Senior Risk Manager (m / w / d) - Gesamtbankrisiko (ERM)

BforBank is a long-standing player in online banking in France. Part of the Crédit Agricole Group, historic leader in retail banking in Europe and based on the model of a Tech-company, we place innovation and digital at the heart of our transformation.

We are a team of 500 passionate people, all committed and united by an ambitious project to create the digital bank of tomorrow. After a successful launch of our new products in France last year, we have chosen Germany as the first country to open its doors internationally.

To develop, we have built a new banking offering that places people at the heart of its value proposition and will enable us to offer our German customers an incomparable banking experience.

Our goal is to support our clients towards financial well-being, that means the ability to effectively manage their finances, to feel in control and to maintain a balance between income, expenses, savings and investments.

Your role

You are at the beginning of a great adventure: support the international development of a fast-growing digital pure player, eager to conquer the German market!

In close collaboration with our central Compliance teams, you will help define and drive an ambitious plan to achieve a successful launch of BforBank on the German market.

You are part of our local German team and will be reporting to both the local Country Manager with a functional reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer (based in Paris).

In this role you will:

1. Be the point of contact with supervisory authorities (Bundesbank, Bafin, Tracfin, Schufa).
2. Participate actively in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism (LCB / FT) and on various applicable compliance-risk topics (client protection, advertising and communication, claims, market abuse, fraud), in close coordination with the French team.
3. Manage German compliance-risk necessary procedures and controls, in synergy with the French work and documentation.
4. Identify potential gaps with German regulation and propose improvements to strengthen compliance and reduce risks.
5. Provide guidance and training to employees on compliance requirements and best practices, whether internally or with the Credit Agricole Group material.
6. Propose appropriate corrective measures to reduce compliance, risk and fraud rates for a successful bank rollout in Germany.