Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Compliance Officer (Associate Vice President / Vice President)

Jefferies
Germany
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Analytical thinking","Regulatory liaison"]

Senior compliance leader responsible for overseeing the AML/CTF and financial crime framework as part of Jefferies GmbH’s second line of defense. Leads the Financial Crime Compliance team, advises senior management, reports to the Head of Compliance and MLRO, and coordinates regulatory engagement, audits, and risk assessments across Frankfurt head office and branches.

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Jefferies
Jefferies
4 months ago

Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Compliance Officer (Associate Vice President / Vice President)

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Job Summary

Senior compliance leader responsible for overseeing the AML/CTF and financial crime framework as part of Jefferies GmbH’s second line of defense. Leads the Financial Crime Compliance team, advises senior management, reports to the Head of Compliance and MLRO, and coordinates regulatory engagement, audits, and risk assessments across Frankfurt head office and branches.
Location: Germany
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the 2nd line Financial Crime team, setting strategy and priorities across AML, CTF, sanctions, and financial crime risk across Jefferies GmbH locations (Frankfurt head office and eight branches).
  • •Shape and maintain a robust AML/CTF framework aligned to Jefferies GmbH’s risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
  • •Provide expert advice and challenge to client onboarding, the business and senior management on emerging financial crime risks and control effectiveness.
  • •Oversee AML/CTF policies, procedures, transaction monitoring, and risk reporting (including annual MLRO report) to Committees and Management Board.
  • •Coordinate the annual AML/CTF risk assessment with external service provider.

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive financial crime compliance experience, with at least 7 years in a senior AML/CTF role in German investment banking.
  • •Deep practical knowledge of German and EU regulatory framework.
  • •Strong experience managing AML/CTF frameworks, transaction monitoring, SAR governance, and regulatory engagement.
  • •Can-do attitude with excellent judgement and confidence to make and defend risk-based decisions.
  • •Highly analytical, able to assess complex financial crime structures, situations and typologies effectively.
Experience:7+ yearsFinanceBankingCompliance
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationAnalytical thinkingRegulatory liaison
Languages:English

Company Brief

Jefferies
Global investment banking and capital markets firm providing advisory, underwriting, trading, research, and asset management services to corporations, governments, and institutional investors.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1962
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