Management Consultant for quantitative methods in banking

zeb

Full time

Regular

as soon as possible

Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Münster

Your benefits More benefits

Training

Develop your strengths with us – and benefit from our comprehensive training program and language courses. In addition, individual seminars with external providers are possible if certain training programs are necessary yet unavailable in the general training catalog. Executive coaching: Regarding specific issues for executives, we offer training sessions in how to position oneself in the company, communication, leadership and negotiation management.

Events

An important part of our culture is the exchange of thoughts and networking among colleagues. You have the opportunity to do so at numerous events, such as the Christmas Party, zeb.Uni, partner dinner or the "Beer & Pizza" format.

Agile Working

In our agile workspaces there are no limits to your creativity. Whether SCRUM, Kanban or Design Thinking—this is where we transforms agile thoughts into action. You can find more about our offices here.

Flexibility

To offer you the best possible flexibility, you don’t have to live in one of our locations to work with us: in addition to appointments with clients, you can choose to travel to the office or prefer to work from home. For this reason, you can choose your location as well as your Practice Group - project groups for specific topics - and easily change them over time, if needed. Individual coaching is very important to us. For this purpose, you will be assigned a mentor, in our case a CDC – Career Development Counselor. If you wish, you can easily change your CDC.

Your tasks

You will bring in your expertise for quantitative problems in mixed teams and tackle challenges in the areas of (financial) mathematical modeling and data-driven risk management
Utilizing modern technologies, you will quantify, for example, the influence of current megatrends such as climate change on credit portfolios or develop cloud-based market risk models
You will challenge the status quo of the industry in quantitative matters, develop future-proof strategies, improve processes and shape bank management of the future
You will bridge the gap between technical complexity and business value added and discuss the project results with the management
In addition to project delivery for clients, you will also contribute to internal topics and thus, expand and share your specific expertise - You will work on relevant trend topics in interdisciplinary teams, write your own articles for journals, or get involved in recruiting and university marketing

Your skills

Academic degree (Master‘s, MBA, or PhD) in mathematics, natural sciences, or business
First professional experience with quantitative focus within consulting or the financial services industry (internships, working student, apprenticeship) are considered a plus
Large amounts of data awake your curiosity and you have a high affinity for analytically structuring and solving quantitative problems
You know how to communicate complex technical matters or processes in a management-oriented manner
Ideally, you have already gained experience in one of the following areas: Data analysis, machine learning, mathematical optimization, statistical/stochastic modeling, time series analysis
Programming skills in one or more of the following programming/scripting languages round out your profile: Python, R, VBA, SQL, SAS, STATA, Matlab
You speak English and German fluently

Your contact person

Would you like to know first-hand what you can expect from this position? Then get to know a colleague in the same (entry-level) position in person. You can choose between a personal meeting and a virtual exchange.

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Do you have questions?

Lara Schmidt

Recruiting

Thinking bigger. Breaking through boundaries. At zeb, you have all the opportunities to do so.

zeb is one of the leading strategy, management and IT consultancies specializing in financial services in Europe. We support banks, insurance companies and (tech) service providers in dealing with all the challenges and opportunities arising from transformation in the industry. As an employer, we rely on people who like to try new things, take responsibility and inspire others through their actions

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Tips for your application

If you are currently going through the application phase and regard zeb as an interesting employer, you surely have many questions: How should I structure my resume? How do I write a good cover letter? How do I behave in a job interview?

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Our application process

Are you wondering what the application process is like at zeb and do you want to know what you can expect from us? Then this is the place for you.

Online application

The application process starts on our career website, where you can search for jobs that suit you. If you find a job you would like to apply for, you can do so via our online portal – either with a profile (7–10 minutes) or without a profile (3–5 minutes) – and submit all required documents.

Screening

After you have submitted your application and received a confirmation of receipt, we will review your application together with the specific department. You can check your application status in your profile at any time or you will receive feedback from us after one week at the latest.

Interview

If your application fits the position, we will schedule three consecutive (virtual) interviews with the recruiting team and the department via e-mail. The application process for consulting positions will additionally include a case study.

Decision

After the interviews, the interviewers exchange their views and make a decision. One of them will then give you feedback by phone within the next two weeks.

Contract offer

If you were able to convince the job interviewers, we will prepare a contract offer and you will have 14 days to review it. If any questions arise, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contract conclusion

If you have also decided to become part of the zeb team, sign the contract and send it back to us. Once the application process has been completed, we will start preparing everything for your onboarding and welcome you warmly to zeb.