Christian Glaessel - Senior Project Manager AML/KYC

Q: Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Christian speak?

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 15 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Senior Project Manager AML/KYC at HypoVereinsbank .

Q: What companies has Christian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christian has worked for HypoVereinsbank , Standard Chartered Bank , Roland Rechtsschutz-Versicherung , Deutsche Bank , and ConsorsBank/DAB .

Q: Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Insurance .

Q: Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Product Development . Christian also has some experience in Operations , Strategy , and Legal .

Q: Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Insurance .

Q: Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Product Development , and Information Technology .

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2024 - Jul 2025

1 year 7 months

Senior Project Manager AML/KYC

HypoVereinsbank

Working as a Senior Project Manager within the AML/KYC department
Using Targens Smaragd TCM/MDS/CCM, Actimize, BPM, PowerBI and Audimex
Analysing the existing process to build the Correspondent Banking Dashboard and migrating it in two steps
Adding the new MX messages to the existing MT message database (Palantir)
Replacing the Palantir user interface by PowerBI
Creating requirement documentation based on analysing groups of transactions to identify true hits and false positives
Developing the new database using SQL and Python
Creating several standard reports with PowerBI
Testing the enhanced database using specific low, medium and high risk groups of transactions combined with PowerBI reports
Analysing 1st level controls and executing 2nd level controls regarding fraud and AML controls using Smaragd, documenting results and findings with Audimex
Defining process improvements to close regulatory gaps

Jul 2023 - Nov 2023

5 months

Senior Analyst 3rd Line of Defense AML/KYC

Standard Chartered Bank

Acting as a Senior Analyst within the 3rd line of defense in AML/KYC
Using Core Banking System, GoAML and WorldCheck
Monitoring all payments that could not be finalized by the 2nd line of defense based on static and dynamic data
Using several inhouse applications for background checks
Performing public domain searches for all noticeable transactions
Documenting all rejected payments
Preparing complete documentation in cases where transactions had to be reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) via GoAML

Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

3 months

Senior Analyst Governance & Compliance

Roland Rechtsschutz-Versicherung

Acting as a Senior Analyst within Governance and Compliance
Using Core System and WorldCheck
Monitoring all requests related to potential sanctions breaches
Reviewing AML guidelines and processes
Updating AML training materials
Serving as the single point of contact for all sanctions-related questions

Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

3 months

Project Manager Global AML Office

Deutsche Bank

Acting as a Project Manager within the Global AML Office
Using BPM, MS Excel and VBA
Analysing manual processes used to keep global AML data for all Deutsche Bank entities up to date
Enhancing an existing Excel workbook and developing multiple VBA macros to significantly reduce manual work
Comparing existing data with monthly updates and highlighting changes
Sending out emails to all AFC responsible contacts for all Deutsche Bank entities to confirm their responsibility twice a year
Documenting email enquiries and confirmations
Sending out emails to all MLROs and deputy MLROs globally to confirm their responsibility once a year
Issuing reminder emails after two weeks to non-respondents

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

6 months

Senior Analyst 3rd Line of Defense AML/KYC

Standard Chartered Bank

Acting as a Senior Analyst within the 3rd line of defense in AML/KYC
Using Core Banking System, GoAML, WorldCheck and Kordoba
Monitoring all payments that could not be finalized by the 2nd line of defense based on static and dynamic data
Using Kordoba and inhouse tools for background checks
Performing public domain searches for all noticeable transactions
Documenting all rejected payments
Preparing complete documentation in cases where transactions had to be reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) via GoAML
Serving as the single point of contact for questions related to AML and KYC

Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

5 months

Product Owner Anti-Fraud Management / Compliance & Risk

ConsorsBank/DAB

Acting as a Product Owner within Anti-Fraud Management, Compliance and Risk
Using Actimize, Feedzai, Experian, FICO, Fiserv, BPM and Kordoba
Closing a GroupAudit-MaRisk finding by defining the approach for a new Anti-Fraud Management system
Aligning with BNP Paribas and leveraging their experience in several global meetings
Together with the team defining business requirements to cover scenarios such as insider trading and front running, including necessary static and dynamic data
Creating a shortlist of suitable solutions
Preparing and sending the Request for Information with all related documents
Working in an Agile environment

