Complaints Audit Manager - Fluent GermanNew

N26

The opportunity

We are seeking an analytical, regulatory-minded Complaints Compliance & Prevention Manager to join our Complaints Management & Prevention team

What you'll do

  • Do you have hands-on leadership experience with regulatory remediation, audit: governance, and internal control frameworks in the German banking space?

  • Do you love solving complex operational challenges using preventive Root: Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate systematic product defects and process bottlenecks?

  • Do you enjoy complex project management and aligning cross-functional: teams—acting as the strategic bridge between Product, Tech, Legal, and 2LoD/3LoD control functions

  • Regulatory Remediation & Governance: Lead the end-to-end delivery of the regulatory remediation roadmap, managing Test of Design (ToD) and Test of Effectiveness (ToE) milestones in alignment with BaFin MaBeschwer, MaComp, MaRisk, and general KWG expectations.

  • Preventive Framework & RCA: Build, govern, and scale the preventive RCA framework (MaBeschwer Tz. 18), establishing risk-based selection triggers beyond volume (e.g., PSD2, WpHG, financial loss, reputational risk) to eliminate systematic product and process defects.

  • Written Order (SfO) Ownership: Maintain, update, and own CMP’s Written Orders, procedures, and work instructions for structural compliance, process consistency, and cross-market operational alignment.

What they're looking for

  • Control Function & Stakeholder Interface: Serve as the primary operational contact for 2LoD (Compliance, Risk Management), 3LoD (Internal Audit), and external regulatory stakeholders.
  • Team Leadership & Performance: Direct and mentor L3 Associate/Specialist team members in the matrix structure and cross-functional alignment with Product, Tech (PTX), Legal, and CS.
  • Minimal requirements:
  • + years of proven experience in compliance controls, internal audit,: assurance or governance in the German finance space.