Head of Compliance

As Head of the Compliance department, you will assume overall responsibility for the sustainable development and implementation of NRW.BANK's compliance management system. You will oversee MaRisk and WpHG compliance, anti-money laundering, the prevention of terrorist financing and other criminal acts, and financial sanctions. You will also advise the Management Board, business units and supervisory authorities as an independent sparring partner.

• Disciplinary and professional management of the Compliance team and its strategic development
• Responsibility for MaRisk and WpHG compliance, risk identification and implementation in processes and controls
• Strategic and organizational development of procedures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing
• Management of the prevention of other criminal acts and compliance with national and international financial sanctions
• Early identification and assessment of compliance risks and advice to the Management Board, managers and specialist departments
• Management of the organization-wide implementation of national and European requirements and coordination of regulatory and audit requests
• Digitalization and data-based development of compliance processes and representation of NRW.BANK in specialist committees and networks

• Completed university degree in economics, law or a comparable field, or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of relevant professional and management experience in compliance at a bank or comparable financial institution
• In-depth knowledge of banking supervision and capital markets regulations, including MaRisk compliance, WpHG compliance, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing prevention, prevention of other criminal acts and sanctions compliance
• Strong affinity for modern IT systems, digital process environments and data-based control procedures
• Ability to present complex regulatory matters appropriately for different audiences
• Good written and spoken English
• Confident and authentic leadership, strategic foresight, innovative ability, decisiveness, communication skills, independence, integrity and diplomatic skill