Quantitative Trading & Research - Strategic Indices - Vice President
On-site · New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) Associate or Vice President will implement, deploy, and manage risk for investable indices (QIS), build and maintain risk-management infrastructure, support trading strategies and automation, and collaborate with Trading, Structuring, and Technology teams across New York, London, and Asia-Pacific. The role requires an advanced quantitative degree (Master’s or PhD), at least 2 years in finance, strong Python programming, experience with quantitative investment strategies and derivatives, cross-asset exposure, and a deep understanding of financial risk types and risk management techniques. The candidate will contribute to the Strategic Indices business by developing trading and risk-management workflows, deploying algorithmic trading strategies, and ensuring robust system design and testing.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in the finance industry
- Proven experience with quantitative investment strategies and derivatives, cross-asset exposure to Equities, Commodities, and/or Rates
- Strong programming background with high proficiency in Python
- Contributions to development of trading and risk management systems; software engineering design and best practices
- Comprehensive understanding of financial risk types and risk management approaches
- Attention to detail and quality of deliverables
- Mathematics used in financial modeling including calculus, numerical analysis, optimization, statistics
- Valuation of financial products and trading strategies
- Analytical, quantitative, problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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