Front Office Rates Quant - Director

About this role:

The Senior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist is an Executive Director level role within the Corporate & Investment Banking organization (CIB). The successful candidate will focus on design and implementation of curve construction software that calibrates multiple curves simultaneously to liquid market data. This is a strategic initiative to build a new multi-curve engine for fast intraday generation of multiple curves in an optimization framework. It is spearheaded by the Front Office Rates group but will be used across various asset-classes within CIB. The new curve construction engine needs to be flexible in its ability handle various instruments, constraints, and curve representations; needs to be fast enough for intraday streaming, consistent across curves whenever market data is updated, and robust against failures in fast changing markets.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop, integrate, and deploy optimization-based curve construction in collaboration with other Quants, providing expertise in relevant software design, implementation and performance optimization.
• Effectively communicate and partner with Business Stakeholders, other Quant Teams, Technology and Project Management
• Deliver high-quality software and documentation following our standardized planning and Agile-based SDLC process.
• Support the trading desk with questions about curve generation.

In this role, you will:

• Proactively participate in complex software design & development activities within an Agile environment
• Contribute to large-scale project planning, balancing short and long-term objectives
• Use quantitative and advanced technologies to solve complex business problems
• Meet deliverables while adhering to policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and project managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Effectively communicate with and build consensus with all project stakeholders
• Serve as a mentor for less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on coding experience, C++ and Java are most relevant, with an emphasis on numerical optimization
• 7+ years of derivative product and market experience in one or more of the following areas: rates and foreign exchange
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with optimization-based curve construction ideally in C++
• Experience with Sales and Trading partners as a front office quant
• Master's or higher degree or equivalent in computer science, computational finance, mathematics or similar technical fields.
• PhD degree or equivalent in computer science, computational finance or mathematics

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$173,300.00 - $359,900.00

Posting End Date:

16 Mar 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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