Trade Finance Non-Financial Risk Management - Associate

Job Title Trade Finance Non-Financial Risk Management Center of Excellence (TF NFR; CoE), Associate

Trade Finance Non-Financial Risk Center of Excellence is looking for bright candidates with good Trade Finance and Non-Financial Risk background to support regulatory compliance across Trade Finance within DBs Corporate Bank.

The role would suit for an individual looking to develop product knowledge, business understanding, risk factors, support global projects in an international challenging fast-paced environment, where the team and individual can make significant contribution for the Global Corporate Bank - Trade Finance and Lending Business.

Your key responsibilities

• Support global/regional audit related work and projects as well as ad hoc internal and external audit requests.
• Support and drive stakeholder management, build strong relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Help to identify efficiencies through continuous process improvements and support/drive the implementation of globally consistent processes.
• Work closely with internal partners including but not limited to all Trade Finance partners and stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance related requirements are adhered to with thorough understanding of trade policies and compliance guidelines.
• Support effective global Policy reviews, Risk Assessments, enhance existing procedures and processes while adhering to all regulatory requirements of the Bank for Trade Finance
• Analyze and advise on incoming transactions request from stakeholders in view of all risk dimensions of the bank, which requires a general curiosity, attention to detail and understanding of complex transactions in a short time span.
• Bringing new ideas, and work on process optimization, realignment, automation, and simplification to increase efficiency and effectiveness processes.
• Establish and maintain Business/Audit/Regulatory related Management Information (MI) for stakeholders, management, external/internal auditors, and regulators as well as other related parties.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Finance, Engineering and Economics/Applied Economics,
• 5-8 years of work experience in relevant field of Trade Finance, Non-Financial Risk Management, Product Management, Operations, Compliance/AFC, Risk Management.
• Good understanding of Trade Finance Products
• Experience with operational processes, Process Management, Sanctions and Embargo related knowledge, Findings Management would be welcomed
• Be pro-active, open minded, client oriented and have a solution driven attitude.
• Good Project Management and Analytical skills
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the risks, controls, compliance and regulatory environment and requirements in Banking with focus on Trade Finance
• Ability to challenge the status quo and can think outside the box.
• Strong communication skills with excellent English, both orally and written; German is a plus.
• Self-starter with ability to solve problems in an independent and successful manner, while supporting team goals/ objectives.
• Very good knowledge of advanced MS Office, Excel, MS Project, and good understanding of Tableau reporting and analytical tools.