Navigator Business Functional Analyst / Project Manager

Deutsche Bank AG; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Pension (non-contributory)

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits

CSR volunteering leave

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in Birmingham seeks a Navigator Business Functional Analyst / Project Manager to join the Navigator Technology team. You will act as the primary link between business stakeholders and technology, translating regulatory needs into actionable requirements and leading multi-workstream delivery.

You will support strategic regulatory, data governance and onboarding initiatives for Front Office Supervisors and business controls use cases, while applying SQL and documentation expertise

Qualifications

• Strong business and functional analysis skills and requirements elicitation.
• Hands-on SQL experience for data analysis and transformation.
• Experience producing clear documentation such as requirements, user stories and traceability.
• Project management experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory and business needs into clear business and functional requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Analyse business processes and data, identify gaps and maintain traceability across lifecycle.
• Develop SQL-based data transformation artefacts for integration into data-processing pipelines.
• Produce high-quality evidence and documentation for audit, compliance and onboarding controls.
• Lead delivery planning across workstreams, managing scope, timelines, resources and risks.
• Facilitate decisions across architecture, engineering, business and compliance teams and report progress to executives.

Skills

Business analysis

SQL

Documentation

Project management

Stakeholder management

AI tools usage

Job description

Navigator Business Functional Analyst / Project Manager

Job ID:R0442938 Full/Part-Time: Full-time

Regular/Temporary: Regular Listed: 2026-11-09

Location: Birmingham

Position Overview

Job Title Navigator Business Functional Analyst / Project Manager

Location Birmingham

Corporate Title Vice President

You will join the Navigator Technology team as a Business Functional Analyst with Project Management responsibilities, working within the Navigator Level 1 controls team. You will support strategic regulatory, data governance and onboarding initiatives for Front Office Supervisors and Business controls use cases.

Acting as the primary link between business stakeholders, Front Office subject-matter experts and source technology teams, you will translate regulatory and business needs into actionable requirements. Your analytical, project management, SQL and documentation expertise will help deliver compliant outcomes across multiple workstreams.

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

• Translate regulatory and business needs into clear business and functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and functional specifications
• Analyse business processes and data, identify gaps and maintain traceability from requirements through implementation and production deployment
• Develop SQL-based data transformation artefacts for integration into data-processing pipelines
• Produce high-quality evidence and documentation for audit, compliance, regulatory reviews and control onboarding
• Lead delivery planning across multiple workstreams, managing scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks and issues, including clear paths to green for at-risk outcomes
• Facilitate decisions across architecture, engineering, business and compliance teams, and communicate progress through concise executive-level reporting

Your skills and experience

• Strong business and functional analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, process analysis and translating complex needs into practical delivery artefacts
• Hands-on SQL experience for data analysis and transformation, with an understanding of data-processing pipelines
• Experience producing clear documentation such as business and functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, gap assessments and traceability matrices
• Project management experience using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches, including planning, dependency management and progress tracking
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences and senior leaders
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to identify risks, develop mitigations and drive issues to resolution; financial services controls, regulatory or compliance experience is beneficial
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

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

About us

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

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] to discuss. For more information about our recruitment process and available adjustments, please visit our Hiring Experience page.

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.