Business Management Associate

In Scope of Position based Promotions (INTERNAL only)

Job Title: Business Management Associate

Location: Mumbai, India.

Role Description

• Sound financial principles are at the core of everything we offer. That’s why Infrastructure functions are so vital to the way we run our business. In a global marketplace that’s constantly evolving, being adaptable, decisive, and precise is critical - and this is exactly the culture of our DB group.
• There are Infrastructure teams (CFO, CRO, TDI, GCOO, Chairman, Procurement, HR) dedicated to each of the Bank’s core banking divisions. Together, we oversee all financial details of Deutsche Bank, globally.
• COO provide accurate and timely business management, cost management & people management services to the Infrastructure functions. We also provide high-quality advice and analysis to our businesses and infrastructure functions, measuring and analyzing performance, cost, workforce management, business management and identifying areas to drive innovative change. This is a strategic group, where we look to control costs, limit risk, and strengthen our decision-making process.

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

Strategic Execution:

• Implement the strategy for the infrastructure function regionally/globally.
• A main voice in communicating the department’s strategy to the rest of the bank regionally.
• Closely working with the regional Infrastructure leads & global COO in the implementation of the strategy.

Workforce & occupancy planning:

• Drives and coordinates all workforce related processes including hiring, recruiting, compensation and restructuring.
• Supports talent management in the function including talent acquisition, retention, training, performance management processes and diversity.
• Designs and implements the function's location and future of work strategy and target operating model.

Divisional financial planning and forecasting:

• Working with the regional leads to provide accurate monthly cost and workforce forecasts.
• Responsible for allocating cost and headcount plans across the various areas of the finance function and driving the department towards its cost and workforce targets.
• Where necessary, develop and execute actions to correct any divergence to plan.

Driver-Based Cost Management (DBCM):

• Support and manage DBCM allocation keys and key interface to explain the allocation of finance charges.
• Ensure timely billing and over / under recovery of revenues.
• Ensuring required agreements are in place that justify the billing of services rendered.

People management & Communications:

• A key spokesperson for the function in managing and communicating with our staff.
• Working with our HR partners to drive the overall people agenda for the overall department.
• Responsible for recruiting and managing our annual graduate recruitment, mentoring and intern classes.
• Works with the regional leads and the respective leadership team members in their communication needs.

Controls:

• Defines, implements and oversees policies and key operating procedures for the function.
• Ensures the function adheres to the bank wide policies, T&E processing, dB Buyer approvals, Information Barrier Group oversight, MTA, compliance mandatory training and the red flag process.

Your skills and experience

The candidate will be a highly motivated, self-starter with the following attributes:

• Strong Business Management Skills & Experience.
• Good Leader & with having experience of managing large teams.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking - an ability to take a long-term view on shaping the departments strategic vision in a way that is consistent with the function and the Banks broader strategic agenda.
• Proven ability to execute - a capable of ensuring projects and tasks are completed in-line with the strategic agenda.
• Exemplary stakeholder management skills - a track record of influencing and managing senior stakeholders both within and outside the finance department.
• The ideal candidate must be able to build collaborative partnerships with peers and key stakeholders, able to provide sound advice but also demonstrate the ability to challenge when required.
• Independent in judgement, strongly self-motivated and have the ability to challenge and be challenged whilst maintaining the highest levels of professionalism.
• Gravitas and presentation skills - as one of the senior faces of the Finance organization, the successful candidate must be able to present in a highly polished manner.
• Multi-tasker under pressure - an ability to work on multiple, high profile important topics concurrently without losing sight of the bigger strategic objectives.
• Financially literate - an ability to understand, interpret and act on financial data and translate this information into easy-to-understand messages.
• An excellent team worker with exceptional leadership capabilities who is people focused and supports Diversity.
• Additionally, it would be preferable if the candidate had: Familiarity with the finance operating model.

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

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.htm

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.