Equity Derivs Intra-Day Risk Portfolio Analytics Strat

£120,000 – £160,000 performance based bonus

Location: United Kingdom (London – London) Type: Permanent

Equity Derivatives Intra-Day Risk Portfolio Analytics Strat - VP level

London based

Responsibilities:

Quant Strats are at the cutting edge of the business, solving real-world problems through a variety of analytical methods. Working in close collaboration with bankers, traders and portfolio managers across the firm, their invaluable quantitative perspectives on complex financial and technical challenges power our business decisions.

As a member of this team, you will use your advanced training in mathematics, programming and logical thinking to deliver quantitative solutions that drive their success in global financial markets. Your talents for research, analysis and aptitude for innovation will enable you to contribute to a broad range of problems, in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• A front office role working directly with the Equities Global Structured Products trading desks.
• Development of the intraday risk calculation capabilities.
• Liaising with the broader Strat community to solve problems pertaining to intraday risk management.

Requirements:

• Up to 10 years of professional experience within the financial services industry
• Professional experience in a trading floor environment is preferable
• Bachelors or Masters in applicable field e.g. computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, computational finance, quantitative finance
• Strong programming skills in a general purpose language, e.g. python, C++, java, scala.
• Mathematical finance knowledge is preferable
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Team player with positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interest in the financial markets and good investment sense/commercial instinct
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Commercially aware with the ability to exercise discretion with respect to confidential information

Reference: AMC/JME/EDPAS123