Global Network Management, NCT Professional

Role Description

Global Network Management (GNM) is responsible for managing external entity relationships (DB branches, Central Securities Depositories and Third parties) on behalf of Deutsche Bank entities globally, across all major business lines. GNM aims to provide a competitive network management service, balancing agent network cost, quality, and risk factors in line with business requirements.

The GNM India Team is an account setup and control hub that act on behalf of the global team, responsibilities include:

• Manage and perform BAU for cash and securities maintained by Deutsche Bank globally.
• Liaise with agent bank network and various DB business lines to ensure timely setup of account and for any setup related documentation.
• Host and join relationship forums with internal DB Stakeholders
• Responsible for working on projects around process optimisation.
• Oversight, control, and reporting ensuring adherence to multiple regulatory obligations, not limited to MiFID II and CASS.

The GNM India Team manage the opening and closing of all nostro and depot accounts under all the external entity relationships globally, as well as supporting control and monitoring of the account network. We have a strong relationship and work closely with the GNM Recertification, Due Diligence who support the agent network by ensuring accuracy of information and timely due diligence on the agent bank network.

Due to the different workstreams, the GNM India team welcome flexible and adaptable candidates who will gain a range of experience.

Your key responsibilities

• You will work with the global external entity network, internal DB Business Owners, and internal Operations teams, to ensure successful completion of account setup and maintenance activity in line with the agreed schedule, establishing strong relationships and effectively managing escalations.
• You will help to ensure the team meet all regulatory obligations and reporting requirements (particularly CASS and MiFID II).
• You will also work in close collaboration with the Global GNM team, Global Reconciliation Group (GRG), Nostro Management (NM) and the Treasury Team to investigate and resolve any control discrepancies, to ensure the successful completion of the recertifications in line with the agreed SLA and to address ad hoc queries.
• You will respond promptly and effectively to adhoc queries and investigations focused on resolving account related discrepancies.
• As a team member, you will look at the control and governance aspect of the process and collaborate with different teams.

Your skills and experience

• Prior experience of working with Agent Banks, Custodian operations and network management teams.
• Experience of working on nostro and Depot account set ups and maintenance.
• High and consistent attention to detail, strong excel and presentation skills preferred.
• Understanding of CASS and SCAF regulations prefered.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and effectively manage workload independently and proactively, working within tight time frames.
• Prompt escalation and ability to articulate to right issue upward and downstream.
• Ability to produce concise and accurate tracking and reporting to show on-going progress on various work.
• Good team player, including strong communication and ability to build relationships with team members across multiple locations.