Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) Structuring

Job Title Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) Structuring

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

Deutsche Bank’s Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) team develops, markets and implements systematic strategies across asset classes, with a range of investor objectives from yield generation, enhanced beta, hedging and market access. We work with a range of client types globally, from pension funds and insurance companies to asset managers and private banks.

You will join our product development team, with a focus on commodities. You will join a global team with a reputation for innovation and a track record of launching cutting-edge products, contributing to the expansion of our commodities product range and the growth of our QIS business.

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

• Your primary area of focus will be the development of systematic strategies in the commodities space, both in the linear and volatility space  
• Propose, back test and implement new commodity indices, as well as refresh the existing product suite with upgrades on existing implementations  
• Interact closely with our trading, strats, index administration, legal and quant research teams to take strategies from the drawing board into tradeable products
• Produce and maintain marketing materials on our suite of commodity strategies, and interact with salespeople and clients to showcase our product capabilities in the commodity QIS space

Your skills and experience

• Experience with quantitative investments strategies in either a buy-side or a sell-side role, with specific experience related to commodity products
• Experience in marketing commodity investment products is important though not a pre-requisite.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification/work experience in finance, statistics or mathematics is important 
• Coding skills are essential for the role, in particular Python
• A disciplined approach to project management, and the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to demonstrate a genuine interest in systematic strategies and their applications in the context of investment portfolios, as well as an ability to understand strategies in other asset classes, with a view to potentially getting involved in other asset classes in the medium term

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.