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Senior Compliance MLRO & Risk-Analysis-Executive / Remediation of Audit findings / Cross Border
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Deutschland
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Senior Compliance, MLRO & NF-Risk professional specialised in Risk-Analysis and remediation of material regulatory findings. Extensive experience aligning foreign bank branches with national supervisory requirements and translating risk assessments into sustainable governance and control frameworks.
Skills
AuditsBankingKapitalmärkteComplianceBeratungCorporate GovernanceCertified Regulatory Compliance ManagerFinanzenNetzwerke zur Durchsetzung von FinanzkriminalitätSteuerungInternationale GeschäftePythonDatenschutzrechtBlockchainRisikoanalyse
Senior Compliance, MLRO and Financial Crime Risk Executive with extensive experience supporting international banking groups and foreign-owned institutions operating in Germany.
Core Expertise:
- Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) responsibilities and financial crime governance
- Non-Financial Risk Analysis as a central element of regulatory supervision
- Identification, assessment and prioritisation of material compliance and financial crime risks
- Translation of risk analysis outcomes into concrete remediation measures
- End-to-end management of BaFin examinations, §44 KWG audits and supervisory follow-up measures
- Design, review and enhancement of compliance, AML and control frameworks (2nd Line of Defence)
- Effective challenge and coordination of 1st Line of Defence control environments
- Development and execution of structured remediation programs addressing high-severity findings
- Preparation of management responses, action plans and regulatory communications
DeFi (Decentralized Finance) FinCrime:
Involves using blockchain-based, automated smart contracts to conduct money laundering, fraud, and theft, bypassing traditional financial intermediaries. Key threats include "rug pulls," DeFi protocol hacks, and transaction mixing, challenging traditional Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations.
Risk Analysis & Supervisory Focus:
Risk analyses as primary drivers for intensified supervisory measures
- Addressing root causes of high-severity findings leading to special supervisory attention
- Strengthening risk assessment methodologies, controls and documentation
- Aligning risk analysis with regulatory expectations and supervisory priorities
- Ensuring sustainability of remediation measures beyond immediate supervisory pressure
Cross-Border & Group Governance:
- Alignment of foreign branches and subsidiaries with national supervisory requirements
- Bridging local regulatory expectations with parent company governance models
- Respectful coordination with head offices in the home jurisdiction
- Supporting compliant cross-border operations without disrupting legitimate international business
Leadership & Advisory Experience:
- Interim Head of Compliance / MLRO support roles
- Advisory to executive management and boards on risk strategy and remediation
- Stabilisation of compliance and AML functions under intensified supervisory scrutiny
- Coordination of internal teams, external advisors and auditors
- Executive briefings and targeted training on risk-based regulatory expectations
Operating Style:
- Risk-based, pragmatic and implementation-focused
- Clear understanding that robust risk analysis is the foundation for sustainable compliance
- Compliance as an enabler of lawful international banking activities
Erfahrung
Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2024
Sprachen
DeutschMutterspracheEnglischverhandlungssicherFranzösischgutItalienischverhandlungssicher