Lead Business Functional Analyst

Job Title: Lead Business Functional Analyst, VP

Location: Pune, India

Corporate Title: VP

Role Description

The PMO Lead provides PMO leadership across the PB Target Operating Model transformation. The role combines close engagement with transformation workstreams and projects with leadership of key PMO activities, contributing to successful delivery through governance, planning, reporting, financial oversight, stakeholder management, risk management, and continuous improvement.

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

• Develop and implement effective PMO approaches aligned with transformation objectives, including governance structures, standards, controls, and ways of working.
• Lead and coordinate PMO colleagues supporting complex transformation initiatives and workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with workstream leads, project managers, and senior stakeholders, providing challenge, guidance, and practical support.
• Provide leadership and oversight across PMO activities including governance, planning, reporting, financial management, resource management, benefits tracking, value realization, risk management, dependencies, tooling, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Business, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance to support delivery progress and transparency.
• Translate complex delivery information into clear management insights, recommendations, and actions.
• Drive talent development, mentoring, succession planning, and capability building within the PMO organization.
• Act as a role model and subject matter expert, promoting accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• A Master's degree or relevant professional certification (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Agile) is beneficial.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in PMO, project, program or portfolio management, transformation delivery, business management, consulting, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading complex transformation initiatives.
• Broad PMO experience with deeper expertise in one or more PMO disciplines.
• Solid understanding of financial products, services, and regulatory environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing teams and individuals.
• Strong analytical capability and experience with management reporting, PowerPoint, Excel, and portfolio-management tools.
• Experience with automation, AI implementation and reporting tools (e.g. Clarity) is advantageous.
• Business-fluent English, German is a plus.

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

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.

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.