Deutsche Bank reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(12,868 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Deutsche Bank has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 12,868 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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13K reviews
4.0
Jul 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Deutsche Bank is a truly global player, with a hugely diverse workfoce, financial products and opportunities. Exposure to numerous cultures, backgrounds and working methodologies means that any time here can contribute greatly to personal growth, your CV/Resume and career path. The working conditions are generally good, most people work reasonable hours and work/life balance is taken seriously by most managers. I think the benefits are competetive, internal training and learning is abundant and encouraged, and support for external education is good, as long as it is seen to benefit your current role. There is a process for internal movement, which works fairly well, especially when the market conditions are favourable. Many of the more senior managers within the organisation are very talented and decisive. Once an initiative is kicked off, it's rarely done half heartedly. Strategic vision is well communicated and often executed regardless of resistance or pain.

Cons

Such a huge organisation is often riddled with confusing and sometimes unecessary beaurocracy - it's a truly 'German' bank in that sense. A one size fits all approach to process and strategy is sometimes unhelpful when trying to push through critical changes rapidly. There are also still too many middle-aged, unskilled employees, particularly in the US and Continental Europe (this is not the case in London or Asia-Pacific) who tend to be obstructive and miserable. Many of these have been pushed out via outsourcing, but too many remain in lower/middle management roles. Compensation can range from being market-leading to insulting. If you stay much beyond 5 years, you're likely to fall very far behind the market and although this is probably true of many companies, at DB there is an almost complacent attitude towards this issue. It results in a brain-drain amongst the most dynamic middle-managers (VP/Director) especially if they have come up from Associate or AVP level at the bank. It also means the dead-wood I mentioned earlier are even less likely to be pushed out. Finally the outsourcing of many roles lead to a collapse of moral in many parts of operations, especially in NY and London. Although much of the basic work is done outside of the high-cost locations, such as Bangalor and Mumbai in India, Birmingham in the UK and soon Jacksonville, FL, the real glue behind the work remains in the hands of a few over-worked and under-valued people who have stayed behind to pick up the peices.

2.0
Oct 29, 2025

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company brand/name is generally seen favorably considering the size and history.

Cons

The company doesn’t care about their employees and lacks accountability in their decision making. Bonuses and pay increases are prioritized at the top, while those in more middle-management and non-managers are left behind. Most attention is placed on high level leadership or college grads fresh out of college.

3.0
Aug 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The Jacksonville building at 5201 Gate Parkway is really nice and well kept. They do have a hybrid work location and up until 2024 it was 2 days in office and 3 WFH. This is a global bank, so the opportunities to move around, within Jacksonville, within the US and throughout the globe are there if you know where to look and how to market yourself.

Cons

In the past couple of years (and from what I heard from employees there longer than I was) the annual increases are almost non existent and where they are given to certain people it is not publicly known why. Additionally, like other financial institutions, who you know can make and or break your career and DB is no exception. They frequently change direction in terms of the overall goals for the organization and even your department but rarely if ever fully explain why, so employees are left wondering if the changes made are well thought out. In terms of infrastructure technology wise, it can use a makeover as a lot of systems are antiquated. Compared to other banks I have worked at this one would be middle of the road. Not exactly the worst, but not exactly the best either. Be aware that in most cases you will be working among peers who could potentially manage you from another country or timezone as they love spaghetti and matrix organizations. It sometimes feels that it is to give certain people titles and responsibilities (like being the head of a global function) when in reality they aren't head of anything or leading much less on a day to day basis.In terms of the worst scenarios is when dealing with layoffs. I know that sometimes they happen but when it is done the staff are actually told that they should not tell anyone else about them being laid off and sometimes there is no rhyme or reason. Some are being laid off and walked out same day, some are being given a month or more longer to find a job, then collect severance. For the people left in the building they wonder of course if they are next and the stress level is ultra high. None of it is pleasant but I think they can handle it better.

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