Job Description

Details of the Division and Team:

The Business Management Manager is responsible for leading the Business Management function for a discreet sub-unit, be that a product, a desk, infrastructure or control area of activity or a geographical region. The Business Management Manager is responsible for both delivering and improving the functions performed by that Business Management community. The scope of Business Management Manager’s activities will typically be diverse and may include strategic business planning, financial control and reporting tasks, control function liaison, headcount management and compensation matters, IT and Ops service management and enhancement, aspects of Facilities Management to both accommodate current business need as well as to ensure future ability to conduct planned business activity, co-ordination of business case approval and project sponsorship. The Business Management Manager must be able to consolidate the results of this broad range of activities, whilst managing the ongoing line relationships in order to collate and validate required output and synthesize the relevant business insights for senior management. The Business Management Manager will have line responsibility for a Business Management team, which will be dependent upon on the size of the sub-unit. The Business Management Manager will hold relationships with a broad range of internal points of contact from across the sub-unit for which they are responsible, the parent business division, other Deutsche Bank business divisions and control functions. They will also hold relationships with and external points of contact (e.g. regulators, auditors, etc.) and industry bodies.

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Competitive salary with superannuation paid over and above fixed pay
• 4 weeks annual leave, plus one week additional leave*, one week wellbeing leave* and the option to purchase leave (*subject to eligibility criteria)
• Salary packaging for car parking, motor vehicles, taxis and superannuation
• Parental leave benefits including 16 weeks paid leave for both primary and secondary carer and Childcare Assistance Payment
• A range of benefits including online employee discount program, annual flu vaccinations, discounted private health insurance, employee referral program
• Insurance cover for life, total disablement and salary continuance
• Executive health checks for Directors and Managing Directors
• Matched giving and paid volunteer leave

Your key responsibilities:

• Advising Front Office in relation to business management and control related matters
• Develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders within and outside IBCM including 2nd and 3rd line functions
• Lead change initiatives in IBCM incl. planning, coordinating with various teams, tracking progress, and escalating where necessary
• Project management of IBCM strategy and productivity initiatives
• Expense / cost management, including travels, gift & entertainment, market data services, deal related expense, etc.
• Creation and delivery of senior management reporting to support decision making
• Update Key Operating Policies & Procedures to document current business processes
• Deliver and monitor remediation activities for the IBCM APAC owned findings portfolio (Group Audit, Controls Testing & Assurance, Regulatory, and Self-Identified Issues)
• Pro-actively identify and deliver level 1 control enhancements and automation

Your skills and experience:

• At least 7 years of relevant industry experience, ideally from a top tier investment bank
• Understanding of IBCM business, including advisory and capital markets transactions
• Strong analytical skills and a strong finance / economic academic background
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to challenge existing processes and to drive change and control processes
• Strong financial knowledge with strong Excel / PowerPoint skills
• Aptitude for providing advice to senior management on risks, controls and mitigation
• The ability to formulate clearly and present information in a compelling manner
• The ability to present complex and sensitive messages comprehensively, professionally and in simple terms
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you:

• 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
• Training and development to help you excel in your career

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.

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