Job Title: Data Scientist – CROCI Investment Strategy

Location: Mumbai, India

Role Description

DWS, publicly listed asset management division of Deutsche Bank, is one of the world's leading investment management organizations with over €900 billion of assets under management. DWS provides flexible products and solutions to a wide range of investment opportunities across all asset classes – from pooled funds to highly customized portfolios for a wide range of investors and offers individuals and institutions traditional and alternative investments across all major asset classes. 

About DWS.

DWS India (P) Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (part of Deutsche Bank Group). Our teams in Mumbai focus on Research & Analytics, Portfolio Management Support, Business Management Support, etc. across all divisions of DWS Group.

About the CROCI Team

CROCI®, acronym for Cash Return on Capital Invested, is part of DWS Investment division. The team was set up in 1996 in London as a research service to institutional clients. CROCI is an investment research discipline that makes in-depth adjustments to companies’ financial statements to make their valuation metric (CROCI Economic P/E) comparable across sectors and markets. In 2004, the team launched investible Index based products that allowed exposure to underlying investment philosophy. There are CROCI products (Index/Strategies) under various wrappers with underlying assets under management more than €6 billion. The CROCI team members are based out of Mumbai, London, Paris, and New York.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy.

• Best in class leave policy.
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

CROCI Investment products are rebalanced on a systematic basis based on underlying Index methodology.

• The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining data-driven applications, performing data analysis, and integrating web services.
• Supporting rebalancing the strategies which includes carefully analyzing constituents; ensure underlying signals are appropriate and strategy rules have been consistently applied etc.
• Tracking performance of CROCI strategies against benchmarks and against peer groups, measure and analyze performance return attribution, and provide analytics and write commentary on macro and product specific performance.
• Involved in back-testing and ideation of new CROCI strategies and customized client mandates.
• Support regular creation of marketing materials and standard reporting.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelors/ Masters or international equivalent degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or any other quantitative discipline.
• Must be proficient in Python programming and have hands-on experience with essential Python libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Matplotlib.
• Should be familiar with web services and have experience working with APIs.
• Knowledge of Java, C#/.NET, JavaScript is a plus.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS-Office- particularly with Excel and VBA, PowerPoint
• Prior experience of Index / Portfolio building strategies. Understanding of portfolio returns analysis and risk measures. Understanding of equity markets and drivers of equity valuation.
• Ability to discuss at eye level with senior business stakeholders.
• Highly organized with a keen eye for detail and proven track record operating in a fast-paced environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and initiative combined with professional and personal integrity.
• Team player with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to learn and grow.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• 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

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.htm

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

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