Purpose Intro

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.

Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division.

Together we can make a great impact for our clients home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.  

Role Intro

Join Deutsche Bank Switzerland’s Controls Testing and Assurance (CT&A) team as Compliance Testing Officer. CT&A is a key pillar in Deutsche Bank’s risk management framework, working in close partnership with Compliance and Anti Financial Crime in assessing the design adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Bank’s controls. As part of the team, you will conduct control testing to provide assurance on the Bank’s adherence to applicable laws, rules and regulations. You will work directly with the business as a key partner in driving control improvements and collaborate with other CT&A teams during cross jurisdictional reviews. As part of a truly international team, your input during exchanges with CT&A colleagues from across the globe will be highly recognized.

Responsibilities

• Undertake testing activities in the country according to deadlines agreed and the standards defined in the global testing framework.
• Perform regular operational effectiveness testing on controls managing Compliance risks.
• Proactively engage with the business to agree issues and remediation actions resulting out of testing activities.
• Communicate testing results via high quality reports and track issues and actions to completion.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels and working relationships with the relevant stakeholders in the business and other control functions (e.g. Internal Audit, COO, Risk, etc.) to ensure a coordinated approach and effective resolution of issues.

Skills

• Good knowledge of the banking/ financial markets business, its rules and regulations in Europe and Switzerland and deep understanding of compliance and financial crime risks.
• Good understanding and application of Swiss Financial Crime regulation and legislation (including legislation with extra-territorial effect).
• 4+ years of experience gained from Compliance, Anti Financial Crime, Audit, Risk or other types of regulatory background within the financial services industry. Ideally, with a Swiss Financial Institution.
• Excellent writing, communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to describe complex issues clearly and succinctly in ways that are easily understandable by others.
• Proactive, organized and independent approach, seeking to find the right solution within a matrix management framework.
• Language skills: Proficiency in English, with German or French language skills as a plus

Well-being & Benefits

• Emotionally and mentally balancedWe support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.
• Physically thrivingWe support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive.
• Socially connectedWe strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self confidence and well being.
• Financially secureWe support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

Our cultural aspiration is to be ‘empowered to excel together every day’. This means we strive for the highest standards of integrity, are accountable while learning from mistakes, promote speaking up and constructively challenge each other to further innovation. Seeking out conversations, proactively embracing change, new facts and different perspectives helps our talented and diverse teams to work in partnership across the globe and drive business results.

We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, be liefs and generations and are committed to providing a positive and fair working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.