Senior Technical Business Analyst, Assistant Vice President

Job Description
Employer: DWS Group Title: Senior Technical Business Analyst, Assistant Vice President

Location:
Madrid Job Code: placeholder for LinkedIn job wrapping

About DWS: Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change. Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment. We're looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear;
our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients' financial future. And in return, we'll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry's greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career. This is your chance to invest in your future. Read more about DWS and who we are here.

Team / division overview

DWS Corporate Functions Technology operates across a hybrid landscape of DWS-managed applications, Deutsche Bank-provided technology services, cloud platforms, SaaS solutions and enterprise integration services. You will join a collaborative, international team that values trust, ownership, curiosity, and open communication. We work closely across business, technology, architecture, testing, and platform teams to solve real business challenges and deliver reliable, scalable solutions for Investment Risk. As a senior member of the team, you will not only translate requirements into delivery-ready outcomes, but also help raise the quality of analysis, improve ways of working, and support a culture where people learn from each other and succeed together.

Your responsibilities – As a Senior Technical Business Analyst, Assistant Vice President, you will:

Lead the analysis of complex business, data, and regulatory requirements, working with senior stakeholders to shape clear, practical, and value-driven solutions for Investment Risk. Create high-quality analysis documentation, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and decision records that enable efficient delivery and meet governance expectations.

Partner with developers, testers, architects, platform teams, and product stakeholders to translate business outcomes into executable technical specifications across data, integration, workflow, and reporting layers. Take ownership of integration analysis and validation, including APIs, batch interfaces, messaging, XML, JSON, and other structured data formats used across the platform landscape.

Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls, reduce manual effort, increase transparency, and strengthen the stability and scalability of the overall solution. Support deployments, rollouts, and post-go-live stabilization, including issue analysis, root‐cause investigation, stakeholder communication, and coordination of resolution activities.

Act as a role model within the team by sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues, improving standards, and contributing to a culture of collaboration, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for 7+ years of experience in technical business analysis, senior business analysis, product analysis, project delivery, or consulting, ideally with several years in Asset Management, Investment Risk, or Financial Services technology. Strong understanding of portfolio management, assets, asset classes, investment processes, and risk concepts;
experience with investment risk measures, controls, or reporting is highly beneficial. Proven ability to structure ambiguity, challenge requirements constructively, connect business processes with data and system design, and drive analysis through to delivery by maintaining clear plans, tracking actions, and driving follow‐through. Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to explain complex business and technical topics clearly to senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and control functions. Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted working relationships across business and technology teams in an international delivery environment. Hands‐on experience analyzing data, working with SQL, interpreting complex data models, and supporting data-driven solution design;
experience with Snowflake is a plus. Experience analyzing, designing and supporting implemen