Deutsche Bank

Quantitative Strategist - Commodities - Vice President

Deutsche Bank$155K — $252K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in energy derivatives and pricing frameworks
  • Proficient in modern C++ and Python programming
  • Experience in front-office applications within investment banking
  • Strong quantitative modeling, pricing, and risk management skills
  • Familiar with volatility surface construction techniques

Responsibilities

  • Deliver pricing and risk functionality for energy derivatives
  • Collaborate with trading teams to resolve risk and profit issues
  • Enhance the front-office trading platform
  • Define scalable solutions with technology, finance, and risk teams
  • Optimize existing codebases in a fast-paced environment
  • Support strategic initiatives for commodities business growth

Benefits

  • Physical, emotional, and financial wellness programs
  • Support for work-life balance
  • Encouragement of authentic personal expression
  • Access to comprehensive benefits for all stages of life
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Job Title Quantitative Strategist - Commodities
Corporate Title Vice President
Location New York, NY

Overview

You will join Deutsche Bank's Global Strats & Analytics group as a Quantitative Strategist within Commodities, with a focus on Energy Markets, particularly in US Power. Based in New York, you will play a key role in expanding the Bank's energy trading capabilities by helping build and shape a new team delivering pricing, risk, and P&L analytics for power and related energy products within the Kannon strategic platform. Working at the intersection of quantitative modeling, C++ software engineering, and front-office trading, you will contribute directly to a growing global commodities franchise while partnering closely with traders, risk managers, and technology teams to influence platform design, drive innovation, and support scalable analytics solutions.

What You'll Do
  • Partner with trading teams to investigate and resolve daily risk, valuation, and P&L issues
  • Design, develop, and implement enhancements to Kannon as a strategic front-office trading platform
  • Collaborate with trading, risk, finance, and technology teams to define and deliver scalable analytics and platform solutions
  • Continuously improve, optimize, and maintain existing codebases in a dynamic, fast-paced front-office environment
  • Support the delivery of strategic initiatives aligned with the continued growth of the global commodities business


How You'll Lead
  • Build and establish a high-performing commodities quantitative team in New York
  • Partner closely with global stakeholders, including trading, risk management, and finance teams
  • Drive strategic development of the commodities technology platform alongside global teams


Skills You'll Need
  • Proven expertise in US Power derivative products and associated pricing and risk frameworks
  • Strong programming skills in modern C++ and Python
  • Demonstrated experience delivering front-office applications within an investment banking environment
  • Advanced quantitative modeling, pricing, and risk management capabilities
  • Knowledge of volatility surface construction and calibration techniques


Skills That Will Help You Excel
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on teamwork and shared outcomes
  • Problem-solving approach with attention to detail and innovation
  • Adaptability in a fast-evolving trading and technology environment


Expectations
It is the Bank's expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York, NY office in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $155,000 to $252,500. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits
At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That's why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authentically and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home. Click here to learn more!

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Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

About Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank AG is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The bank is operational in 58 countries with a large presence in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. As of 2021, Deutsche Bank is the 21st largest bank in the world by total assets. The bank offers financial products and services for corporate and institutional clients along with private and business clients. Its services include sales, trading, research, and origination of debt and equity; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); risk management products, such as derivatives, corporate finance, wealth management, retail banking, fund management, and transaction banking.
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