Position Overview
Job Title Governance Specialist in the Office of the Chief Risk Officer
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President
The Risk function is responsible Group-wide for managing and controlling all credit, market, liquidity, model and operational risks. The task of the Risk function is to strengthen and protect the Bank's resources, integrity and reputation. The Office of the CRO (OCRO) team within the CRO function coordinates and organises various senior risk committees with high visibility and plays a key role in adherence to and development of related governance processes.
What we’ll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are 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 centre.
You can expect:
* Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
* Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
* 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
* Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
* A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
* The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
* Facilitation of key internal risk committee meetings (including preparing an agenda, collecting, reviewing and distributing documents, minuting, monitoring follow-ups, sending documents to auditors, regulators, etc.) allowing interaction with and visibility to the CRO Leadership Team
* Supporting further development of risk governance and monitoring of governance requirements, in particular relating to committees and other fora
* Facilitating submission of topics and documents from CRO to the Management Board. Coordination and handling of various ad-hoc inquiries from all areas and hierarchies of risk management or from external parties (e.g. inquiries from regulators, auditors or risk functions)
* Providing solution-oriented advice to colleagues on governance issues, especially with regard to committees and other governance fora
* Ownership of the internally and externally used overview-type presentation of the CRO function
* Corporate reporting on CRO organisational set-up (e.g. in the Annual Report, Group Recovery Plan, etc), and description of the committee / governance structures of the CRO function in policies, frameworks and other documents
Your skills and experience
* Proven practical experience in banking infrastructure processes, preferably in risk management
* Very good communication skills and the proven ability to build and establish relationships
* Good fundamental understanding of risk and capital management, as well as fundamental knowledge of the internal and external structural requirements for risk management
* Very good knowledge of all Office applications, especially PowerPoint & Word coupled with a focus on detail and accuracy
* Ability to independently organize and track deliverable timelines for several topics at the same time
* Fluent oral and written English. German language skills would be beneficial but are not essential
How we’ll support you
* Training and development to help you excel in your career
* A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
* We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
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.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.