Senior Sanctions Advisor (f/m/x)

at  Deutsche Bank

POSITION OVERVIEW

English version below
Die Deutsche Bank (DB) kann auf eine sehr erfahrene und engagierte Abteilung für die Bekämpfung von Finanzkriminalität (Anti Financial Crime, AFC) zurückgreifen. Diese spielt eine entscheidende Rolle dabei, der Finanzkriminalität bei Geschäftsaktivitäten und globalen Finanzdienstleistungen der DB vorzubeugen und gleichzeitig die Interessen der Bank und der Gesellschaft zu wahren.
Um Finanzkriminalität wirksam zu bekämpfen und flexibel auf Herausforderungen zu reagieren, hat AFC eine Matrixstruktur, die regionale, geschäftsbereichsbezogene und globale Funktionen vereint. Sie teilt sich in die folgenden Kernbereiche auf: Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening und Risk Assessment. Teil unseres Engagements ist es, eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit allen Geschäftsbereichen und Unterstützungsfunktionen innerhalb unserer Bank zu stärken.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Qualified lawyer required, with broad legal advisory experience, in particular several years of practical experience on sanctions and export control (private or public sector). Admission to the bar in Germany is preferred; admissions elsewhere will also be considered.
• Deep knowledge of financial sanctions across all three key jurisdictions (EU, US and UK) is required. Expertise in securities trading and custody highly desirable.
• Any work experience in government (ministries, agencies or similar) is highly desirable.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) is essential. Fluent German is very advantageous. Other languages such as Mandarin or Russian are advantageous.
• Proven soft skills, including ability to work in a multicultural and cross-border environment and be a team player. Excellent drafting and presentation skills.
• Ability to find pragmatic solutions to solve difficult problems.

DETAILS OF THE ROLE AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE TEAM

Sanctions and Embargoes is a department within Anti-Financial Crime (AFC), that has significantly increased in practical relevancy, particularly in the context of sanctions imposed against Russia.
Deutsche Bank’s full compliance with all applicable sanctions obligations is mandatory across the Group and is directly supported by the bank’s management.
AFC - Sanctions & Embargoes is globally responsible, among other things, for monitoring the regulatory situation, publishing the relevant regulations in the bank, maintaining and interpreting the Global Sanctions Policy, technical coordination with the Regional Sanctions Heads, advising the business units and infrastructure functions on embargo-relevant issues, defining the bank’s minimum standards for compliance with sanctions requirements and developing processes that are aimed at compliance with sanctions requirements.
Global Sanctions Advisory is one of the teams within Sanctions & Embargoes with a global remit and is tasked with advising on sanctions regulations and compliance from a bank-wide, multi-jurisdictional perspective.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively identify, interpret, and evaluate new and amended international sanctions and export control measures from multiple jurisdictions, including the EU, US, and UK.
• Provide sanctions advice on transactions and client relationships escalated to the global Sanctions & Embargoes team, particularly in the areas of trade finance, corporate banking, investment banking, securities trading and custody.
• Develop guidance and decision frameworks that take into account both Deutsche Bank policy and applicable sanctions regulations, for use across the bank by business lines and the wider Sanctions & Embargoes team.
• Assessment of high-risk transactions and/or customer relationships and independent presentation of them in senior management bodies.