Senior Project Manager - Group Data (f/m/d)

Deutsche Börse; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Free parking

Free drinks & meals

Group accident insurance

Development budgets

Job summary

Deutsche Börse Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the Chief Data Officer to drive the digital transformation and turn data into a strategic asset across eight business units.

You will lead data initiatives, support the development of data mesh and governance, and coordinate with business, product IT and shared IT teams while reporting progress to senior management.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of digital transformation experience in financial services.
• Master's degree in a relevant field with excellent results.
• Strong knowledge of data & analytics, data management, data products, data quality, metadata, data governance and modern architectures.
• Experience leading data & AI or digitalization projects across multiple business lines.
• Ability to manage interdisciplinary project teams across business, product and IT.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic transformation of data into a strategic asset across Group Data and eight business units.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen data capabilities such as data product management and data sharing.
• Contribute to enterprise data & AI strategy and ensure data readiness for internal/external consumption.
• Collaborate with business, product IT and shared IT teams to adopt data mesh principles and governance.
• Manage project progress, milestones, risks and KPIs with regular senior management updates.
• Facilitate communication across technical and non-technical teams and manage stakeholder expectations.

Education

Master's degree (MBA / Economics / IT / Data Science / Engineering)

Job description

Your career at Deutsche Börse Group

Frankfurt am Main

Your area of work

As Senior Project Manager for the Chief Data Officer you drive the digital transformation of Deutsche Börse Group by strengthening the strategic use of data across the eight businesses units (SimCorp, ISS STOXX, EUREX, EEX, Deutsche Börse, 360T, Clearstream Securities Services and Fund Services), contributing directly to the Group's data & AI strategy, leading key data initiatives of group-wide relevance, supporting the development and scaling of data capabilities and platforms across the organization, and managing projects for the section Group Data.

Group Data is led by the Group's Chief Data Officer who drives the further buildout of the group-wide data mesh and data governance to improve access to high-quality, governed data for decision making, AI & automation, and commercialization. Data plays a key role in Deutsche Börse Group's digital transformation as foundation for AI and digital business models.

Your responsibilities

• You work directly with the Chief Data Officer and senior stakeholders in driving the strategic transformation of data from byproduct of business operations and internal processes into a strategic asset providing competitive advantage, aligned with business objectives.
• You lead key initiatives for enhancing the strategic use of data across the Group, working with the eight business units and central functions on strengthening data capabilities like data product management, internal and external data sharing, metadata/ context management, data quality and observability, and AI for data
• You directly contribute to the implementation of the enterprise data & AI strategy, with a particular focus on getting fit-for-purpose data/ context ready for internal and external consumption, including working with our strategic technology partners on data ecosystem and platform partnerships (e.g., marketplace, agents)
• You collaborate closely with the business, product IT and shared IT teams managing the core data platforms and tools and implementing the enterprise-wide standards in their respective data domains to ensure further build out and adoption of data mesh principles and modern data governance practices
• You manage project progress and performance, reporting against milestones, deliverables, and KPIs, identifying and mitigating risks and issues, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• You manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams, and provide regular updates and presentations to senior management.

Your profile

• You have at least 5 years of digital transformation experience within a bank, asset manager, hedge fund, trading firm, exchange, strategy consultancy or technology consultancy, with proven experience leading data & AI or digitalization projects within the financial services industry.
• You have completed your university-level master's degree in business administration, economics, IT, data science, engineering or similar degree in a relevant field of expertise with excellent results.
• You combine strong knowledge of data & analytics, including data management, data products, data contracts, data quality, metadata, data distribution, and modern data architectures (e.g., data mesh, data fabric), with proven experience in business transformation to become a data driven or data centric organization.
• You possess a strong understanding of analytical and operational data use cases, enterprise data strategy, data target operating model, and data governance in a federated, decentral setup
• You are experienced in operating across multiple business lines, legal entities, jurisdictions, tech and non-tech functions, and effectively managing interdisciplinary project teams across business, product and shared IT.
• You are a strong and committed team player, with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, ability to manage and adapt to change, attention to detail, excellent communication skills from technical audiences to senior management, and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong project management skills, ideally backed by a recognized certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2), complement your profile.

Why Deutsche Börse Group?

Mobility

• We enable you to move freely with our job tickets, job (e-)bikes and free parking opportunities.

Work environment

• Collaboration, communication, or deep focus - in our modern office buildings you will find the perfect work environment. Free drinks and food and meal allowances included.

Health and wellbeing

• We care for your health and wellbeing and besides various health promotion measures we offer you a group accident insurance and additional insurance offers at discounted rates.

Financial stability

• We provide financial stability by offering attractive salaries, company pension schemes, participation in our Group Share Plan, as well as bonuses, subsidies and discounts.

Hybrid work

• Collaborate and exchange on-site or work remotely several days a week in line with business needs and local regulations. Our hybrid working model combines the best of both worlds.

Flexible working hours

• We want your job to fit your life situation and offer flexible working time models, childcare allowance, or the possibility to study alongside your job.

Internationality

• Our market infrastructures are globally connected. Working with us means collaborating with like-minded colleagues across over 60 locations from more than 100 nations.

Development

• We promote individual development by offering internal development programmes, mentoring, further education and training budgets.