Group Audit Country Head Switzerland and Principal

About the team:
Group Audit serves as Deutsche Bank’s independent 'Third Line of Defense', proactively assisting the bank’s business and infrastructure areas to identify control weaknesses. Comprising around 700 staff, our global connectivity provides a stimulating environment and the opportunity to collaborate, network and share knowledge with colleagues and specialists around the world.

The Group Audit team in Switzerland covers all activities operated by Deutsche Bank in Switzerland as well as selective parts of the International Private Bank (IPB) business in EMEA.

Your key responsibilities:

- You take responsibility for the planning, staffing, risk assessment and delivery of audits, especially with a focus on local regulatory requirements. As part of this, you drive the audit process, identifying and escalating audit issues and subsequent reporting while ensuring that divisional quality standards are adhered to. You will also implement audit plan adjustments based on changes and risks, in alignment with the agreed audit strategy.
- In your role, you act as primary relationship manager for senior management, including country management Switzerland. In doing so, you work with the respective leadership teams to provide “front-to-back” audit coverage and assurance
- For your team, you set a clear direction in line with the global Group Audit strategic objectives and create an open and inclusive culture where team members are encouraged to offer and challenge ideas and practices
- You represent the division at committees and forums, both internally and externally, including leading discussions with regulators
- You will contribute to enhancements of the audit approach and develop further technical expertise while proactively keeping abreast of pertinent industry, regulatory and business practices and maintaining a professional network with colleagues, stakeholders, and relevant support areas

Your skills and experience:

- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in business administration, economics and/or science from an accredited college or university (or equivalent). Industry certifications or equivalent qualification in the areas of auditing standards, project management or process-/quality management would be an advantage
- Multi-year experience in the financial industry including responsibility for team and/or project management and awareness of the risks and regulatory requirements including in-depth knowledge of auditing standards and concepts
- Fluent English both verbally and in writing, additional proficiency in a second language such as French or German would be beneficial
- Successful track record in communicating complex issues across different hierarchical levels in both local and global context
- Excellent project management and planning, problem solving, relationship management and presentation skills combined with the ability to work in virtual, global teams in a matrix organization, openness for occasional travel
- An excellent team worker with exceptional leadership capabilities who identifies and promotes emerging talent. Able to work calmly in a fast-paced, high pressure business environment and able to think outside of the box

What we will offer you:

- Diversified tasks within your role providing a broad insight into different parts of Deutsche Bank
- Working in an open-minded international environment with diverse and intercultural teams
- Work-life-balance; up to 60% work from home, flexible working hours
- Ongoing training opportunities offered by Group Audit’s staff development team
- Possibility to build a strong network within Group Audit and the bank by liaising via social events

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.