Tuning & Optimization Analyst - Anti-Financial Crime in Berlin bei Deutsche Bank

Position Overview

Deutsche Bank (DB) benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated Anti Financial Crime (AFC) function, which performs a crucial role in keeping DBs business operations and global financial services clean from financial crime while serving the interests of the bank and society.

In order to combat financial crime effectively and respond to challenges in a flexible manner, AFC has a matrix structure combining regional, business line and global functional coverage in our core areas of Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment. Part of our commitment is to strengthen a strong collaboration with all business lines and support functions within our bank.

What AFC will do for you

AFC helps Deutsche Bank generate long-term trust and add value for our clients, staff and society and provide challenging opportunities for you to learn, contribute and benefit from your journey with us. We foster an open and inclusive team culture with the aim to build and maintain a healthy, engaged and well-supported diverse workforce that is equipped to do their best and enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace, whilst applying the highest standards of conduct to guarantee DB´s success in fighting financial crime.

Details of the role and how it fits into the team

Anti-Financial Crime Modelling (AFCM) owns the global Money laundering prevention models, which are used by the bank to detect potential money laundering activities. The Tuning & Optimization (T&O) function performs the verification and optimization of those Transaction Monitoring models, aligned to the AFCM Target Operating Model. The Analytics Analyst in the Tuning & Optimization (T&O) area supports the review and optimization of transaction monitoring models.

Within the framework of the T&O processes defined by the AFCM Target Operating Model, your tasks will include identifying suitable data to perform model analyses, assessing the data quality of the data used in the model and using appropriate methods to define and implement segmentation models. You will also use statistical methods to determine parameters and thresholds and apply testing methods to optimize them. You evaluate your optimization and analysis results quantitatively and document them in detail. In cooperation with the local money laundering officers, you coordinate (interim) results and in case necessary, involve also central AFC teams in the T&O processes.

Your responsibilities:

• Implementation, optimization and improvement of existing transaction monitoring models according to the AFCM T&O processes

• Ensure the quality, completeness and integrity of T&O activities and their full documentation

• Build and maintain partnership with local and central AFC teams. Proactively engage with risk and audit partners to ensure continuous review and transparency of measures

• Provide ad hoc analysis as part of the T&O and support the work of the team head/lead

Your Skills and Experiences:

• You have a degree in (business) mathematics, (business) computer science, data science, information management, statistics, economics or comparable

• You have several years of professional experience in analytical roles and in creating analysis and visualizations of large and complex data sets with the purpose of gaining business insights

• You have experience in analytics & data mining by using Python or SQL

• You already gained relevant experience in the field of AML and ideally also have experience with transaction monitoring systems such as Mantas, Smaragd, or Actimize (not a must)

• You have excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written, and confident appearance showing very high integrity, loyalty, and reliability

What we offer:

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
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