Senior Project Manager, VP - Pune - Business Bay

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Corporate Title: VP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

About DWS

• At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client-committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities, and the world.
• Join us on our journey, and you can shape our transformation by working side by side with industry thought-leaders and gaining new and diverse perspectives. You can share ideas and be yourself, whilst driving innovative and sustainable solutions that influence markets and behaviours for the better.
• 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.

Team / division overview

• The investment market is changing rapidly, and asset managers need to adapt to the new demands on them and to the new opportunities it creates. To this regard, DWS is consolidating its data platforms into single, authoritative source of data across the entire firm.​ This includes a modern and digital user interface experience to allow seamless access to all data. The project will also provide “data content owners” with means to pro-actively and simply manage their reference data. APIs will be published to improve availability of data across DWS e.g., for data analysts and data scientists​, and to increase automation.
• The area of program and project management is a central part of the Tech & Ops organization. This global function is responsible for delivery and reporting of all technology and operations projects within DWS. Each project manager within competency is responsible for stakeholder management and coordination of all project activities within his or her project portfolio.

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.

Your key responsibilities

• You will manage the technical implementation of our strategic initiatives / projects for the introduction of new products and solutions. 
• Together with the internal stakeholders on the business side, prioritize and plan the backlogs and monitor the IT-budget.
• Translate the business requirements of the DWS product division into technical requirements for IT implementations of products and solutions. 
• Manage IT-implementation projects to create a single-sourced product reference data platform.
• Organize and conduct steering committees, planning workshops, etc. (with internal stakeholders and service providers). 
• Collaborating with colleagues from the COO and Product Division to analyze and compare different, innovative technology solutions. 
• Support or prepare the selection of technology partners and their onboarding. 

Your skills and experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in delivering technology projects using agile methodologies within the finance industry.  
• A good understanding of Asset Management business 
• Passion for the implementation of new digital products and services within the finance industry. 
• Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation. 
• Experience of successfully engaging management and groups of technical and non-technical stakeholders.  
• Strong communication and facilitation skills in English and in an international and intercultural environment. 
• Common office software and online collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence are part of your everyday life and are a matter of course. 
• Active Project Management qualifications e.g., PMI, Prince2 are an advantage. 
• Familiarity with modern key technologies including Cloud Computing and Data-as-a-Service are an advantage. 
• High degree of initiative, an independent working style and pragmatic, hands-on attitude

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.htm

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.

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