Risk Officer for Synthix, Deutsche Bank

Fintech/SaaS

Salary not provided

Mid and Senior level

London

Investment bank and financial services company

Job no longer available

Investment bank and financial services company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Mid and Senior level

London

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Company mission

To be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients, creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

LLM-qualified lawyer with strong academic grounding in financial services, payments, technology, or data law
Hands-on experience working inside a fintech (as legal counsel, compliance, data protection, or risk), preferably in payments, banking-as-a-service, or SaaS platforms
Deep working knowledge of payments regulation, fintech law, outsourcing, data protection (UK/EU GDPR), and technology risk
Proven ability to advise on AI, data usage, platform architecture, and emerging technology risk from a legal and regulatory perspective
Experience managing risk for unregulated or lightly regulated entities operating alongside regulated banks or financial institutions
Demonstrated ability to personally own risk decisions and provide clear, pragmatic advice — not consulting or theoretical ERM

What the job involves

As Synthix scales, we require senior, hands-on legal and technology risk leadership to ensure our products, client contracts, data usage, and operating model are robust, defensible, and future-proof in a fast-evolving regulatory and technology landscape
Own and lead first-line risk management for Synthix, acting as the primary risk adviser to product, engineering, and commercial teams
Advise on fintech, payments, technology (with a focus on AI), and data protection law, translating legal obligations into practical, scalable controls for a SaaS platform
Define and manage Synthix’s risk posture as an unregulated, DB-backed fintech, including interface with Deutsche Bank governance, Legal, Compliance, and Risk functions
Lead client assurance, due diligence, and contractual risk discussions, clearly articulating Synthix’s legal, regulatory, and data risk position to clients and procurement teams
Own incident response and post-incident risk assessment, including data, technology, outsourcing, and client-impacting events
Embed risk-by-design principles into product architecture, AI usage, data models, and payments flows without slowing delivery

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Our take

Deutsche Bank is one of Europe's biggest banks, operating in around 60 countries. It has a long history but hasn't struggled to keep up with the changing times. Like launching Vert, a digital payments service for small and medium businesses, and focusing on investments that are good for the environment and society.

The banks performance in 2025 has been impressive too. In the first nine months, pre-tax profit reached €7.7B (up 64% from last year) and net profit climbed to €5.6B (a 76% increase). And all business divisions delivered double-digit profit growth, supported by revenue gains and disciplined cost management.

If this wasn't impressive enough, the bank is also making strong progress in ESG, reporting €23B in sustainable financing in the third quarter of 2025 alone. With these healthy finances, a clear strategic direction, and a focus on responsible growth, Deutsche Bank is in a very promising position for the future.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

11% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

Westend-Süd, Frankfurt, Germany

Leadership

Christian Sewing

(CEO)

Christian joined Deutsche Bank in 1989 as a Banking Apprentice. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CEO in 2018.

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