Job Description:
Job Title: Financial Risk Lead, Trust and Securities Services (TSS)
Location: London
Corporate Title: Vice President
In this role, you will own and drive the financial risk agenda across the entire Trust & Securities Services (TSS) franchise, with a particular focus on shaping the future of risk management in our Custody and Clearing businesses. You will be at the centre of some of the most complex, high‑value transaction flows, acting as the senior authority on credit, settlement and liquidity risks and influencing decisions that directly impact Deutsche Bank’s global clients and Balance Sheet.
You’ll also play a key leadership role in elevating our risk capability, developing and upskilling talent, mentoring colleagues and fostering a culture of continuous learning, while partnering with senior stakeholders across Sales, Cash Management Services, Operations, Legal, Treasury and Credit to deliver commercially sharp, well-governed outcomes.
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
Lead financial risk management across TSS Custody & Clearing, identifying material credit, settlement and liquidity risks and driving timely mitigation
Serve as the escalation point for transaction‑related exposures, providing clear risk judgement and recommendations
Design and enhance risk frameworks, policies and metrics to support monitoring and informed decision‑making
Understand and oversee client credit risk, including limit setting, exposure analysis, legal structures and settlement behavior
Provide senior risk input into new business, complex transactions and client onboarding
Support and mentor junior team members, strengthening risk capability and consistency
Your skills and experience
Experience in financial risk management within a banking environment, with senior accountability for credit, settlement or liquidity risk
Strong understanding of post‑trade processes, custody and clearing risk drivers, and client/account structures, would be advantageous, but not a prerequisite for the role
More important is a strong risk mindset, sound judgement, and the ability to challenge the status quo and deliver pragmatic solutions
The ability to engage senior stakeholders and present clear, data‑driven risk assessments
Degree‑level education or equivalent experience; professional qualifications (e.g., CFA, FRM, CA, MBA) welcome but not essential
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
Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
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)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank…