Job Description

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Job Title Programme Manager - Architecture
Location London
Corporate Title Vice President
Group Architecture (GA) is part of the Technology, Data & Innovation (TDI) division. GA plays a pivotal role in accelerating the delivery of a bank-wide simplified target architecture that enhances agility, increases technology speed-to-market, and reduces costs. GA's activities include coordinating the development of target architectures and roadmaps, implementing governance frameworks, deploying strategic tools, ensuring design discipline, and establishing policies and standards.
You will be at the forefront of driving transformative change. This pivotal role involves providing visionary leadership across a dynamic portfolio of projects, encompassing critical initiatives such as intricate data migrations, strategic architecture optimisations, and the meticulous execution of our target state vision.
You will empower our teams, champion innovation, and shape the future of our architectural landscape, ensuring every endeavour aligns with our strategic imperatives and delivers success for the bank and its clients.
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 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

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of a complex portfolio of strategic initiatives, including data migrations, architecture optimisations and target state execution, ensuring they deliver on time, and to agreed standards and scope
• Establishing robust programme governance, defining clear reporting structures, risk management frameworks, and quality assurance processes to ensure transparency and control
• Developing and delivering compelling, executive-level presentations using PowerPoint to communicate complex programme updates, articulate strategic value, and secure buy-in for key architectural decisions from senior stakeholders
• Acting as the primary liaison for senior stakeholders across multiple divisions, translating intricate technical concepts into clear, impactful narratives that drive alignment and manage expectations
• Championing the continuous improvement of our delivery methodologies, embedding best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Architecture Strategy team's change portfolio

Your skills and experience

• Demonstrable experience in programme management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, complex technology change portfolios within a global financial services environment
• Expert-level presentation and communication skills, with the ability to craft and deliver highly polished, persuasive narratives for senior executive audiences using PowerPoint
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior leaders, technical experts, and business partners
• A strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and technology transformation. We would be particularly interested in experience with data migration, cloud adoption, or application modernisation
• A strategic and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to translate high-level architectural strategy into a clear, actionable delivery roadmap that drives tangible business outcomes

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
• 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 (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us
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Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.
We strive for a in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

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