Lead Business Functional Analyst, VP

Deutsche Bank; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best in class leave policy

Gender neutral parental leaves

Sponsorship for Industry relevant cert

Employee Assistance Program

Comprehensive HospitalizationInsurance

Accident and Term life Insurance

Complementary Health screening for 35+

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Pune, India seeks a Lead Business Functional Analyst (AVP) to own end-to-end product features—from scope definition to delivering measurable value. Lead a cross-functional team across business, technology, and control partners to enable world-class AFC solutions with a collaborative, outcome-oriented culture.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, backlog management, and coaching a small team while delivering secure, scalable financial crime technology.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of hands-on experience in business/functional analysis in financial services.
• Strong data and API/data governance knowledge.
• Experience with cloud or hybrid platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog and roadmap with KPIs.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Define future releases and business case for change.
• Conduct detailed data analysis to support decision-making.
• Write Epics, Features, and User Stories with acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain documentation and process flows.
• Perform data querying for reports and actionable insight.
• Coach and coordinate a small team.

Skills

Product backlog management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Leadership

Requirements gathering

Backlog refinement

Documentation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

BigQuery

Python

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Lead Business Functional Analyst, VP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Lead Business Functional Analyst (AVP), who can own our product features end‑to‑end—from defining the scope to delivering measurable value. In this leadership role, you will shape the product strategy, maintain a clear and actionable roadmap, and drive high‑quality delivery across cross‑functional teams.
• You will also work closely with business, technology, and control partners to bring impactful solutions to life while fostering a collaborative, outcome‑oriented culture. This is an opportunity to influence decision‑making and contribute meaningfully to Deutsche Bank’s mission of creating world‑class Anti‑Financial Crime (AFC) technology.
• Deutsche Bank Technology is a global team of highly skilled technologists working across multiple hubs. Our mission is to engineer innovative, secure, and scalable solutions at the forefront of financial services. We deeply value technical excellence , diverse talent , and a culture of continuous learning
• Within this organisation, AFC Technology builds and maintains the essential tools that help Deutsche Bank prevent, detect, and mitigate financial crime. We enable the global AFC function by delivering systems aligned to stringent regulatory requirements and robust risk‑management standards.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

Your role will include management and leadership responsibilities, such as:

• Owning and managing the product backlog, leading the refinement process and owning the value realisation and measurement for product goals through various metrics and KPIs
• Collaborating with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to gather requirement, drive development of the solution, managing dependencies across teams and value streams, and to help align teams against a common vision
• Ongoing management and analysis of the product in the marketplace, definition and development of future releases and manage the business case for change initiatives
• Conducting detailed data analysis to support decision‑making, validate requirements, troubleshoot issues, and define minimal viable products (MVP)
• Writing and maintaining high‑quality Epics, Features and User Stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria including facilitating and contributing to backlog grooming, sprint planning and other ceremonies
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including requirements, process flows, and user guides. Ensure that documentation is accurate, up‑date, and accessible to relevant stakeholders
• Employing data querying and analytical techniques to support the understanding of data and creation of reports and actionable intelligence.
• Guiding and supporting a small team, providing coaching, feedback, and task coordination

Your skills and experience

• Over 13+ years of hands‑on experience in technical and functional analysis, ideally within financial services or banking
• Strong expertise in reference data (party, account), payments, messaging protocols (including SWIFT), and data governance
• Solid understanding of data technologies—APIs, data flows, data models, multi‑tier systems, and integration challenges
• Demonstrated excellence in product backlog management and experience working with cloud or hybrid platforms
• Strong working proficiency on tools like Jira, Confluence, Big-query, programming languages (including Python, SQL), for Cloud / Big Data environment
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, master/reference data management
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior stakeholders and technical teams
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment and lead junior team members
• Ownership mindset with a focus on delivering high‑quality, production‑ready solutions.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with demonstrable ability to interface and converse at both junior and senior level and with both technical and non‑IT staff
  

How we’ll support you

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

About us and our teams

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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.

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We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

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