Business Management Specialist, AVP

Role Description

About Diversity and Inclusion

• DWS values diverse teams where individuals can reach their full potential. Bringing together different talents and ideas plays a crucial role in Deutsche Banks business success.
• Applications from talented individuals are welcome regardless of cultural background, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical abilities, religion, or generation.

About DWS

• Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.
• Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.
• Were looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. Thats why we are Investors for a new now.
• The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a European framework focused on strengthening the digital operational resilience of financial entities and their critical third-party information and communication technology (ICT) service providers.
• It requires firms to fully understand how their ICT operates, the operational resilience of that framework, and TPRM (Third Party Risk Management) practices affect the resilience of their most critical functions as well as develop entirely new operational resilience capabilities such as advanced scenario testing methods. In addition to DORA, operational resilience is a key topic for many Global regulators with similar regulatory requirements.

The Team

• The Chief Operating Office (COO) of the Investment Division is responsible for the organization and steering of operational activities. This would include implementing strategic initiatives for the Investment Division (Active, Passive, Trading & Alternatives), change projects, supervision of operational processes and governance structures, performing controls and budget management.
• The focus of this role is delivering the operational resilience agenda for the Investment Division, including DORA and all other applicable global regulatory requirements. This will be achieved through the successful delivery of both reoccurring run the bank (RTB) tasks and change initiatives to enhance the operational resilience framework.

Your key responsibilities

• Deliver the operational resilience agenda for the Investment Division, through the coordination of business assessments, direct testing of vendors and scenario planning. This will involve close collaboration with Investment Division stakeholders, e.g. Portfolio Managers, Capital Markets and Trading.
• Document the outcome of business assessments and testing against defined operational resilience criteria. Subsequently coordinate and track the progress and completion of any identified actions to further mitigate risk.
• Responsible for the successful implementation of any required updates to key operating procedures, controls and processes to meet operational resilience requirements.
• Produce and own plans to track the delivery of initiatives.
• Produce and present relevant reporting to DWS Senior Management and legal entity boards, and confidently deal with any actions arising from the reporting.
• Responsible for the successful implementation of new toolsets and applications across multiple global locations to further enhance the operational resilience and business continuity framework.
• Close cross divisional collaboration to identify and deliver objectives (e.g., Compliance, Audit, Divisional Control Office (DCO), Operations, Product, Coverage and Technology).
• Point of contact and escalation for Portfolio Management, Capital Markets and Trading related topics, including controls, processes, projects, initiatives, and ad-hoc troubleshooting.
• Build trusted relationships with all key stakeholders.

Your skills and experience

• Degree from a recognized university or equivalent experience.
• Experience in asset management.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Ability to analyze and understand large data sets.
• Experience in process management and implementing improvements.
• Willingness to independently tackle complex topics and take responsibility.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize under deadlines.
• Detail-oriented and results-driven.
• High initiative, commitment, goal orientation, and flexibility.
• Strong self-motivation and performance under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) at all levels.
• Strong team player with a sense of ownership.