Marcus Theis

About Marcus Theis

Senior Operational Risk, Technology and Program Management Executive with start-up mentality and broad ranging experience who is driving organizational change and business strategy through identification, assessment and ongoing management of risk.I am a pragmatic, execution focused leader who is committed to build and operationalize a risk culture of excellence & integrity through collaboration, ongoing transparency and benchmarking.I am currently managing a 2LOD Operational Risk Team with the responsibility of re-design & operationalization of the RC(S)A, Breach Management and Risk Appetite across Deutsche Bank Americas. This includes also the execution oversight of the (quarterly) RC(S)A across DB Americas and DB Group, working in close coordination with all 1LOD stake holders. In addition, I am responsible for CCAR (14A and 14Q) and the 2025 BASEL End-Game implementation in the Americas.Across these responsibilities, I do provide regular updates to the US Board, Risk Committee and regulators.Past mandates included global Program Management, Business Process Reengineering, Target Operating Model (TOM) design, IT Platform Development & Migrations, IT/Ops Outsourcing and Operational Transformation & Optimization including People role-framework build-out.+25 years of international, cross cultural and hands-on experience

Experience

1. Rc(s)a, Breach Management, Risk Appetite and Head of Capital Planning & Stress Testing

   Deutsche Bank

   Mar 2020 — Present · NY, US

   I am currently managing a 2LOD Operational Risk Team with the responsibility of re-design & operationalization of the RC(S)A, Breach Management and Risk Appetite across Deutsche Bank Americas. This includes also the execution oversight of the (quarterly) RC(S)A across DB Americas and DB Group, working in close coordination with all 1LOD stake holders. In addition, I am responsible for CCAR (14A and 14Q) and the 2025 BASEL End-Game implementation in the Americas.Across these responsibilities, I do provide regular updates to the US Board, Risk Committee and regulators.

Education

• FH Wiesbaden

  Bachelor Degree, Computer Science

  1990 — 1994

• London Business School

  Deutsche Bank Executive MBA Program

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Regulatory Interactions
• Asset Management
• Strategic Planning
• Asset Managment
• Regulatory Projects
• Financial Services
• Investment Governance
• Governance
• Back Office
• Department Budgeting
• Senior Management Communications
• Pmo
• Offshore Operations
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Multicultural
• Change Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Leading Change
• IT Strategy
• Offshoring
• Third Party Vendor Management
• IT Outsourcing