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Every day brings the opportunity to discover a new now, and here at DWS, you’ll be supported as you overcome challenges and reach your ambitions. This is your chance to lead an extraordinary career and invest in your future.

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We are looking for a Business Analyst (Functional Role Title: Technology Specialist) (Channels) (m/f/d)

Your key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the functional architecture of the calculation engine used across Asset Management as a Service and Individualized Asset Management

• Define, formalize and validate financial calculations including asset allocations, rebalancing logic, tax-aware optimization, risk-return modeling, glide paths, and performance projections

• Translate investment strategies and academic models into implementable technology logic for development teams

• Collaborate with Product Managers, quant teams, engineers, and compliance to ensure regulatory alignment and financial accuracy

• Drive documentation of methodologies, including white papers, test plans, and traceable audit logs for all quantitive outputs

• Analyze and benchmark output consistency across various portfolio strategies and client objectives (retirement, capital preservation, income generation etc.)

• Contribute to internal knowledge base and mentor analysts and product teams on financial modeling and calculation concepts

Your skills and experiences

• Advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or a relevant field

• Proven academical knowledge and experience on Asset Management and different asset classes

• Experienced user of MS Project and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) is critical – Advanced PowerPoint skills preferred

• Proven experience in coordinating with internal stakeholders (Business / COO / Product teams)

• Demonstrated capability of problem-solving, decision-making, sound judgment, assertiveness

• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently showing drive and initiative with minimal supervision

• Ability to work in fast paced environment

• Flexible problem-solver, open minded to receiving input from colleagues

• Ability to share and receive information, knowledge and expertise within the team environment

• Ability to work within virtual global teams in a matrix organization and across all levels of management and staff

• Fluent in English (written and spoken), German would be a plus

Posting period: 8.7.2025 until further notice

What we’ll offer you:

Without the ambitions of our people, our achievements wouldn’t be possible. And it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.

Some of our core benefits:

• Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees

• Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and support in finding childcare options including DWS’s own kindergarten service

• A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement and capital-forming benefits

• The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.

• Mobility services, such as a subsidized Germany ticket and offers for company cars and JobRad

DWS’ current Hybrid Working model is designed to find the balance between in-person collaboration & engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, whilst still remaining focused on supporting our employees with flexibility. We are committed to support flexible and hybrid working agreements across the globe. Depending on the location or role you are applying for, the split between working in the office and at home will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process.

We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.

If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let us know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you.

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We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.