European Securitisation Research Associate/Vice President

Position Overview

Job Title: European Securitisation Research Associate/Vice President

Location: London

Corporate Title: Associate/ Vice President

Deutsche Bank Research is responsible for economic and financial analysis within Deutsche Bank Group, covering asset allocation and all major industry sectors. We identify crucial trends, assess market risks and opportunities, and advise the Bank, its clients, and stakeholders. We contribute to public discourse on economic, fiscal, labour market, and social policy issues through high-quality research.

As a Vice President/Associate within the European Securitisation Research team, you will play a key role in delivering market-leading insights to asset managers and clients on European Securitisation trends. You' will support the development and dissemination of impactful investment themes and respond to both internal and external client inquiries. Your responsibilities will include authoring research, promoting investment views, and actively marketing them to internal and external stakeholders.

What well 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. Thats 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

• Formulate and write independent research on various European Securitisation markets, with a strong emphasis on Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs)

• Develop and publish market investment themes across a variety of European Securitisation sub-sectors with focus on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and, crucially, CLOs

• Support clients with insights into European Securitisation markets and the thematic trends that affect bond prices, including specific expertise on the CLO market. Modelling and written reports will provide useful insight in client meetings

• Use and develop various third-party applications and existing databases as information sources to assess the potential impact of business and financial themes on the European securitisation market, with a particular focus on data relevant to CLO analysis

Your skills and experience

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Experience of working independently and accurately with data sets

• Knowledge of fixed income and structured finance, including a solid understanding of CLO structures and mechanics

• Ability to understand deal indentures and knowledge of International Futures Exchange (INTEX) and Bloomberg

• Database management and modelling experience using Structured Query Language (SQL), Python, Visual Basics for Applications (VBA) programming languages

• Interest in financial products and ability to link product performance with overall macro developments, with a particular interest in and understanding of the CLO market

• 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

How well support you

• 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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