interactions is a plus
• Relationship management and influencing/negotiation skills – to be able to manage relationships with stakeholders including those located remotely.
• Able to cope well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Extremely hands on with ability and interest to get into the details and understand front to back system and process flows, perform specific data analysis and identify solution alternatives.
• Eye for detail and able to apply control framework around processes and identify gaps/risks.
• Independent, self-motivated and a collaborative team player.

How we’ll support you:        

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• Training and development to help you excel in your career

About us and our teams:

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