R0296168 Group COO - Project Manager, Strategic Remediation & Control Office-VP (Open)

Job Description Project Management & Change Execution is responsible for delivery of the value and strategic outcomes of their Change BoW that ensures successful transition into the organisation’s goals, processes and technologies. Adopting values and principles that follow agreed processes and practices to allow teams to continually improve their performance. Work includes: Create and align a sustainable change vision for the delivery function - partnering with the Business & Infrastructure areas, building a deep understanding and/or leveraging SME knowledge in order to have a clear understanding of the business outcomes articulate requirements, source and document details on process, metrics and data in order to execute the change mandate •Monitoring dependencies across multiple inter-related projects/ products, managing and reporting status of product roadmap and/ or project status, RAID and financial information to support effective decision making •Removing blockers to ensure the team is successful and working with end users to ensure successful adoption •Developing project/ product & change artefacts during the change lifecycle, e.g., scope, business case, communication, change management and / or training plans, materials and overseeing / monitoring the execution to ensure adoption and minimal disruption of normal business operations •Providing training/mentoring where applicable on various methodologies; including change management, agile, process re-engineering, robotics, project methodologies, and continuous deployment Additional Job Description Details of the Division and Team: Deutsche Bank (DB) is committed to the highest standards of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) and Anti-Fraud & Investigations (AF&I) and wider Financial Crime (collectively referred to as Anti Financial Crime) prevention. The Management and all employees are required to adhere to these standards to prevent DB and our reputation from those who may intend to use our products and services for money laundering, bribery, corruption, fraud and/or Terrorist Financing (TF) purposes. Overview The purpose of the Strategic Remediation & Control Office (SRCO) in APAC is to deliver comprehensive governance and oversight of remediation activities while enhancing the quality and efficiency of the Bank’s risk and control environment. As part of the efforts put by DB to maintain its high standards in terms of Financial Crime prevention, the bank is running several Transaction Monitoring (TM) projects at a global, regional and local level which are aiming to bring significant improvements in the Transaction Monitoring space. Complex and large-scale projects, such as the implementation of Strategic TM and Case Management platforms across the APAC branches of the bank, require adequate oversight and monitoring to ensure a successful delivery. The Transaction Monitoring project manager within SRCO will need to have strong and solid project and stakeholder management skills to ensure that both Change-The-Bank (CTB) and Run-The-Bank (RTB) TM projects are executed smoothly, in a controlled and audit-proof manner and adhering to the agreed scope and timelines. The chosen candidate will have to engage with a wide range of stakeholders (3 Lines of Defence and Technology) and proactively anticipate and manage risks and issues which may cause delays and unexpected outcomes along the project life cycle. Activities to be performed by the TM project manager for achieving success include but are not limited to project planning and execution, budgeting, senior management reporting, coordination and monitoring of remedial activities and establishment of communication channels across relevant stakeholders at a local, regional and global level. The TM project manager will need to ensure that appropriate level of documentation and execution discipline is applied along the projects so that the execution is done in a sustainable manner with proper handover to BAU where applicable at the end of the project. The chosen candidate should have experience in project management across all project/program related activities such as drafting of project artifacts (e.g. Business requirement documents), documenting testing execution (e.g. UAT test cases) and other regulatory related tasks (e.g. coordination of regulatory reporting submissions). Your key responsibilities:

• Support & lead Transaction Monitoring (TM) related projects from the requirements definition phase to the final delivery.
• Develop & deliver project plans and roadmaps taking into consideration all project related activities, resources, timelines and deliverables.
• Summarize and report overall program/project status progress and ensure adherence to the agreed scope and schedule.
• Manage issues, risks, dependencies and assumptions to ensure successful and timely delivery of the project. Risk mitigation plans may need to be created and executed along the project life cycle to prevent deviations from the initial scope and schedule. Escalate fast and to achieve the right outcomes.
• Ensure project delivery with full understanding of risks & control considerations. Output of the project will need to be adherent to regulatory and internal risk appetite requirements.
• Work with SMEs to complete project artifacts in alignment with stakeholders’ expectations
• Develop project related MI metrics and reports/dashboards.
• Provide transparency around progress status and key risks/issues being faced towards achieving success on the in-flight projects to various stakeholder groups.
• Establish strong partnership and collaborative relationships with various stakeholder groups (AFC/Compliance/Legal/Operations/COO/IT & Infrastructure) towards achieving the project outcomes within required timeframes in adherence with regulatory expectations and internal guidelines.
• Develop strong knowledge and understanding of APAC systems/processes/organization in the AFC space.
• Ensure experience gleaned and knowledge gathered from various projects is documented and shared across team for leverage on other ongoing or future initiatives.

• Minimum 7 years’ experience as a Project Manager having worked on Change or Transformation projects within the Transaction Monitoring area in a large multi-national bank.
• Proven experience and knowledge of Transaction Monitoring and Anti-Financial Crime.
• Proven experience of regional regulatory trends and developments in both AFC and AML and demonstrated work done in this area.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business or having other relevant professional qualifications.
• Attention to detail and able to apply control framework around processes and identify gaps, risks.
• Strong AFC Risk acumen.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, solution oriented with the ability to think independently.
• Proven experience in stakeholder and project management experience with ability to communicate with different stakeholders.
• Strong team player with experience to work in diverse teams.
• Very good communication, presentation skills & ability to explain complex structures.
• Have a proactive approach to tasks and responsibilities.
• Flexible to take over any ad-hoc activity instructed by your manager based on the needs of the team.