Job Title Head of Executive Recruitment & Exec Sourcing

Location London/ Frankfurt/ New York

Corporate Title Director

Our people in Human Resources (HR) touch every part of our business. They shape the way we work. They find and recruit the brightest talent. They develop their skills through structured, on-going training. They give every single member of our staff the chance to achieve their career goals and make work exceptionally rewarding.

This is a key Talent Sourcing (TS) Leadership role with responsibility for the Bank’s most senior and sensitive hiring. You will have responsibility and oversight of the Bank’s executive recruitment strategy, framework, associated policies, procedures, governance, and suppliers. You will establish a direct sourcing function for Executive Recruitment by cultivating and maintaining relationships with global business and HR stakeholders whilst acting as Centre of Excellence for TS for Exec Hiring.

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.

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables employees to reach a working pattern that works for them. Eligible employees have the opportunity to work from the office and remotely from home (subject to the role’s eligibility).

You can expect:

• 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

• Subject matter expert for all aspects of Executive Recruitment, including management of Banks Executive Search firm relationships and assessments

• Building out a direct sourcing capability initially for Infrastructure and Technology Managing Director (MD) hiring, to drive reduction in search firm spend, increase internal mobility, and drive the pipelining and hiring of diverse talent at the most senior level

• Management of the Bank’s senior appointments, reporting and leadership assessments for MD hiring

• Act as strategic partner with HR, Procurement, and business stakeholders globally to align workforce plans and succession planning to deliver key senior hires

• Responsible for the Bank’s executive recruitment strategy, framework, governance, and associated policies. Engage other divisional Relationship Managers to communicate and deliver global Exec Recruitment strategy accordingly

• Management/ coaching of a small but high performing global team and management of searches from brief, sourcing, assessment, to offer negations

Your skills and experience

• Proven recruitment leadership experience within the financial services sector either in-house at a financial institution, a recruitment process outsourcing company and/or recruitment consultancy/ search firm

• Demonstrable understanding of building an in-house search team

• Experience of managing senior client relationships, and working in a global, complex, and matrixed environment, where influencing skills are key

• Understanding of complex compensation structures, search firm rates, caps, and terms

How we’ll support you

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us and our teams

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.