Deutsche Bank - Vice President - Process Optimization - Corporate Banking

Job Title: Process Optimisation (Corporate Banking), VP

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: Bangalore, India

Role Description

- As a Vice President Process Engineer, you will be a key contributor to Corporate Banks strategic transformation agenda. You will partner across Cash Management, Trade Finance & Lending, Trust & Agency Services, and Securities Services to reengineer processes, enhance controls, automate workflows, and uplift riskmanagement and clientservice capabilities.

- You will help build centers of excellence across process optimization, automation, and data analyticsdelivering measurable improvements in efficiency, cycle time, resiliency, and digital enablement, in line with Corporate Banks operating model.

- The role reports to the Corporate Bank F2B Operations Transformation Lead.

Corporate Bank Division Overview

- The Corporate Bank (CB) is Deutsche Banks engine for serving corporate and institutional clients globally. It provides cash management, trade finance & lending, trust & agency services, and securities services, supporting companies treasury, liquidity, and transactionbanking needs. The division plays a pivotal role in enabling efficient, secure, and innovative financial operations for global corporates.

- Corporate Bank Operations (CB Operations) is a fully fronttoback aligned delivery model providing transaction processing, reporting, and cashmanagement operational services to CB product lines, while driving standardization, digitization, and scalable operational excellence. Deutsche Bank is undergoing a major fronttoback transformation across Corporate Bank and IBCPO, recognized as a top strategic priority.

Your key responsibilities

FronttoBack Process Transformation

- Lead fronttoback redesign initiatives across Corporate Bank Operations, with a focus on standardization, digital transformation, and operational excellence.

- Execute target operating model (TOM) strategies covering process controls, system architecture, automation pathways, and location strategy

Process Engineering & Automation

- Establish and contribute to Centers of Excellence for process reengineering, Lean/SixSigma driven optimization, automation, and data/analytics.

- Develop endtoend process models to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, reduce risk, and create scalable futurestate designs.

- Drive digitalautomation initiatives, leveraging workflow tools, analytics, and scenario modelling.

Change Delivery & Governance

- Partner with product, technology, and operational leads to deliver global transformation programs with strong governance.

- Oversee change management ensuring robust risk controls, resiliency, automated testing, and adherence to audit/regulatory standards.

Stakeholder & CrossFunctional Collaboration

- Actively collaborate across CB business lines, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Control functions to uplift client experience, reduce operational risk, and enhance control maturity.

- Drive continuousimprovement culture across CB Operations through training, coaching, and bestpractice adoption.

Your skills and experience

- 10+ years of transformation experience in banking operations, especially in Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, or F2B process change.

- Deep understanding of Corporate Bank product sets: cash management, payments, trade finance, lending, trust & agency services, and securities services.

- Strong experience in F2B transformation, targetstate process design, and operationalcontrol uplift.

- Proven expertise in Lean/Six Sigma, process reengineering, and automationled process redesign.

- Strategic thinker with proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead largescale change initiatives.

- Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skillscapable of influencing diverse global teams.

- Organized, resilient, and effective in a fastpaced, matrixed environment; able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.

- Experience with digital platforms and automation ecosystems, including workflow tools, data analytics, and processmodelling standards.