Job Description

Head of FIC Compliance, Americas - Director

Job ID: R0447339 Full/Part-Time: Full-time

Regular/Temporary: Regular Listed: 2026-09-17

Location: New York

Position Overview

J ob Title Head of FIC Compliance, Americas

Corporate Title Director

Location New York, NY

Overview

As the Head of Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) Compliance, Americas, you will lead a team of business line Compliance officers providing real-time support and challenge to the FIC businesses within the Investment Bank (IB). The role will involve advising on issues (questions, proposals, or exceptions) related to the structuring, lending, sales and trading activities, surveillance and monitoring of controls, supervision, and other issues that are typical for a large global investment bank as well as challenging the Business on their controls and processes. You will lead a team providing real-time advisory services to the FIC businesses; identify regulatory trends and developments that impact business areas and advise staff and business leadership as to how this may impact their current or proposed activities.

What We Offer You

A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

Advise business areas on Firm policies and procedures and applicable securities laws and regulations; draft, update, and implement relevant policies and procedures

Provide regulatory/compliance training; assist the Business in implementing and documenting various supervisory/control mechanisms

Participate in internal investigations, respond to regulatory inquiries, and coordinate internal and external audits and inspections; interact with federal and state regulators

Conduct risk assessments of the Business to ensure effective business control framework, challenge business Risk and Control Self Assessments and work collaboratively with Compliance colleagues who perform testing and monitoring of compliance with Firm policies

Support the global compliance monitoring program by providing input on the framework documents and completing verification checks as outlined the annual monitoring plan

How You’ll Lead

Lead and develop a team of business line Compliance officers

Member of the Investment Bank Compliance, Americas, management team and compliance representative to controls governance forums

Manage relationships with senior leadership within the FIC businesses, Control functions in the first line of defense, infrastructure partners and with control partners in the second line of defense

Skills You’ll Need

Strong securities, derivatives and lending experience, preferably in a global investment bank or law firm

Significant experience with fixed income (including structured credit/finance) products, but at a minimum experience in advising for multiple FIC business activity with prior management experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; JD or MBA a plus

Functional knowledge of the US fixed income and derivative trading regulatory framework, the ’33 Act and the ’34 Act, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), broker dealer regulations, general knowledge of swap dealer and security-based swap dealer rules and other relevant bank regulations; knowledge of SEC, CFTC and FINRA laws, rules, and regulations as well as industry best practice

Relevant experience providing compliance or legal coverage to sales or trading, lending and/or structuring business at a broker/dealer, swap dealer, or security based swap dealer

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

Skills That Will Help You Excela

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Ability to make, support, and defend difficult and complex regulatory/compliance decisions in a fast-paced and high-pressured environment

Ability to project confidence and professionalism in dealings with senior business personnel

Ability to lead teams, work collaboratively, and develop junior staff

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $170,000 to $308,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That’s why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authentically and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home.

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We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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