Tax Operations – Change Lead, VP

Job Title: Tax Operations – Change Lead

Location: Bangalore, India

Corporate Title: Vice President

Role Description

Operational Tax is part of Margin Treasury and Tax Operations and is responsible for managing and supporting all operational tax processes for Deutsche Bank AG and associated entities.  The Tax Operations team is comprised of five sub processes

Transactional Taxes (Financial Transaction Tax, Withholding Taxes, Stamp Duty etc.)

• Cost Basis
• Derivative Tax
• FATCA & CRS
• Tax Reclaims.

The Tax Ops team is responsible for managing key regulatory tasks like reconciliation, payments and reporting of Taxes to the Tax Authorities, FATCA and CRS reporting, allocation of payments, calculation of NRA tax and reconciliation of tax applied between the DB systems and the tax authorities.

This role will be part of Change and Transformation team within Tax Ops, which is responsible for automation and digitization of Tax Ops processes to optimize cost, reduce risk, standardize processes and support transformation.

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

• Leading and driving ongoing change projects to support the Tax Ops objectives
• Understanding business requirements and operational pain points
• Working with relevant stakeholders like RTB teams, Technology teams, Group Tax and other Operational teams to define and document requirements
• Handling end-to-end change projects which includes status tracking, progress updates, testing, implementation, and post-production enhancements
• Managing stakeholder communications with respect to project status, risks and issues
• Understanding of changes to tax regulations, identifying its impact to Tax Ops processes,
• Leading a small to medium sized team of Change focused individuals, and supporting/guiding them in achieving the team objectives

Your skills and experience

• Engineering graduate with MBA with 12+ years of prior working experience
• 8+ years of experience in Change and Transformation field
• Strong hands-on experience in various quick development tools/technologies like Python, Alteryx, Microsoft Power Platform, UWQ, Excel Macros etc
• Proficient in MS office applications (Powerpoint & Excel)
• Good understanding of AI tools like Copilot and ability to effectively use it to drive transformation initiatives
• Open to learn various tax regulations like Financial Transaction Tax, Stamp Tax, Withholding Tax, Reclaims filing, Reporting etc. Prior knowledge and experience will be preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong time management, planning and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in challenging situations and managing competing priorities
• Should be a self-starter

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.htm

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.