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

4 months

Senior Business Analyst KYC/Compliance

HanseaticBank

Working as a Senior Business Analyst within KYC and Compliance
Using Core Banking System, BPM and Targens Smaragd TCM/MDS/CCM
Being responsible for the German part of Société Générale’s new Customer Risk Rating Program to align with MaRisk
Attending and contributing to several global meetings
Preparing the Business Requirement Document
Defining interfaces from the global risk rating system to German compliance systems (TCM)
Working in an Agile environment

Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

7 months

Product Owner Compliance & Risk

UniCredit

Continuing work as a Product Owner within Compliance and Risk
Using BPM, Core Banking System EuroSig and Smaragd TCM/MDS/CCM
Monitoring and deciding whether to block transactions related to Belarus sanctions
Performing Kordoba background checks
Further developing and aligning the groupwide customer risk scoring tool across Italy, Germany and Austria
Coordinating with the Chief Compliance Officer on priorities and implementation
Supporting ongoing UATs and production rollouts for sanctions and risk rating processes

Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

3 months

Senior Program Manager KYC/Compliance

ING

Acting as a Senior Program Manager within KYC and Compliance
Using Core Banking System and an inhouse KYC application
Being responsible for the new global KYC program
Preparing documentation required to obtain Bafin approval
Planning migration from the Targens/Smaragd suite to Fircosoft
Working in an Agile environment

Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 2 months

Product Owner Compliance & Risk

UniCredit

Acting as a Product Owner within Compliance and Risk
Using BPM, Core Banking System EuroSig and Smaragd TCM/MDS/CCM
Monitoring and deciding whether to block transactions related to Belarus sanctions
Performing Kordoba background checks
Closing an OFAC-MaRisk finding by designing a groupwide tool to calculate customer risk scores identically across Italy, Germany and Austria, including interfaces to Kordoba
Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer
Reviewing and approving business requirements, functional and technical specifications
Synchronizing results with existing Targens tools (TCM and CRS)
Planning and executing multiple user acceptance tests (UATs)
Contributing to the migration program to a new payments service provider (EquensWorldLine EWL) to cover sanctions processes for incoming and outgoing SWIFT and SEPA messages, integrating TCM and Targens

Jan 2017 - Oct 2019

2 years 10 months

Product Owner Compliance IT (Transaction Monitoring/Financial Sanctions)

Commerzbank

Acting as a Product Owner within Compliance IT for transaction monitoring and financial sanctions
Using Core Banking System, Pelican and BPM
Being responsible for the sanctions IT department using PelicanOFAC (Pelican)
Integrating new functionality for instant payments
Implementing a case management tool for sanctions and monitoring processes
Defining and integrating sanctions requirements into new processes of the payments service provider EquensWorldLine (EWL)
Testing incoming and outgoing SWIFT and SEPA messages via MQSeries
Documenting all GRC aspects in RSA Archer
Transforming development from a waterfall approach to Agile (Scrum)

Feb 2012 - Dec 2016

4 years 11 months

Senior Program Manager Compliance IT (Transaction Monitoring/Financial Sanctions)

Deutsche Bank

Acting as a Senior Program Manager within Compliance IT for transaction monitoring and financial sanctions
Using Core Banking System and CGI HotScan
Leading the global transaction monitoring initiative to reduce the false positive rate using HotScan by CGI
Implementing new functionalities such as resubmission and prioritization in the monitoring system
Integrating DB Peru, Brazil and Portugal into the HotScan landscape
Leading the compliance-related segregation of Postbank from Deutsche Bank

May 2011 - Present

15 years

Senior Product Owner Compliance IT

Various Banks (Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, Commerzbank, UniCredit, ING, etc.)

