IT Application Owner

Job Description

IT Application Owner & IT Project Manager, AVP

Position Overview

Job Title: IT Application Owner & IT Project Manager

Corporate Title: AVP

Location: Pune, Inida

Role Description:

- The Project Manager -This includes managing end to end delivery of the business requirements, ensuring timely reporting of risk and issues and strengthening control in terms of SaaS solutions. Strong project management, stakeholder engagement and change management are key success to the role.
- IT Application Owner - The IT Application Owner (ITAO) has sound IT risk management skills. The Application Owner is accountable for the Application Lifecycle Management of one or more applications/services of an IT unit and the related Run The Bank (RTB) / TCA costs. Ensures that the application(s) are enhanced and maintained in accordance to the requirements of the paying customer and other stakeholders as included in the application strategy and SLA's. With this, clarifies the scope and timing of all activities and deliverables and the value they will generate.
The Application Owner identifies and manages the risks and issues associated with the application(s) and escalates appropriately.
- In Change the Bank (CTB) projects, The Application Owner is empowered to ensure that the changes to the application(s) are fully aligned / support the application strategy. The main focus is to guarantee the system stability and to ensure a smooth / successful transition to production/ steady-state environment. Cost accountability contains the management and tracking of costs in line with investment governance and maintains the agreed outcomes and service-levels within budget

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy,

- Best in class leave policy.
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

IT Application Owner:

As part for DWS Compliance IT team in corporate function you will be instrumental to over see the onboarding of compliance applications.

- Accountable for the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of an application including management of scope
- Conducts strategic planning for the application.
- Identifies and manages technical projects necessary to ensure required and established service levels are maintained.
- Manages strategic capacity, consumption and performance management (Forecast and management based on business plans).
- Ensures policy-compliance for dbRAMM, SOX, ASG, ISP, Audit, etc. (incl. the technical ITPM tasks).
- Manages software licenses, security certificates and contracts with service providers
- Ensures availability of all necessary application/service knowledge and documentation.
- Ensures system stability through enhancement/maintenance periods
- Accountable for the Run the Bank (RTB) /TCA costs
- Ensures Change the Bank (CTB) projects that the changes to the application(s) are fully aligned/support the application strategy across the full SDLC with support on:
participating in cost estimates
- Solution architecture together with the Solution Architect
- Ensures a smooth/successful transition to the production (steady-state) environment
- May be responsible for the delivery of small enhancements
- Ensure all the Operational Readiness Requirements timely completed for onboarding of new application or at the time of enhancement release into production

IT Project Manager:

- Requirement gathering and prioritization
- Maintain Book of Work and procure required budget in budgeting cycle
- Coordinate with vendor for new requirements and feasible solutions
- Identify risk, issues and dependencies and maintain RAID log for the project
- Ensure management transparency by way of timely project reporting and proactive engagement
- Ensure timely completion of Third Party Risk Management and risk rating of the application
- Track project status, maintain action logs, and ensure documentation
- Contracting and Payment:Complete risk assessments before service commencement, ensure contractual clauses are included, and execute process activities for contract renewals or amendments
- Stakeholder management- Collaborate closely and proactively with Legal regional teams to manage the requirements and overall application lifecycle.
- Establish relationship with vendor and internal Legal team to ensure effective and robustmanagement action plans

Your skills and experience

- Must be a graduate from reputed university.
- 10 -15 years of Experience in managing application, project management, stakeholder management.
- Person must be having excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Prior experience of working in captive is a plus

How we'll support you

- Training and development to help you excel in your career.
- Coaching and support from experts in your team.
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

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We strive for a in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

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