DWS - Project Manager (m/f/d)

Position Overview

About DWS:

At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client-committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities, and the world.

Join us on our journey, and you can shape our transformation by working side by side with industry thought-leaders and gaining new and diverse perspectives. You can share ideas and be yourself, whilst driving innovative and sustainable solutions that influence markets and behaviours for the better.

Every day brings the opportunity to discover a new now, and here at DWS, you’ll be supported as you overcome challenges and reach your ambitions. This is your chance to lead an extraordinary career and invest in your future.

Read more about DWS and who we are here.

Team / division overview

The CFO Division of DWS has presence in Frankfurt, London, New York, and Asia and is responsible for ensuring sound risk, finance and procurement management. The CFO Division comprises Risk, Procurement and Finance. Finance includes Corporate Accounting, Investor Relations, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Tax as well as Capital & Liquidity Management and Finance Director teams.

The Transformation team is responsible for the implementation of the CFO change agenda. 

Role Details  

As part of our global transformation programme the successful candidate will be responsible for

CFO Transformation Portfolio Governance

Overall governance of CFO book of work, ensuring planning and execution of initiatives within the portfolio are proceeding as planned. Responsibilities in this regard include:

• Coordination of Investment Governance activities and oversight of execution in line with the Change Governance Framework structure.
• Book of work maintenance: Working with CFO managers and the CFO Transformation lead to maintain a view of all proposed change related projects and assess priority based on a pre-defined approach.
• Prepare and present all book of work-related MI as well as ongoing monitoring of portfolio performance, including milestone tracking and financial analysis.
• Advise project managers on required change governance and assist in initiating all framework requirements e.g. Clarity project set up and project governance etc.
• Assist the CFO Transformation lead in resource management across programmes by maintaining a view of all non-IT project resource capabilities.
• Drive continuous demand management discussions to ensure the book of work is flexible and proactive.

Lighthouse PMO

DWS’s Lighthouse programme is a Strategic Initiative to implement Finance and Procurement’s strategic infrastructure (SAP S4, Ariba) and related business processes. This is a multi-year programme with two main workstreams – Finance & Procurement. The Lighthouse PMO financial management role will include:

• Maintenance of a detailed view of project resource (covering c50 people).
• Working with the relevant support functions and the COO team assist in the management of contract renewals for new external resources.
• Working with IT and central finance functions to develop a monthly financial summary of the programme and associated commentary for presentation in the programme SteerCo.

Other

There will be further opportunities to contribute to program delivery work across the CFO Transformation book of work as capacity and transformation demand allows.

Skills & Qualifications:

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate proven skills in the following within a change environment:

• Attention to detail and structured approach - This is essential given that adherence to a defined Change Governance Framework is central to this role.
• Communication – Clear, concise verbal and written communication is key to having an impact given that this role will involve significant exposure to multiple senior CFO and Technology leads.
• Project Management – PMO experience within a large programme is essential.
• Pragmatic approach – Focus on working with the stakeholders to agree practical solutions to issues within required timelines is essential for the delivery programme to succeed.
• People management - Ability to manage more junior resource both locally and in remote locations.
• Experience in an RTB Finance, Procurement or Risk role would be an advantage.

Posting period: 24.02.2025 until further notice

What we’ll offer you:

Without the ambitions of our people, our achievements wouldn’t be possible. And it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.

Some of our core benefits:

• Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees
• Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and support in finding childcare options including DWS’s own kindergarten service
• A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement and capital-forming benefits
• The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.

DWS’ current Hybrid Working model is designed to find the balance between in-person collaboration & engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, whilst still remaining focused on supporting our employees with flexibility. We are committed to support flexible and hybrid working agreements across the globe. Depending on the location or role you are applying for, the split between working in the office and at home will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process.

We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.

If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let us know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you. 

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