Working as a Senior Product Owner in Compliance IT for major international banks
Focusing on AML, KYC, sanctions screening, fraud management and transaction monitoring solutions
Managing and delivering compliance and risk related IT projects across multiple jurisdictions
Coordinating with both business and IT stakeholders on a groupwide level

May 2011 - Jan 2012

9 months

Senior Program Manager AML/KYC

Société Générale

Acting as a Senior Program Manager in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) area
Using Core Banking System and several inhouse KYC solutions
Rolling out standardized KYC processes for all entities outside France using Actimize
Designing a global data warehouse for AML and KYC data
Migrating several local AML/KYC solutions to Actimize

Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

1 year 4 months

Fribourg, Switzerland

BU Head Compliance (AML, KYC, PEP, Sanctions, Fraud)

IMTF

Leading the compliance business unit covering AML, KYC, PEP screening, sanctions and fraud
Managing product and service offerings for financial institutions
Coordinating development and delivery of compliance solutions to clients

Nov 2007 - Dec 2009

2 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

Chief Information Officer Central Europe

State Street Bank

Serving as Chief Information Officer for Central Europe
Leading regional IT strategy and operations for State Street Bank
Overseeing implementation and support of core banking and investment services platforms

Apr 2000 - Oct 2007

7 years 7 months

London, United Kingdom

Director Professional Services Europe

Misys

Acting as Director of Professional Services for Europe
Managing delivery of banking and financial software solutions to European clients
Leading implementation projects and professional services teams across multiple countries

Jan 1994 - Mar 2000

6 years 3 months

Berlin, Germany

Chief Information Officer

BB-Invest

Serving as Chief Information Officer
Leading IT strategy, infrastructure and application development
Supporting investment and banking operations through technology

Austria

Compliance Officer

Austrian Security Trading Company

Registered as a Compliance Officer with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Serving as a Compliance Officer at an Austrian securities trading company
Establishing the compliance function based on the German Banking Act (KWG), Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk), and Minimum Requirements for Compliance (MaComp)
Identifying risks such as price calculation and contract definition
Defining controls under the Securities Trading Act (WpHG), and for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML), including documentation and verification, through workplace instructions
Communicating on behalf of the company with BaFin and the Compensation Scheme for Securities Trading Firms (EdW)
Registering with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to create notifications of suspicious transactions via GoAML

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance and Information Technology.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Operations, Strategy, and Legal.

Information Technology

Project Management

Product Development

Operations

Strategy

Legal

Skills

Aml: Acting As A Senior Monitoring Analyst For A 3rd Line-of-defense
Kyc: Being The Product Owner For A Groupwide Tool To Calculate Identically The Customer Risk Score (On A Business And Technical Level)
Sanctions: Maintaining And Further Developing A Sanctions Transaction System
Fraud: Defining The (Business And Technical) Requirements For A New Anti-fraud Management System
Crypto Risk: Putting Together Several Bafin-reports For A German Crypto Bank
Compliance: Being Responsible As A Compliance Officer For An It Vendor With Financial Services Customers

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 19

Experience in Banking and Finance 32.5 y

Avg length 2 y 4 m

Longest experience 14 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 4 (Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Austria)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Project Manager AML/KYC, Senior Analyst 3rd Line of Defense AML/KYC, Senior Analyst Governance & Compliance

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

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Created

September 2025

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Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Christian speak?

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Christian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Project Manager AML/KYC, Senior Analyst 3rd Line of Defense AML/KYC, Senior Analyst Governance & Compliance.

What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Senior Project Manager AML/KYC at HypoVereinsbank.

What companies has Christian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christian has worked for HypoVereinsbank, Standard Chartered Bank, Roland Rechtsschutz-Versicherung, Deutsche Bank, and ConsorsBank/DAB.

Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Insurance.

Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Christian also has some experience in Operations, Strategy, and Legal.

Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Insurance.

Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology.

What is the availability of Christian?

Christian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Christian?

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