Quantitative Strategist - Credit Strats

Deutsche Bank AG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in London is seeking a Financial Analyst for its Credit Solutions Strats team. This role involves implementing pricing and risk functionalities within the Kannon platform and requires proficiency in programming alongside relevant experience in investment banking. The ideal candidate will also gain access to a range of employee benefits including flexible working options and a competitive salary.

Benefits

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Support for CSR activities and volunteering leave

Hybrid Working options

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Rates or Treasury desks is preferred.
• Solid programming skills in C++, Python, or Java.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain complex product pricing and risk.
• Discuss issues with the desk and gather solution requirements.
• Develop market and position analysis tools.
• Model quantitative problems effectively.

Skills

Relevant experience in Front Office investment banking

Proficiency in C++/Python/Java

Experience with standard SDLC tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

git

bitbucket

JIRA

Job description

Company Overview

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO), acting as the bridge between the Bank's businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank. This role sits with the Credit Solutions Strats team working alongside Deutsche Bank's Liquid Asset Financing business.

You will be a member of a small agile team based in London delivering pricing, risk and data analytics solutions to the business via the firm's Kannon risk systems. You will be working full time on the trading floor in London, and you will be required to rapidly react and support trader/sales/management demands.

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.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and maintenance of complex product pricing and risk in our strategic Kannon platform
• Discussing problems with the desk and gathering requirements for potential solutions
• Implementing market and position analysis tools to help the desk optimise new business allocation and assess current position profitability
• Modelling expertise for a variety of quantitative problems

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Front Office investment banking in technical/Quant/Strat roles, ideally supporting Rates or Treasury desks
• Proficiency in programming preferably C++/Python/Java, and in working with standard SDLC tools in a collaborative environment (git/bitbucket/JIRA etcetera.)
• Educated to bachelor's degree level or equivalent qualification/relevant work experience

Benefits & Support

• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• 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 (for example, screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
• Hybrid Working – we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working 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