Job Title Deputy Nominated Officer United Kingdom

Location Birmingham

Corporate Title Vice President

In this role, you will perform the Deputy UK Nominated Officer function and lead the L2/L3 UK Nominated Office Team. Operating under delegated authority from the UK MLRO, you will review complex financial crime investigations and make recommendations to the UK Nominated Officer regarding Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) requests and decisions not to file

Reporting to the Head of Operations / AFC Birmingham Lead, you will provide leadership, oversight, and subject matter expertise across the Nominated Office function, supporting the UK MLRO and Nominated Officer in meeting the Bank's legal and regulatory obligations. The role is critical to ensuring effective AML governance, high-quality investigations, robust regulatory compliance, and the mitigation of financial crime risk across Deutsche Bank UK.

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 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

• Undertake the role of UK Deputy Nominated Officer under delegated authority from the UK MLRO, reviewing complex investigations and providing recommendations to the UK Nominated Officer regarding SAR filings, DAML requests and decisions not to file.

• Lead and develop the UK Nominated Office (L2/L3) Team, ensuring high-quality investigations, consistent decision-making, and delivery against regulatory obligations.

• Review complex financial crime investigations and provide clear, risk-based recommendations to the UK Nominated Officer, acting as the primary escalation point for significant, sensitive, or high-risk AML/CTF matters.

• Support the UK MLRO and DMLRO in meeting regulatory, legal and governance requirements, including engagement with internal audit, regulators, and relevant governance forums.

• Provide expert guidance, challenge and oversight to investigators and stakeholders, ensuring high investigative standards and sound risk-based outcomes.

• Deliver management information, trend analysis, and recommendations to senior AFC leadership, while driving continuous improvement across Nominated Office processes and controls.

Your skills and experience

• Significant experience in AML, financial crime investigations, compliance, legal, law enforcement or regulatory environments, preferably within financial services.

• Strong knowledge of UK AML legislation, SAR reporting obligations, POCA, TACT and wider regulatory expectations.

• Proven experience conducting complex AML investigations and developing well-reasoned, risk-based recommendations relating to suspicious activity assessments, SAR filings and regulatory escalations.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing, coaching, and developing high-performing teams within a regulated environment.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging senior management, Compliance, Legal, AFC Advisory and regulatory bodies.

• Strong understanding of transaction monitoring, financial crime typologies, investigative methodologies, and financial crime control frameworks.

• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you

• 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)

Please note the expected salary for some roles may be below the minimum level requirements to support candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK. Should you already have a Skilled Worker visa and are identified for a role, we can discuss and support you with the process

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 be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.

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.