AFC AML Quality Control Lead - Director

Job Description:

Job Title AFC AML Quality Control Lead         

Corporate Title Director

Location Jacksonville, FL

Overview

The Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) team is accountable for protecting Deutsche Bank from financial and reputational losses incurred by financial crimes by assessing, controlling and mitigating risks. The AFC Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Quality Control Lead will be responsible for designing and implementing a quality control framework, leading a team of quality control within the Financial Crime Operations (FCO) program, including the associated policies, procedures and controls. The Director will also propose procedural enhancements to the underlying FCO Processes as well as the quality control processes.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Maintain a strong investigative culture across FCO by overseeing adherence to internal controls, standards of conduct, and high-quality AML/CTF investigations

• Lead and manage financial-crime quality-control specialists, ensuring effective operations, monitoring Quality Assurance performance, and identifying areas for enhancement across the function

• Develop and execute departmental strategies and solutions based on quality-review findings, including updates to internal policies, procedures, investigative standards, and global process alignment

• Act as an AML/CTF Subject Matter Expert, guiding investigations, assessing emerging trends and typologies, and supporting global standards implementation across the Americas

• Provide consolidated periodic and ad-hoc reporting on AML/CTF risk, key indicators, material events, and control issues to the Regional Head of Transaction Monitoring & Intelligence, Americas

• Support regulatory examinations, monitor reviews, and internal audits, ensuring timely responses, transparent issue escalation, and effective remediation

How You’ll Lead

• Provide strategic direction, coaching, and operational oversight to financial-crime quality-control staff, fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment

• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders—including business teams, AFC Subject Matter Experts, Technology, and 1st Line of Defense/2nd Line of Defense partners—to drive consistency, process improvements, and Transaction Monitoring (TM) system effectiveness

• Maintain strong relationships with regulators, auditors, and monitors by staying current on relevant laws, regulations, financial-crime trends, and global AML/CTF developments

Skills You’ll Need

• Proven leadership experience within AML/CTF investigations, including transaction monitoring, financial-crime operations, and quality assurance/quality control oversight

• Extensive background in AML/CTF, legal, law-enforcement, compliance, or regulatory functions within financial services, with strong subject-matter expertise in investigations and typologies

• Experience managing regulatory examinations, internal audits, and control-issue remediation, with demonstrated ability to design and deliver training for investigative staff

• Strong stakeholder-management capabilities, including collaboration across three lines of defense and with business and AFC experts on TM systems implementation and enhancement

• Knowledge of banking products and USD payment systems (e.g., SWIFT, CHIPS, ACH, FedFunds), including exposure to Wealth, Markets, Trade Finance, and Correspondent Banking environments

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Clear, articulate communicator able to translate complex concepts for staff at all levels and influence decision-making

• Proactive, autonomous self-starter with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Strong problem-solver with robust technical and analytical capabilities and the ability to grasp complex issues quickly

• Skilled people leader with the ability to set goals, manage team workload,