Overview
About Wealth Management
At Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, we want to fundamentally improve the way our clients perceive our offering. To this end, we have to develop outstanding technical solutions and competitive products that enable a unique, end-to-end client experience that’s driven by client demand.
To achieve this, we want to become the world's first Agile wealth manager: By adopting new ways of working, we will further enhance the value we create for our clients and enable faster delivery. Cross-functional, multi-disciplinary squads work independently, applying Agile working methods to implement the assigned goals. And as they do, they create a working environment where employees work self-directed in organizational structures that allow for fast learning, nimble adjustments and further individual development.
Purpose of the job
Product Owner act as an entrepreneur, strategist, technical visionary, cross-functional team leader, and client advocate. He/She has two primary responsibilities: (1) defining the new product to be built; and (2) managing its development, launch, and ongoing improvement. To fulfill these responsibilities, this role leads a cross-functional team. This role influences the actions of diverse cross-functional team.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities of this senior role include:
- Develop a product vision, requirements and road-map in key focus areas for Wealth Management such as Client Centricity, Products, Banking Platform, Reg & Risk and Data Management
- Work closely with the end user / internal clients to plan and prioritize in line with expectation and needs. Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value
- Work closely squad members to develop technical solutions in line with priorities
- Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities
- Act as a leader, instilling confidence to the overall squad and being front-runner and example for the whole team
- Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
- Development of professional working relationships with various stakeholder groups (Business, GT, External Vendors) across all seniority levels
Competencies
- Degree in Computer Science, Business or equivalent degree
- Excellent understanding of client/user needs, business dynamics and Wealth Management market in general. Able to understand key challenges and how these drive potential solutions.
- Experience in identifying inefficiencies in the WM value chain and processes, designing solutions and implementing the solution with the support from all relevant stakeholders
- Experience in change management activities to increase user adoption and hands-on ideas for adoption support
- Capable to connect the dots beyond own focus area considering end to end processes
- Experience leading product and/or cross functional teams
- Able to coordinate prioritization in a complex multi-geographical context
- Strong product instinct to build great product vision, product roadmap and competitive analysis
- Knowledge and understanding of technical engineering best practices (e.g., test driven development, continuous integration, etc.)
- Ability to work under pressure, manage client expectations effective and not get overwhelmed by client pressures on team
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and fast changing environments
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at different organisational level with both technical and non-technical people
- Ability to influence senior client business and IT executives on transforming towards agile Ability to move between strategic discussions with senior client leaders to tackle on the ground agile coaching with teams
Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
