Quantitative Strategist – Credit Strats

Deutsche Bank; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Quantitative Strategist in London. You will implement pricing and risk solutions on the trading floor while supporting the Credit Solutions Strats team. The ideal candidate has strong programming skills and front office experience in investment banking, with a commitment to continuous learning and diversity.

Benefits

Hybrid Working Model

Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in Front Office investment banking in technical/Quant/Strat roles.
• Proficiency in programming and collaborating using SDLC tools.
• Educated to a bachelor’s degree level or relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement pricing and risk in the Kannon platform.
• Gather requirements from the desk for potential solutions.
• Provide market and position analysis tools.

Skills

Relevant experience in Front Office investment banking

Proficiency in programming (C++/Python/Java)

Experience with SDLC tools (git/bitbucket/JIRA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title Quantitative Strategist – Credit Strats

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts 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. Our Trading business is fully committed to technology as a key differentiator of performance and the partnership with quant strategists is crucial to the future success of the desk.

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.

You can expect:

• 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

Your key 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

Your skills and experience

• 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 Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tools in a collaborative environment (git/bitbucket/JIRA etcetera.)
• Educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent qualification/relevant work experience

How we’ll support you

• 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)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

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.

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.