GCC Business and Client Enablement Analyst - VP

About the role

Deutsche Bank is looking for a Business and Client Enablement Analyst to join the Global Corporate Coverage (GCC) Business and Client Enablement team in Singapore. Based within the COO organisation, the role provides senior oversight of client lifecycle governance and strategic execution across APAC and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The candidate works closely with GCC Accountable Client Owners, regional and global Business Management, KYC Operations, Anti-Financial Crime, Compliance, Legal, Operations and Technology, and provides senior-level advice, challenge and escalation.

Key responsibilities

• Own senior oversight of GCC client lifecycle priorities across onboarding, KYC review, remediation, account activity review, waivers, restrictions, quarantine and offboarding.
• Set risk- and business-based priorities for the GCC pipeline, agree delivery plans with KYC Operations and control partners and drive completion against policy, regulatory and client deadlines.
• Provide authoritative advice and constructive challenge to Accountable Client Owners and Business Management on complex client lifecycle, policy and control matters.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of material bottlenecks, including policy interpretation, documentation, resourcing, process, technology and ownership issues.
• Assess emerging operational and financial-crime risks, define proportionate mitigating controls and escalate matters requiring senior management or control-function decisions.
• Maintain governance through management information, trend analysis, decision papers and presentations.
• Sponsor or lead regional and global initiatives that simplify GCC onboarding and lifecycle processes, strengthen controls and improve the client and Front Office experience.
• Represent GCC in bank-wide strategic initiatives and chair or contribute to governance forums, presenting to senior management and ExCo-level stakeholders.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Corporate Banking or a Business Execution/COO function, with a good understanding of complex corporate and institutional client structures, KYC and AML/AFC requirements, periodic reviews, remediation, client perimeter controls and regulatory obligations.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading cross-functional initiatives and resolving complex, time-critical client issues across regional and global teams without direct authority.
• Experience identifying control gaps, assessing business and client impact, designing proportionate mitigants and escalating material issues.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity and optimise workflows, with critical judgment on responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Required skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to turn policy, regulatory and operational complexity into concise, executive-level recommendations.
• Analytical and organisational capability, including management-information analysis, pipeline prioritisation and issue tracking.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.

What we offer

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services.
• Comprehensive leave benefits, gender-neutral parental leave and 25 days of annual paid leave plus public holiday.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.