Credit Quantitative Strategist

Job Title Credit Quantitative Strategist

Location London

Corporate 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.

You will join the Credit Solutions Strats team working alongside Deutsche Bank’s exotic credit 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 delivering pricing, risk and data analytics solutions to the business via Deutsche Bank’s Kannon risk systems.

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 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 identify new trading opportunities and assess current position profitability
• Modelling expertise for a variety of quantitative problems

Your skills and experience

• Relevant experience in Front Office Credit as a Quant, Strat or Quantitative Developer, ideally in Exotic Credit (Credit Linked Notes (CLN), Repacks, Credit Hybrids, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)’s)
• Proficiency in programming, preferably C++/Python and in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices to deliver robust trading tools
• Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent qualification/relevant work experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and partner with various teams, and to be able to explain complex concepts effectively

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 (e.g. 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 The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six 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.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

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.