Job Title: Credit Strategy Research Associate
Location: London
Corporate Title: Associate
Deutsche Bank Research is responsible for economic and financial analysis within Deutsche Bank Group and covers asset allocation and all major industry sectors. We review relevant trends for the Bank in financial markets, the economy and society, highlighting risks and opportunities and acting as a consultant for the Bank, its clients and stakeholders.
You will sit in London, reporting directly to the Global Head of Credit Strategy. You will be responsible for macro & credit analysis, on-going authoring and production of research to promote investment views on corporate bond markets and marketing of those views to internal and external clients.
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
- Help to formulate and market actionable themes and trades across the global credit universe, from investment-grade to speculative-grade to credit derivative markets
- Reviewing key market trends and generate forecasts around key market indicators including spreads and returns, supply and broader technicals
- Utilise various databases and platforms to generate relative value ideas and analysis via views on duration, ratings and sectors, and also cross-market and cross-currency trade ideas
- Assist with sales and trading through providing ongoing commentary and dialogue around key market trends and developments, as well as relative value ideas
- Cross collaboration with other fixed income research terms including economists and rates to help develop strategic views and create market leading research
Your skills and experience
- 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
- A passion for research. We want an inquisitive mind, who is comfortable analysing large quantities of data, and who is hungry to formulate conclusions to impactful market questions
- A track record of producing research that provides insights into financial markets
- Prior experience of covering Global Credit, particularly from a strategy perspective, is preferred
- A solid understand of credit fundamentals
- Strong writing and presentation abilities, which enable you to market your ideas to the internal and external client base
How we’ll support you
- Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
- 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 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.
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