Job Title Business Product Manager

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, New York, California, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Lisbon and Dublin, the Trust & Agency Services (TAS) team at Deutsche Bank has long been recognised as a leader in the provision of administrative and fiduciary services to issuers in the global capital markets. Corporate Trust (CT), a unit of TAS, provides trustee and agency services for debt capital market transactions including Structured Finance, Term Debt, Project Finance, Escrows and Syndicated Bank Loans.

As a Business Product Manager, you will focus on the strategic development and enhancement of CT products and services. You will engage with senior management, and business and functional partners to drive and execute regional strategy. You will work in close coordination with members of the client services, sales, transaction management, technology, and operations teams to enhance, build and develop solutions in line with the Group strategic objectives.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Identify new product development and product enhancement opportunities, from idea generation to product delivery
• Perform market/ environmental analyses and competitor benchmarking; understand and articulate the needs of the market
• Work closely with the regional management team and develop proof of concepts, business cases and implementation plans for identified opportunities
• Drive priority business initiatives supporting revenue growth/ protection and regulatory conformance
• Lead the New Product Approval (NPA) process and procure sign offs from key risk and control functions
• Ensure products are fit-for-purpose and adhere to Product Governance requirements. Complete Systematic Product Reviews and Product Risk Assessments in collaboration with group and business control functions

Your skills and experience

• Good understanding of the global financial services industry and debt capital markets. A background in transaction banking and in a securities environment is preferable.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills (experience in management consulting is a plus)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate clearly to senior executives
• Strong organisational and planning skills. Product/Project management experience is preferable.
• Ability to work unsupervised and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

How we’ll support you

• 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
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.