Head of IT&IS Risk and Controls

Job Title Head of IT&IS Risk and Controls Corporate Bank (CB), Investment Bank (IB)

Location: Mumbai, India

Corporate Title: Director

Role Description

• The first line Tech Risk function for business divisions (Corporate Bank (CB), Investment Bank (IB) and Operations (Ops) at Deutsche Bank sits within the Divisional Control Office (DCO) embedded in the Business. CB and IB front-to-back have the largest footprint within the banking divisions, and you will be part of a dynamic team, consistently in demand for providing insights and managing Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) risks on behalf of the business.
• You will join the Banks journey and contribute towards our strategic goal of managing risk within appetite whilst enabling adoption of emerging and new technologies for business growth.
• You will report directly to the Head of Technology Risk for CB and IB, oversee initiatives in India and deputize at management forums as necessary.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage a team of 35+ members across all people related subjects including hiring, identifying, and developing talent across fungible team, staff retention, cross training, cultivating change and risk conscious mindset.
• Drive understanding and representation of IT& IS risks with business line heads across CB and IB front-to-back divisions and work closely with Head of Tech Risk Governance to successful implement initiatives in India
• Manage global stakeholders and prioritization of delivery of DCO BOW from the teams located in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore
• Lead innovation, efficiency initiatives & automation through use of Data Analytics or AI models to enhance maturity in Technology risk management and empower decision making.
• Be a strategic partner with Leadership including DCO and business aligned CIO divisions to drive the control-based risk exposure and management discussions
• Ensure management transparency by way of timely reporting and represent the IT/IS risk types, and remediation plans against appetite at the various divisional Non-financial Risk Council forums
• Manage all aspects of Front Office Technology risk, working closely with Risk leads in the Technology divisions including tracking of Self-Identified Issues, Audit Findings
• Work closely with peers leading other pillars in the team (such as Divisional Chief Information Security Office) to establish an effective risk management 1st line function in the Business
• Partner with 2nd LoD, NFRM (Non-Financial Risk Management) to ensure alignment towards Group wide minimum control standards and risk appetite framework
• Promote and support proactive IT risk culture at the Bank

Your skills and experience

• Previous experience in similar Technology risk roles in a front office IB/ CB division or IT audit (internal/external) in a cross-cultural and diverse operating environment with knowledge of business products
• In-depth knowledge of industry-wide risk landscape and global regulatory expectations, and leading engagement prep
• Strong understanding of Industry best practices in Technology Risk Frameworks such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) and fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Cloud based services
• Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills, with result-oriented mindset

How well support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in the team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

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