Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Business Functional Analyst – FIC Technology

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: Cary, NC

Who we are:

In short – an essential part of Deutsche Bank’s technology solution, developing applications for key business areas.

Our Technologists drive Cloud, Cyber and business technology strategy while transforming it within a robust, hands-on engineering culture. Learning is a key element of our people strategy, and we have a variety of options for you to develop professionally. Our approach to the future of work champions flexibility and is rooted in the understanding that there have been dramatic shifts in the ways we work.

Having first established a presence in the Americas in the 19th century, Deutsche Bank opened its US technology center in Cary, North Carolina in 2009. Learn more about us here.

Overview

As a Business Analyst on the Fixed Income team (FIC), you will act as the bridge between trading, quantitative, and technology groups to deliver critical solutions across the trade lifecycle. You will shape functional specifications, refine processes, and ensure that technology meets business priorities. You will directly impact efficiency, regulatory compliance, and the overall competitiveness of the trading business. In this role, you will bring clarity to complex requirements and drive collaboration across diverse global stakeholders.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model with up to 40% work from home, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• A commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Access to a strong network of Communities of Practice connecting you to colleagues with shared interests and values
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Partner with traders, quantitative analysts, and operations to gather and translate business requirements into actionable deliverables
• Lead workshops and working groups to define functional specifications, solution designs, and target state processes
• Support user acceptance testing through test planning, case creation, and defect triage
• Collaborate with global teams to align projects with strategic goals and ensure consistent delivery
• Conduct gap analysis between current and future state systems and processes
• Drive continuous improvement in business analysis practices and documentation standards

How You’ll Lead

• Act as a strategic advisor to trading desks, ensuring solutions align with business priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams from ideation through production rollout
• Influence senior stakeholders and mentor junior analysts to foster collaboration and excellence

Skills You’ll Need

• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income products (such as bonds, credit default swaps, and repurchase agreements) and trade lifecycle
• Experience with trading platforms and market data systems (such as Bloomberg and Tradeweb)
• Familiarity with post-trade processes including clearing, settlement, and reconciliation
• Proficiency with tools including Jira, Confluence, Excel, Visio, and Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Understanding of technology and database concepts, including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strength in navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in complex environments
• Ability to work effectively in Agile or Scrum delivery models
• Skilled in producing high-quality business and functional requirement documentation
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to connect technical detail to business value

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Cary office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in Cary is $125,000 to $185,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That’s why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authenti­cally and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home. Click here to learn more!

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