Deutsche Bank - Director - Project - Management Consulting

DBMC is the bank's in-house management consulting global function that partners with senior executives across the bank, supporting them on a wide range of projects. The project portfolio cover topics that are of strategic importance to the bank and deliver impact. The topics can range from supporting the bank's transformation agenda to pressing issues specific to business and infrastructure divisions across the bank.

DBMC is looking for a strong leader with a foundation in management consulting or strategy and transformation, to manage and lead a high performing team.

Your Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for working with senior management across the Bank to oversee delivery of a portfolio of projects. As a member of the global management team of DBMC, you will gain exposure to a project portfolio that covers the entire bank, including business divisions and infrastructure functions.

1. Regional people and functional leadership

- Responsible for leading and developing a high performing team and ensuring they gain access to the right opportunities for challenge, learning and growth

- Senior representation for GCOO in India responsible for the line management of Mumbai-based DBMC team resources

- As a member of the global DBMC management team, work closely and collaborate effectively with the broader global team to ensure all projects are managed and delivered successfully

- Develop and deploy best practice consulting approaches and methods with the objective to continually improve and evolve DBMC in line with industry leading practices

2. Project leadership & delivery

- Oversee the project portfolio resourced and delivered by the Mumbai office through collaboration with other regions / Directors

- Lead projects and ensure successful delivery of that project portfolio

3. Client and stakeholder relationships

- Establish and maintain strong client relationships across divisions

- Leverage bank-wide relationships, DBMC networks, and professional knowledge to 'connect the dots', solve problems for clients and ensure project success

- Be client-centric as an objective and trusted adviser, focusing on "what counts" for the client and the Bank

Your Qualifications:

- At least Bachelor's degree level, MBA preferred

Your Skills & Experience

- At least 12 years of relevant work experience - experience in strategy / management consulting or equivalent experience in strategy and transformation roles is strongly desired

- Effective hands-on leadership with the ability to motivate people, coach and help them develop

- Experience in execution of strategic initiatives with a track record of successfully leading / managing / delivering a portfolio of large scale, high pressure projects for a senior stakeholder base

- Ability to digest and explain complex issues to key stakeholders, display thought leadership and set a course of action to meet specific goals and/or problem solve

- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships and command influence across all levels of hierarchy, divisions and functions within Deutsche Bank, creating a performance-driven, collaborative culture

- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

- Be a team player and have the ability to work within a diverse and geographically distributed team

- A high degree of tenacity and an ability to work and manage people under pressure

- Willingness to travel occasionally