Job Description

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Job Title: Strategic Development Manager

Location: Pune, India

The Deutsche Bank Cloud & Innovation Network Function drives the bank's cloud and innovation strategy, thought leadership, technology partnerships and investments, as well as the execution of cloud transformation and cross-bank innovation solutions. The team enables the bank to accelerate and drive business led innovation, and to deliver revenue growth and operational efficiencies for all bank divisions and DB ecosystem of partners. You will be joining the Engineering function within the C&IN division in the role of Strategic Development Manager based in Pune India.

This role is critical to ensure the successful development of an innovation capability hub in Asia encompassing innovation strategy, product development, and research. You will be responsible for achieving the objectives of bank-wide innovation and developing an ecosystem to support development of disruptive products and services - particularly harnessing the potential emerging technologies and AI to address the challenges and opportunities facing the FS industry. You must partner with senior stakeholders, in both business and technology, to influence the creation of a prioritised innovation portfolio.

The role demands leadership, initiative, motivation, technical experience, and gravitas

You must be able to develop and influence strategic priorities for the Pune team. You will support and consult at senior level across the bank and mobilise, guide, and direct a team of engineers and innovation specialists to deliver complex business and technical solutions.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Flexible working arrangements / Work from Home Option (if necessary)
• On job training on various International Reporting Standards relevant to the profile
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Establish and lead C&IN Asia-Pacific Innovation hub
• Create an environment for creativity, high performance, and delivery
• Create and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders to align innovation activity with business strategy and priorities and generate a pipeline of APAC ideas for innovation
• Contribute and influence strategic direction for senior leadership using informal and formal communication.
• Drive the maturity of AI in the bank through adoption of best practice for AI solution development, testing, implementation, and control
• Prove the desirability, viability, and feasibility of innovation ideas through well designed experimentation
• Enable Innovation in the Cloud - working with C&IN and intra-bank partners to create an innovation environment with access to the latest cloud services and high-performance computation capability
• Work with C&IN leaders to research emerging technology and identify opportunities for experimentation and integration
• Set a standard for data and AI engineering execution and delivery
• Manage and evaluate portfolio data and innovation pipeline assisting strategic decision-making.
• Thought leadership for the Bank's AI/ML agenda

Key Performance Indicators

• Total value of ideas proven
• Value of ideas taken through to production implementation
• Relationships established with senior influential stakeholders
• Number of experiments conducted
• Number of experiments conducted in the cloud
• Number of reusable assets created
• Number of internal and external publications
• MLOps implementation and standardisation

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

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