About the Role
Lead complex data transformation and governance initiatives across C-AFC, driving strategic outcomes in data management, controls, lineage, data quality, and regulatory remediation. Act as a senior advisor to business, technology, and data leaders, shaping solutions and influencing delivery across multiple programmes. Support the development of the Business/Data Partnership function in the C-AFC Divisional Data Office.
Responsibilities
- Own the definition, shaping, and execution of strategic data initiatives, providing thought leadership and driving delivery across complex, cross-functional programmes ensuring alignment to Group Key Deliverable programme objectives.
- Drive decision-making across competing priorities, providing leadership and challenge to senior stakeholders to ensure delivery of strategic objectives and regulatory commitments.
- Lead problem definition, operating model design, and target-state solution architecture across data management and regulatory change initiatives.
- Support the operation of the C-AFC Data Transformation Programme Office, ensuring all Group KD programme obligations and regulatory commitments are met.
- Drive close collaboration with key stakeholders and senior leaders to ensure quality delivery of benefits within agreed budget, resources, and timeframe.
- Support delivery of regulatory commitments relating to data management, lineage, controls, governance, and risk remediation, ensuring high-quality evidence and sustainable operating models.
Requirements
- Extensive experience delivering end-to-end projects within complex transformation or change programmes, ideally in banking.
- Senior experience defining, operating, and driving material programmes of work.
- Experience across data management and IT transformation initiatives with strong understanding of data governance, data quality, lineage, and control frameworks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong skills in process mapping, requirements definition, and solution design.
- Strong ability to build trust, manage expectations, and align competing priorities.
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop executive-ready recommendations.
Skills
- Data management
- Data governance
- Data quality
- Data lineage
- Regulatory remediation
- Communication
- Business analysis
- Stakeholder management
- Process mapping
- Requirements definition
- Solution design
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
Experience Level
- Vice President
- Senior
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance
- Private Healthcare
- Retail Discounts
- Bike4Work scheme
- Gym benefits
- 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
About the Company
- Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.
- Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).
- We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.
