Design Authority Governance Lead

Deutsche Bank; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Design Authority Governance Lead

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank's businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank.

You will join the team as a highly skilled and experienced Business Architect/Design Authority Governance Lead. This role is pivotal in driving the success of the Enterprise Data Management Programme newly established Design Authority (DA). The DA is established to oversee data and architecture framework and tooling design decisions for Enterprise Data Management (EDM) across Deutsche Bank.

You will work closely with the EDM Programme Leadership, the Chef Data Office, and the Group Data Council (GDC) Chair/Secretariat to ensure close alignment of topics. The GDC is responsible for the design, implementation and operation of Data strategy, the target state operating model.

What we'll offer you:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year.

Your key responsibilities:

• Support the Business Architect/EDM Design Authority Chair to maintain the pipeline of design topics and problem statements, design progress and actions and provide regular reporting and visibility on design topics and issues to EDM programme leadership.
• Deep dive into design topics, as required to support Senior Leadership with design and curation of materials for decisioning.
• Curate options where required on request by design leads, support hands-on with presentations to inform decisioning.
• Drive all reporting for all design progress including owners/subject matter expert leads and timelines, ensure the design topics align into future Design Authority, maintain appropriate records for governance.
• Drive impact assessment and maintain actions for each design topic, ensuring that impacts are understood and shared with impacted areas.

Your skills and experience:

• Understanding of business architecture and/or Design Councils and governance, gained through prior architecture/design/governance roles.
• Familiarity with and understanding of data, data architecture, framework, policy design.
• Prior experience in project management, technical delivery or process management.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and willing to work autonomously and collaboratively within a high performing transformation.
• Attention to detail, proven problem solving and conflict management skills, interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint Online).

How we'll support you:

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.
• 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 (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us:

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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.