Project Manager

Job Title Project Manager

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

The sustainability strategy execution team is part of the Chief Sustainability Office (CSO). CSO is responsible for setting, coordinating, implementing, and communicating environmental, social and governance (ESG) related sustainability strategy globally. You will be assisting in managing the implementation of the group wide sustainability strategy across business areas and infrastructure functions.

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.

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables employees to reach a working pattern that works for them. Eligible employees have the opportunity to work from the office and remotely from home (subject to the role’s eligibility).

You can expect:

• 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

• Conceptual planning and implementation of selected Workstreams within the sustainability strategy implementation program

• Implementation of the strategic objectives of the respective workstream in cooperation with business and infrastructure functions

• Driving content delivery within workstreams and coordinating stakeholders to ensure that teams are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and deliverables

• Tracking project performance and documentation requirements (e.g., preparing status reports for senior stakeholders, oversight of project plans & maintaining Risk, Issue & Dependency logs, preparation of decision papers for the senior management within the Sustainability Governance)

• Supporting stakeholders and project leads to identify and resolve issues

Your skills and experience

• Experience, ideally in project management or in a consulting company, ESG experience is an advantage, but not essential

• Structured and organised; proactive with an ability to navigate the organisation to find solutions

• Able to deliver the highest level of quality even under time pressure, combined with strong analytical, conceptual problem-solving skills and excellent conflict resolution skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, making it easy for you to act in a global work environment at senior management level

• Being proficient in German would be a plus

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

• 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 (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us and our teams

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.

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.