Director – Head of Customer Experience

Job Title: Director – Head of Customer Experience & Production Support, Corporate Banking Technology (TDI)

Location: Pune / Bangalore

Corporate Banking is a technology centric business, with an increasing move to real-time processing, an increasing appetite from customers for integrated systems and access to supporting data.  This means that technology is more important than ever for the business.

Deutsche Bank is one of the few banks with the scale and network to compete aggressively in this space, and the breadth of investment in this area is unmatched by our peers. Joining the team is a unique opportunity to help rebuild the core of some of our most mission critical processing systems from the ground-up.

Our Corporate Bank Technology team is a global team of 3000 Engineers (and growing) across 30 countries. The primary businesses that we support within Corporate Bank are Cash Management, Securities Services, Trade Finance and Trust & Agency Services.  CB Technology support these businesses through 'vertical' CIO aligned teams and by 'horizontals' such as Client Connectivity, Surveillance and Regulatory, Infrastructure, Architecture, Production, and Risk & Control.

The Head of Customer Experience and Production Support for Synthix is responsible for ensuring a seamless, reliable, and high-quality experience for all Synthix customers — across every interaction with the Synthix's digital products and support channels. This leader bridges the gap between customer engagement, technical production stability, and service delivery, driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction in a fintech environment.

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 child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Flexible working arrangements
• 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

Key Responsibilities
 

Leadership & Strategy:

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Production Support across Synthix, ensuring alignment with business priorities and TDI's global support framework.

• Drive operational excellence through best-in-class reliability engineering, observability, automation, and proactive service management.

• Serve as the senior escalation point for all high-severity incidents, providing leadership under pressure and ensuring timely stakeholder communication.
 

Operational Management:

• Oversee end-to-end production stability across payments, trade finance, cash management, and other Corporate Banking platforms.

• Establish and track key performance metrics (MTTR, MTTD, SLA adherence, and uptime) to ensure continuous service improvement.

• Implement a culture of accountability and ownership within the production teams, fostering a "you build it, you run it" mindset across technology streams.
Transformation & Automation:

• Drive automation-first strategies to reduce manual interventions, improve recovery time, and enhance predictive maintenance capabilities.

• Partner with development and infrastructure teams to modernize production environments, streamline release management, and ensure resilience in cloud and hybrid architectures.

• Champion adoption of SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) and DevOps principles within production support.
 

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate closely with senior business leaders, product owners, and control functions to ensure transparency and proactive risk management.

• Engage with regulators, auditors, and risk partners to uphold the highest standards of compliance, control, and governance.

• Communicate complex technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders, maintaining confidence and alignment at executive levels.
 

People Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global production support organization across multiple time zones.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Drive talent development and succession planning across critical support functions.

Skills & Experience

• 20+ years of experience in technology operations or production support within global banking or financial services.

• Proven track record of leading large-scale, mission-critical production environments, preferably within Corporate or Transaction Banking.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end technology ecosystems — including microservices, APIs, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and databases.

• Expertise in incident management, root cause analysis, automation tools, and observability platforms (e.g., Splunk, AppDynamics, ServiceNow).

• Deep appreciation for regulatory, risk, and operational control frameworks in banking.

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and crisis leadership skills.

• Experience in driving transformation programs and implementing SRE/DevOps models at scale.
 

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• 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 culture 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.