Job Description - Summary
Deutsche Bank is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific. There are four business divisions: the Corporate Bank, the Investment Bank, the Private Bank and the Asset Manager DWS. There are also a number of highly skilled functions performing key management tasks.
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AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
We partner with Deutsche Bank to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.
On behalf of Deutsche Bank, we are looking for a Personal Assistant for a 12 month contract based in London, hybrid (3 days in the office per week).
Job Description - The Role
Purpose of the role:
- We are seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to provide interim support to a senior MB-1 leader within CB IB Operations & Controls.
- The successful candidate will provide proactive, high-quality administrative and organisational support in a fast-paced senior executive environment.
- The role will work closely with an experienced Senior Assistant as part of the broader support model for the MB-1 co-head structure.
What you’ll do:
- Manage a complex and frequently changing diary, prioritising effectively and resolving scheduling conflicts.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings across multiple locations and time zones.
- Organise travel, itineraries and associated logistics.
- Prepare meeting materials, agendas and briefing packs.
- Manage expenses, invoices and other administrative processes.
- Monitor correspondence and requests, following up on actions where required.
- Support leadership meetings, team events and senior stakeholder engagements.
- Liaise professionally with senior leaders, clients, colleagues and their support teams.
- Work closely with the Senior Assistant to provide consistent and effective executive support.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
The skills you’ll need:
- Proven experience supporting a senior executive, ideally at C-suite, Management Board, Executive Committee, MB-1, or equivalent level.
- Demonstrable experience within investment banking, , with an understanding of the pace, confidentiality, and stakeholder management required in these settings.
- Strong diary management, organisational, prioritisation, and administrative skills, including managing complex global calendars, international travel, and competing stakeholder demands.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, demanding environment with frequently changing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence and professionalism to build strong relationships and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated discretion, resilience, sound judgement, and the ability to handle highly confidential information.
- Proactive, dependable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a collaborative and team-oriented approach, including partnering closely with another Executive Assistant.
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering a high standard of accuracy and service.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot, or a strong interest in leveraging AI and automation to enhance executive support, streamline administrative processes, and improve ways of working.
Deutsche Bank’s Values
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.
This client will only accept workers operating via a PAYE engagement model.
AMS's payroll service is in partnership with Giant, we have worked with them for many years and have good processes in place to ensure you get the best service. If you are successful in your application for this role, your contract will be via Giant. For more information on Giant, please follow this link: https://ams-giant-paye-introduction.
AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.
Job Reference: DBK01941
