Job Title: Quality Engineering Governance Lead, VP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Vice President, Quality Engineering Governance Lead, with 16-20 years of extensive experience, with at least 8 years in a dedicated Quality Governance role.
• You will strategically define, implement, and govern enterprise-wide quality engineering standards across our Corporate Banking technology landscape.
• This role is pivotal in providing strategic leadership to ensure consistent, scalable, and measurable quality practices within our Agile and DevOps environments, spanning multiple tribes and squads.
• You will be instrumental in partnering with Technology, Product, Risk, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to embed quality by design, accelerate delivery, reduce operational risk, and enable predictable outcomes at scale.
• This role demands a strong understanding of quality engineering principles, a profound background in governance, and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse technology and business teams.

Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery. At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel.

You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support.

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 childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• 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

Quality Leadership & Governance (Corporate Banking Focus):

• Lead the Quality Engineering Governance function for Corporate Banking technology.
• Define and enforce enterprise quality standards, policies, and control frameworks across all Corporate Banking programs.
• Establish a federated quality governance model across tribes and squads.
• Embed regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements specific to Corporate Banking into testing strategies.
• Drive accountability for quality outcomes across delivery teams.

Agile & DevOps Enablement (with Agile Governance Focus):

• Champion Agile, SAFe, and DevOps adoption across large-scale Corporate Banking programs.
• Define and implement robust Agile governance frameworks to ensure quality gates, best practices, and adherence to established standards across all Agile teams and ceremonies.
• Embed quality engineering practices into Agile ceremonies and the delivery lifecycle.
• Govern CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality gates, test automation, and risk controls are enforced.
• Enable shift-left and shift-right testing practices across the SDLC.

Testing Strategy & Automation Oversight:

• Define enterprise testing strategies covering functional & regression, API & integration, performance & resilience, and security & non-functional testing for Corporate Banking applications.
• Govern automation strategy across UI, API, data, and service layers, ensuring reuse of frameworks, test assets, and best-in-class tooling.

Metrics, Dashboards & Reporting:

• Define and govern quality and delivery metrics across squads and tribes.
• Establish executive-level dashboards using tools like Power BI or Tableau.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive metrics framework to measure the effectiveness of quality engineering efforts, including:
• DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, MTTR)
• Flow metrics (Flow Velocity, Flow Time, Flow Load, Flow Efficiency)
• Test effectiveness, defect leakage, automation coverage, and release readiness
• Quality gate compliance and adherence to governance policies.
• Return on Investment (ROI) of automation initiatives.
• Track and analyze these metrics to provide actionable insights to senior leadership for informed decision-making.

Continuous Improvement & Capability Building:

• Drive continuous improvement through data-driven insights and retrospectives.
• Identify systemic quality gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Build and mentor high-performing quality engineering leaders and practitioners.
• Promote adoption of modern testing practices, AI-assisted testing, and intelligent automation.

Stakeholder Management & Communication:

• Act as the primary quality governance interface for senior technology and business leadership within Corporate Banking.
• Provide regular executive updates on quality posture, risks, and delivery health.
• Influence stakeholders to adopt standardized quality practices without slowing delivery.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams to ensure audit readiness.

Innovation, AI & Tooling Strategy:

• Evaluate emerging testing tools, platforms, and AI/ML-driven quality solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled test optimization, predictive quality analytics, and intelligent defect analysis.
• Ensure tooling strategy supports scalability, cost efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Your skills and experience

• Experience: 16-20 years in Quality Engineering/Testing within Banking or Financial Services, with a minimum of 8 years in a dedicated Quality Governance role for large-scale, complex programs, preferably within Corporate Banking.
• Methodologies: Strong experience with Agile, SAFe, and DevOps operating models.
• Impact: Demonstrated success in driving measurable improvements (e.g., 80–90% efficiency gains through automation and governance).
• Technical & Functional Skills: Deep understanding of enterprise testing frameworks and automation strategies; strong expertise in metrics, dashboards, and analytics (Power BI, Tableau); hands-on exposure to CI/CD, test automation, and modern DevOps toolchains; solid understanding of regulatory and risk considerations in Corporate Banking.

Certifications (Mandatory): SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Agilist certification is mandatory.

• Certifications (Preferred): Scrum Master, DevOps certifications, Quality or Test Automation certifications.

Core Objectives:

• Establish standardized, scalable quality engineering practices across all tribes and squads within Corporate Banking.
• Create a governance framework providing end-to-end visibility into delivery and quality health.
• Enable data-driven decision-making through meaningful quality and flow metrics.
• Reduce production defects, cycle time, and operational risk while improving delivery predictability for Corporate Banking applications.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on quality strategy and transformation.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• 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

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

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.