IT Change Manager in Birmingham

The Production Change Management function ensures that required changes to the production IT environment are correctly recorded and subjected to the appropriate levels of risk assessment, structured planning, co-ordination, pre and post implementation testing/verification and authorization, prior to implementation. The function provides a necessary level of independent control, due diligence and impartial guidance to help ensure that all changes to the Bank’s production IT environment are compliant with the Bank’s IT Risk and Production Change Management Procedures. Production Change Management’s primary objective is to ensure the ongoing stability of the Bank’s production services, which provide internal, external and regulatory related auditors confidence that the Bank maintains appropriately robust and complete controls around changes made to key and critical IT systems.

We offer a healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce that is better equipped to do their best work and enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• 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 include:

• Govern and oversee the execution, performance, and continuous improvement of the Production Change Management process, including policy compliance, exception management, and issue resolution.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for vendors, junior Change Managers, and the broader change user community, resolving complex, multi-region, and cross-business change conflicts.
• Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings and facilitate stakeholder engagement to ensure effective review, approval, and coordination of production changes.
• Manage change governance activities, including Change Templates, Approval Models, approval rules, Change Restrictions, and publication of approved changes within the Change Management system.
• Oversee the planning, review, approval, and publication of Major Events and Change Event Calendar activities, including event planning meetings and conflict management.
• Support Change Management tooling and reporting by participating in system enhancements, testing (UAT/regression), process documentation, and delivery of ad hoc ITSM reporting and analytics.

Your skills and experience:

• IT Change Manager with experience within a Production Change Management role.
• Strong ITIL aligned service management experience.
• ServiceNow experience is preferred.
• Sound and broad technology experience/exposure in either or both infrastructure and application technology.
• The ability to work in a global and fast-paced environment and to be able to make level-headed, considered decisions based both on overarching policies and Bank needs, as well as, where appropriate, personal production change management experience.
• The ability to ensure all tasks and deliverables meet agreed due dates, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, and sound problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

We will support you with training and development to help you excel in your career, coaching and support from experts in your team, and 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.

Please note the expected salary for some roles may be below the minimum level requirements to support candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK. Should you already have a Skilled Worker visa and are identified for a role, we can discuss and support you with the process.

About us: Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge to discuss. 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. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.