Global Head of Production Data Platform - Corporate Bank Technology - Vice President

Job Description:

Job Title Global Head of Production Data Platform - Corporate Bank Technology

Corporate Title Vice President

Location Cary, NC

Who we are:

In short – an essential part of Deutsche Bank’s technology solution, developing applications for key business areas.

Our Technologists drive Cloud, Cyber and business technology strategy while transforming it within a robust, hands-on engineering culture. Learning is a key element of our people strategy, and we have a variety of options for you to develop professionally. Our approach to the future of work champions flexibility and is rooted in the understanding that there have been dramatic shifts in the ways we work.

Having first established a presence in the Americas in the 19th century, Deutsche Bank opened its US technology center in Cary, North Carolina in 2009. Learn more about us here.

Overview

The role is the functional Global Head of Production Data Platform under Core Banking Services domain within Corporate Bank Technology where you will be responsible for a global team with presence in India, Germany and US and provide production services for Deutsche Bank’s key data platforms which stores payment and booking data. These strategic data platforms have a large number of interfaces and form a core part of Corporate Bank data strategy.

The role requires a Vice President with a strong technical background and experience with running large teams (internal & external) bringing dedication across service transition, service operations and continual service improvement, transformation initiatives, particularly a migration to the SRE model whilst managing the platforms to agreed business requirements.

You will be highly visible to senior stakeholders in the Business, Ops and CIO organizations. Being fully engaged in business disrupting events (major incidents) and proactive relationship management, executive communication as the local face of production, you will also play a key role developing our workforce strengthening the Engineering Culture and Skills (Early Detection, Automation / Self-Healing), including the influence of key stakeholders surrounding production such as Application Development, Infrastructure and Shared Platforms - including senior management.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

• A hybrid working model with up to 60% work from home, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

• A commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility

• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

• Access to a strong network of Communities of Practice connecting you to colleagues with shared interests and values

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift, and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for the oversight of key incidents & problems, within the Corporate Bank Data Platform portfolio. Includes communication & stakeholder management around all high-priority incidents

• Understand emerging trends and seeking to proactively address with the Global Production Portfolio owners (People, Process, Tools)

• Delivering the Production operating model transformation to SRE

• Change Governance – Oversee major change and day to day running of the Change Approval Boards as appropriate

• Works with Delivery Services eg (Fabric, Infrastructure) on improvements to service availability and resilience

How You’ll Lead

• People leadership and management of ~17 Full-time equivalent team + vendor staff in the Corporate Bank Data Platform Portfolio. Including People & Talent development in country, support / execution of the Production Services Transformation

• Partner / Influence stakeholders globally (Tech Debt, Efficiency, Culture + Skills agenda)

• Experienced leader, capable of setting & selling strategy and direction

Skills You’ll Need

• Strong Experience across the Software Development Life-Cycle and the associated control gates

• Good understanding of Production technologies / big data tools (Kafka,Elastic Search,