Data Sustainability Project Manager

Deutsche Bank is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific. There are four business divisions: the Corporate Bank, the Investment Bank, the Private Bank and the Asset Manager DWS. There are also a number of highly skilled functions performing key management tasks.

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AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with Deutsche Bank to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of Deutsche Bank, we are looking for a Data Sustainability Project Manager for a 6 month contract based in London.

Job description - the role

Purpose of the role:
The Project Manager will sit within the Sustainability Technology Project Management team and will be responsible for working closely with various group divisions to deliver complex end-to-end product & solution implementations related to the sourcing, modelling, analysis and visualisation of Sustainability data.

The Project Manager will:

• Hold responsibility for project initiation, project scope & objective definition, roadmap and detailed end-to-end project plan creation and alignment with key stakeholders.
• Lead project implementations through requirements gathering, planning, execution and delivery.
• Assemble, co-ordinate and lead project teams including product owners and engineers to deliver project objectives to agreed cost, quality and schedule boundaries, fostering a collaborative culture.
• Define, baseline, monitor and control milestones, dependencies and risks/issue across projects, incl. creation of status reports, RAID logs, change control process & benefit plans. Proactively identify potential risks/issues and mitigation strategies.
• Set up and lead project working groups and operating committees to monitor and control progress to plan, report updates to stakeholders and adjusting as needed to keep the project aligned with its goals.
• Ensure key project artefacts and processes are in place including scope, charter, BRDs, stakeholder register, requirements traceability, project plans, project closure documents and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather information, ensure that required activities are captured in the plans and completed.
• Provide guidance to the project team to ensure that Environmental, Social and Governance reporting initiatives and implementation projects are kept in alignment with the wider Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives of the Bank.

Candidate Profile: Key accountabilities, skills & experience required

• 10+ years project management experience within Banking across the full project life cycle.
• Experience initiating and leading banking system implementations from requirements gathering, solution definition through to data sourcing, development, testing and go live.
• Experience preparing for, leading, chairing and presenting in project working groups, operating committees and other meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver the highest level of quality even under time pressure, combined with strong analytical, conceptual problem-solving skills and excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Able to work across multiple priorities and adapt to changing needs.
• Experience of leading, coaching and managing business stakeholder relationships and project teams, with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to create project artefacts and presentation materials tailored to the target audience, with attention to detail and strong instinct as to the standards required.
• Strong interest in Environmental, Social and Governance/sustainability an advantage.
• Ability to work in virtual teams and in Matrix organisations.
• Strong analytical skills & structured approach to problem solving.
• Keen to adapt, develop & grow with a learning and personal growth mind-set.
• Strong academic background with PMI, Prince 2 or relevant equivalent project related qualification.

Deutsche Bank's Values

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.

This client will only accept workers operating via a PAYE engagement model.

AMS's payroll service is in partnership with Giant, we have worked with them for many years and have good processes in place to ensure you get the best service. If you are successful in your application for this role, your contract will be via Giant.

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