Loans Quantitative Strategist

Job Title Loans Quantitative Strategist

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

You will join the Strats teams in London supporting the Lending businesses in a Strat role. Strats combine expertise in quantitative analytics, modelling, pricing and risk management with deep understanding of system architecture and programming. Our primary output is a scalable and flexible Front Office pricing and risk management system with consistent interface to Middle and Back offices. The technology platform underlies both the trading and banking functions of Deutsche Bank, as well as management processes around the rational allocation of constrained resources, management of funding costs and capital efficiency programs.

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.

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

• Development of risk management analytics and tools for the Lending businesses
• Development of infrastructure to manage the relationship between the Lending businesses and Deutsche Bank Treasury, including improvement and automation of risk and funding processes.
• Development of valuation techniques appropriate to hold-for-maturity accrual businesses.
• Support the build-out and piloting of strategic analytics platform in partnership with Global Technology.
• A desk strat role interacting with originating businesses and ensuring smooth operation of desk systems.
   

Your skills and experience

• Excellent quantitative, modeling, pricing and risk management skills
• Strong computing and programming skills, including C++ experience.
• Ability and aspiration to use, learn and extend large codebase dealing with complex business problems
• Familiarity with Loans products, businesses and markets; experience with funding, capital management or banking businesses is a plus.
• 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 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 adjustmentsconcierge@db.com 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.