Job Title Engineering and Delivery Lead, Asset Servicing
Location London
Corporate Title Director
As Engineering and Delivery Lead for Asset Servicing, you will shape engineering capability and end-to-end technology delivery across a complex financial services portfolio. You will work collaboratively with Product, Operations, Architecture, Risk and Control, Quality Assurance, Data and Production Support teams to create secure, resilient and scalable solutions. Together, you will modernise platforms supporting corporate actions, income processing, client elections, entitlement calculation, reconciliations and client reporting. This is an opportunity to join a supportive and trusted community where you can connect business priorities with sustainable technology outcomes.
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
Shape the Asset Servicing engineering roadmap together with Product and Architecture, balancing business change, platform modernisation, resilience and technical debt while supporting shared enterprise standards
Oversee delivery commitments, budgets, forecasts, capacity and supplier outcomes, working collaboratively to establish achievable plans, transparent milestones and trusted ownership
Embed secure development, code review, automated testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery and observability, supporting reliable releases and responsive operational readiness
Improve straight-through processing through dependable data quality, workflow orchestration and exception management, cooperating with Product and Operations to deliver shared client, efficiency and control benefits
Oversee technology risk and remediation, working together with Production Support to strengthen reliability, recoverability, incident response, data protection and auditability
Guide and nurture multidisciplinary engineering and delivery teams across locations, sharing knowledge, connecting skills to demand and creating an inclusive culture of trust and responsibility
Your skills and experience
Proven experience overseeing software engineering and complex technology delivery within financial services (specifically in Asset Servicing), supporting multiple teams, substantial change portfolios and trusted senior stakeholder relationships
Extensive understanding of Asset Servicing, particularly corporate actions and income processing, or closely related securities services experience, with a commitment to building and sharing domain knowledge
Strong knowledge of software architecture, application programming interfaces, messaging, event-driven processing, data management, automated testing and modern delivery toolchains, supported by a relevant technical qualification or equivalent practical experience
Proven experience delivering platform modernisation and complex integration within regulated, high-availability environments, together with an understanding of technology risk, operational resilience, audit remediation and production readiness
Extensive experience overseeing investment planning, financial management, resource allocation and supplier delivery, with a responsible and methodical approach to translating business priorities into achievable outcomes
Collaborative and inclusive people management skills, with the interpersonal capability to nurture teams, connect stakeholders and communicate clearly across business and technology communities
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
Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
Coaching and support from experts in your team
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
[Deutsche Bank](https://www.db.com/company/company.htm) is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click [here](https://www.db.com/what-we-do/) to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in [The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality](https://www.bitc.org.uk/the-times-top-50-employers-for-gender-equality/) and has been awarded a Proud Employer Trailblazer Status from Stonewall and named in their [Top 100 Employers](https://www.stonewall.org.uk/top-100-employers).
If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge at [adjustmentsconcierge@db.com](mailto:adjustmentsconcierge@db.com) to discuss. For more information about our recruitment process and available adjustments, please visit our Hiring Experience page.
We strive for a [culture](https://careers.db.com/this-is-db/index?language_id=1) 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.
For over 150 years, our dedication to being the [Global Hausbank](https://www.db.com/who-we-are/strategy/index?language_id=1&kid=strategy.redirect-en.shortcut) for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.
Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our [Corporate Bank](https://www.db.com/cb), our [Private Bank](https://www.db.com/pb), our [Investment Bank](https://www.db.com/i-b) or our [Asset Management (DWS)](https://www.db.com/DWS) division.
Together we can make a great impact for our clients at home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.
More information at:
[Deutsche Bank Careers (db.com)](https://careers.db.com/index?language_id=1&kid=careers.redirect-en.shortcut)
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