Project Management Analyst, VP

Job Title: Project Management Analyst, VP

Location: Pune, India

About Corporate Bank Technology 

• 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. 
• 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.
• Our Corporate Bank Technology team is a global team of 3000 coders (and growing) across 30 countries. The primary businesses that Corporate Bank support are Cash Management, Securities Services, Trade Finance and Trust & Agency Services.  CB Technology support these businesses through CIO aligned teams and by 'horizontals' such as Client Connectivity, Surveillance and Regulatory, Infrastructure, Architecture, Production, and Risk & Control.
• Securities Services domain is responsible for the development of applications providing local market connectivity, settlement, fund services and securities lending for financial services clients like Asset Managers, Broker-Dealers and Global Custodians. Our current work includes new SPA web applications, DLT, real-time event processing and analytics.

Deutsche Bank's Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery.  At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel. 

You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support.

Role Description:

This role will be responsible for supporting the implementation of methodologies, best practice standards and quality assurance activities in programme/project and business management across the portfolio. The analyst will also focus on driving quality improvements. The analyst functionally reports to the Business Manager/Lead.

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:

• Work with the COO and Business managers to develop the Project Standards guide, seeking contributions from project managers and leads to ensure that the Standards meet best practice. Support the implementation of governance standards across the portfolio.
• Drive the PMO governance for Key deliverable initiative and programs in the domain.
• Tracking of financials across the Tribe portfolio, ensure they are on targets and providing commentary for variances of actuals vs forecasts vs plan
• Ensuring the Change the Bank (CTB) repository tool is up-to date with resourcing, expenses and other related information.
• Set up calls with all project/programme managers and Tribe leads for regular status review, minute the meetings notes and agreed actions.
• Working closely HR and support senior management on hiring strategy to onboard resources and track status for the Data Services Tribe and overall CTO Architecture domain.
• Support the management and tracking of headcount for the domain including position management for internal and external staff, managing perm hiring and backfills.
• Extract reporting from various tools e.g. dbClarity/dbBuyer and other governance related systems to check accuracy and completeness of programme/project-related data
• Create the Purchase Requisitions to ensure we have timely Purchase Order (PO)'s available/created.
• Vendor management. End to end co-ordinations until PO is sent out to the vendor.
• Participate in the automation of PMO processes.
• Creating multiple reports & MIS for stakeholders/management
• Managing multiple ad-hoc and short timeframe requests
• Automate reports using Macros and advanced Microsoft tools.
• Support in regional PMO related activities.

Your skills and experience:

• Understanding of the Financials and the concepts of P&L and capitalization
• Knowledge of project management concepts and business management as a function
• Experience in resource management, hiring governance to ensure the hiring and exits are accurately reported.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint and advanced Excel with an ability to create formula-based Management Information.
• Excel skills are mandatory to work on financial and data management.
• Knowledge of Tableau will be preferable– creating, managing, analysis of data.
• Knowledge of Clarity, JIRAs and SharePoint will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 14 years of experience in the related role.

Soft Skills:

• Articulate and coherent communication, both written and oral. Fluent English (verbal and written).
• Ability to prioritize, organize and get the job done. Attention to detail.
• Capable of being assertive and/or diplomatic when needed.
• Comfortable in communicating with senior management.
• Responsive, diligent, and able to analyze detailed and large data sets.
• Excellent collaboration/ mediation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Education:

• Commerce, business or finance degree from an accredited college or university

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 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.