Job Summary

Are you ready to play a key role in safeguarding the integrity of our bank? We’re looking for a dynamic and driven Associate Director to join our Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Investigations team in Germany. This is your opportunity to lead high-impact investigations, advise on regulatory compliance, and shape the future of our risk-mitigation strategies

As Associate Director, FCC Investigations, you will be at the forefront of identifying and mitigating financial crime risks. You will:

• Lead and manage complex investigations into suspicious activity, including alerts from transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, negative media, and regulatory subpoenas.
• Draft and review suspicious activity reports (SARs) and ensure timely reporting to the relevant authorities.
• Oversee thorough investigations into Sanctions, KYC, PEP alerts, and suspected fraud cases.
• Guide and mentor Transaction Monitoring Investigators, conducting regular case reviews and ensuring high standards of quality and timeliness.
• Support the Head of FCC in strengthening our controls and driving continuous improvement across processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based investigations from detection to disposition.
• Provide expert advice on AML/CTF laws, regulatory expectations, and best practices.
• Collaborate with business units to resolve escalated alerts and investigations.
• Ensure proper documentation and governance of all investigative actions.
• Respond to regulatory inquiries and support internal/external audits.
• Contribute to policy and process enhancements within the FCC framework.

Skills and Experience

• Deep expertise in AML/CTF regulations and financial crime investigation methodologies.
• Strong understanding of transaction monitoring systems, client screening tools, and case management platforms.
• Proven leadership experience and the ability to mentor and uplift investigative teams.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work across functions and drive results.
• Fluency in English and German is required.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.