Climate & Environmental Risk Specialist (f/m/x)

Position Overview

Details of the role and how it fits into the team

The Climate & Environmental Risk Specialist (f/m/x) within Chief Risk Office - Enterprise Treasury Risk Management (CRO ETRM) plays a key role in identifying, assessing, and managing climate and environmental risks related to Deutsche Bank’s real estate portfolios (Residential and Commercial Real Estate). This includes both transition risks (arising from regulatory changes, market shifts, and decarbonization efforts) and physical climate risks (such as extreme weather events and long-term climate impacts). This role supports Deutsche Bank’s commitment to integrating ESG risks into risk management frameworks, reporting and monitoring and ensuring compliance with rapidly evolving regulatory standards.  

Based in Bonn, you will join the Climate & Environmental Risk department as part of a 3-person local team. This globally distributed department comprises 12 professionals organized into 4 distinct teams and is led by a London-based Head. In this role, you will operate within a dynamic and international environment, collaborating closely with key stakeholders across all divisions of Deutsche Bank

Your key responsibilities

• Quantitative Risk Modeling

Develop and apply mathematical and banking models to quantify and monitor climate and environmental risks

Perform scenario analysis and stress testing for transition and physical climate risks

Support integration of climate risk metrics into credit risk and portfolio management systems

• Concept Development, Implementation & Reporting

Design and implement frameworks for managing climate and environmental risks within real estate portfolios

Evaluate and further develop the use of geospatial data

Perform Ad-Hoc Analysis and Quarterly reporting

• Regulatory & Market Alignment

Monitor and interpret regulatory requirements (e.g., ECB, EBA, EU Taxonomy, CSRD) related to Climate & Environmental risks

Evaluate market trends and best practices for climate risk management in real estate

Ensure timely implementation of regulatory changes and internal policy updates

• Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborate with internal teams (Credit Risk, Portfolio Management, Finance, Chief sustainability Office, and TDI) and external stakeholders

Provide expert input for Climate & Environmental risk reporting to senior management

Your skills and experiences

• Completed university degree (quantitative) with professional experience in comparable activities and a solid understanding of risk management

• Strong analytical skills and advanced knowledge in data evaluation (e.g., with SAS, Python or Excel for regression analyses)

• A structured, analytical, and independent approach to work, with a keen interest in strategic issues and a strong implementation orientation

• Excellent communication skills, fluent in both written and spoken German and English

• A team-oriented way of working

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Esther Grandmann.

Contact Esther Grandmann: +49 69-91045 443

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