Head of PB Divisional Strategy and Governance (d/m/w)

Position Overview

Overview:

The Strategy team for our Private Bank (PB) division leads the formulation, execution and communication of the strategic direction of the business and supports the regional leadership in aligning their strategy agenda with PB-wide priorities. The team plays a crucial role in business development activities, partners with other areas of PB to ensure effective strategy execution and provides ongoing commercial advice.

Deutsche Bank Private Bank serves Ultra-High-Worth U/HNW clients across over 60 markets, supporting entrepreneurs with private and business needs through the ‘Bank for Entrepreneurs’ proposition. Additionally, we provide premium retail banking solutions to European retail and affluent clients in Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the Private Bank and collaborate directly with regional and global leadership, providing exceptional visibility at the highest levels of the organization.

The role:

This role provides support for the day-to-day workflow across a portfolio of activities, including company research, quantitative analysis, company valuations, financial modeling, and process and project management.

In this position, you will lead high-profile projects with significant autonomy, providing vast opportunities for professional growth and career development within the organization.

More specifically, selected responsibilities include:

• Lead the evolution of PB’s strategic agenda, leveraging market intelligence and internal performance insights
• Steer strategic projects and initiatives across multiple international markets, working with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions on a global scale
• Evolve strategic planning and target setting in partnership with Finance and COO
• Regularly provide impartial commercial advice to regional and market heads
• Craft a compelling narrative around PB-wide strategy and its execution
• Lead the preparation for senior management meetings within DB Group, DB PB and with key external stakeholders (e.g., regulators, investors/analysts)
• Steer the team conducting research, elaboration of market intelligence and data modelling to support decision making and execution of key strategic initiatives
• Manage the executive governance landscape for the Private Bank, incl. Executive Councils, Risk Councils, Operating Councils and Compensation Review Groups
• Coordinate business governance for the annual compensation process

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above from top-tier university with excellent academic track record. Master’s degree preferred
• Profound previous experience in top-tier strategy consulting firms or equivalent corporate track record
• Proven ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of seniority and effectively engage in discussions with senior management
• Capacity to collaborate with and coordinate teams across functions and countries
• Highly flexible and adaptable attitude to manage a multi-faceted role with changing priorities and tasks that are complex, unpredictable and time-sensitive
• Passion for quality and efficiency, “can-do” attitude and ability to work independently
• Intellectually curious and able to learn fast with high level of personal initiative and commitment
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to independently develop and manage complex models. Strong knowledge of Excel required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German and ability to support preparation of presentations for a senior audience. Strong knowledge of Power Point required

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

This job is available in full and parttime

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Marvin Hamann.

Contact: Marvin Hamann, 069-910- 45482

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