Operations Team Leader - Third Party Risk Management

Third-Party Incident and Controls Senior Analyst

Job Description:

In Scope of Position based Promotions (INTERNAL only)

Job Title: Third-Party Incident and Controls Senior Analyst
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President

Location: Pune, India

Role description

• The Third Party Management (TPM) framework at Deutsche Bank is a cross-functional risk management process responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks associated with the Bank’s global portfolio of third-party engagements. TPM plays a critical role in ensuring that third-party service providers operate in line with regulatory expectations, internal control requirements, and the Bank’s risk appetite.
• The TPM Controls Oversight & Assurance function provides independent challenge and verification of third-party controls, identifies risk exposure, and ensures appropriate remediation, while evolving towards strengthened incident management and proactive risk oversight across the third-party lifecycle. This role is designed as a key enabler in the bank’s strategic shift towards integrated third-party risk oversight and incident management, offering strong exposure to senior stakeholders and transformation initiatives.

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
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• 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

• Drive the end-to-end oversight of third-party incidents, including identification, impact assessment, root cause analysis, and tracking of remediation actions
• Act as a central point of coordination for incident-related escalations, ensuring timely visibility and structured communication to senior stakeholders
• Provide independent challenge and risk oversight on incident classifications, severity assessments, and adequacy of remediation actions
• Analyse incident trends and recurring control failures to deliver thematic risk insights and proactive recommendations to prevent future incidents
• Lead and execute assurance activities across third-party engagements, with a strong focus on identifying control weaknesses that may lead to operational incidents
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across 1LoD and 2LoD to embed a culture of accountability and effective risk management
• Support governance forums by providing Third Party insights, thematic risk views, and escalation of material issues
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of TPM incident management frameworks, methodologies, and tooling
• Promote awareness and training on incident identification, reporting, and management within the first line of defence

Your Skills & Experience

• Solid experience in risk management, audit, compliance, or third-party/vendor risk management environments
• Strong understanding of control frameworks, risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory expectations in outsourcing environments
• Demonstrated ability to assess control effectiveness and translate findings into actionable insights
• Exposure to or strong interest in incident management, control testing, operational risk, or resilience frameworks
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and critical thinking capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge constructively and influence outcomes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience producing executive-level summaries and reports
• Ability to operate in a complex, global environment and manage competing priorities effectively
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of driving continuous process improvements

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

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

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.

Experience Level

Senior Level