Deal Lifecycle Product Manager (Director)

Job Description:

Job Title Deal Lifecycle Product Manager (Director)

Location London

Corporate Title Director

You will take ownership of one of the most critical technology platforms underpinning our Investment Bank, the Single Prime Record (SPR) within which, the Core platform enables safe, high-quality delivery of change across our global engineering ecosystem and the pillar of the FIC Front to Back program (FIC F2B). You will shape how ideas move from concept through non-production environments into controlled, confident production releases at scale.

Working at the centre of a global, highly collaborative engineering network, you will partner closely with senior engineers, architects, partnership engineering teams and business stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes that matter. This is a visible leadership role where you will influence platform strategy, drive execution excellence, and directly impact how we engineer, test, and release at enterprise scale.

This role combines strategic product thinking with hands-on delivery leadership. You will orchestrate global teams, bring clarity to complex dependencies, and create an environment where teams can deliver safely, predictably, and sustainably. If you thrive in shaping how modern platforms operate and want to do this in a supportive, flexible and purpose-driven environment, this is an opportunity to have real impact.

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

• Lead and prioritise the SPR Core product backlog, translating strategic priorities into clear, deliverable outcomes

• Drive day-to-day delivery across global, matrixed engineering teams, balancing new features, platform stability, and technical debt

• Run global agile governance and ceremonies, creating alignment across teams and ensuring effective cross-team collaboration

• Oversee non-production environment governance and operational tracking, ensuring issues are triaged, owned, and resolved within agreed service levels

• Own end-to-end delivery transparency, providing clear reporting on progress, risks, dependencies, and release readiness

• Champion release safety by ensuring robust testing, quality checks, and readiness criteria are consistently applied before production promotion

Your skills and experience

• Proven senior product leadership experience in platform or engineering-led environments, ideally within regulated industries

• Strong delivery leadership across distributed, global teams, with an ability to bring clarity to complex delivery landscapes

• Experience in non-production environment governance, release management practices, and quality control frameworks

• Ability to partner effectively with engineering leadership on test strategy, coverage validation, and release readiness

• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style that builds trust, encourages diverse perspectives, and enables teams to perform at their best

• A passion for improving how teams deliver—focusing on quality, predictability, and continuous improvement

How we’ll support you

• Flexible and hybrid working to support your personal priorities and work-life balance

• Access to mentoring, sponsorship and leadership development opportunities

• A collaborative and inclusive culture where your ideas and leadership are valued

• Continuous learning opportunities to deepen your product, platform and leadership expertise

• A strong network of experienced engineers, architects and product leaders to support your growth

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their 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 on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.

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.