Deutsche Bank Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist Job at London, England Full Time

DWS Group (DWS) is one of the world’s leading asset managers with EUR 833bn of assets under management (as of 30 June 2022). Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. DWS is recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines.

We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major asset classes and solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management – as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus – complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground-knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, which guides our investment approach strategically.

The DWS Talent Acquisition function applies robust and innovative recruitment strategies to attract, recruit and retain the strongest talent in the market. The team supports managers and candidates through the entire end-to-end hiring process, and are responsible for the marketing and positioning of our employer promise, which helps drive the commitment DWS has to diversity and being a true employer of choice across the industry.

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. 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

Key Responsibilities:

• Execution of recruitment processes across the UK for professional hiring.

• Partnering with HR colleagues, COOs and hiring managers across all business divisions (Investments, Distribution, Product and Infrastructure) to define and execute recruitment strategies.

• Ownership of the full recruitment life-cycle for both internal and external recruitment, supporting the business with role definition, candidate selection, offer and onboarding.

• Ensuring that key governance/control processes and policies are managed appropriately throughout the recruitment life-cycle.

• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner for recruitment related activity.

• Working collaboratively with global team members to deliver a best in class Talent Acquisition function.

• Proactively contributing to wider continuous improvement initiatives and broader projects across HR.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Full life-cycle recruitment experience within financial services, gained from either in-house, recruitment agency or executive search environments.

• Sound knowledge of the Investments/Asset Management industry with exposure across either Traditional Investments (Equity, Fixed Income, Passive) or Alternatives (Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity), would be a bonus but not essential.

• Experience of delivering hands-on direct sourcing strategies to ensure cost efficiency.

• Ability to apply different sourcing strategies including direct, internal mobility, referrals and external agency/search providers to meet hiring demands of all divisions across DWS.

• An appreciation of the regulatory environment associated to hiring across the financial services industry.

• Sound understanding of appropriate employment legislation, that impacts recruitment practices in the region.

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with business stakeholders representing a solution-oriented way of working.

• Ability to partner and manage relationships with external recruitment vendors.

• Sound MS Excel skills and comfortable with analysing and interpreting recruitment data.

• A strong team player with commitment and determination and the ability to lead and inspire team members and other stakeholders

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.