Front Office Quant Analyst

Front Office Quant Analyst Intro: Our client, a Tier 1 Bank with HQ in London is looking to bring on an experienced Quant Analyst. The bank are one the largest in the world with a widespread presence across global markets. As a result of strong desk performance the team have been given additional resources to begin new projects including brand new approaches to modelling using some of the most innovative cutting edge techniques around AI and ML. Position Overview: They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Quantitative Analyst to contribute to the development of their multifunctional in-house quantitative solutions. This role will focus on pricing, risk, model calibration, and market data processing. You will be working closely with traders, sat on the trading desk, whilst also working communicating with risk teams and developers. Key responsibilities: Develop and extend pricing libraries and quality assurance tools Development of pricing models using stochastic processes Risk and PnL analysis, improvement recommendations and tool change implementation Enhance the internal market data model for specific data types Upgrade tools used by traders to boost performance and efficiency. Collaborate with the trading desk to help solve business critical issues Participate in removing inactive features and dependencies from internal libraries and tools. Essential: Strong knowledge of IR derivatives or vanilla derivatives in other asset classes (e.g. FX, Commodities, Equities) Professional capabilities in C++ At least 2 years of experience in front office Beneficial: Experience with interest rate curve bootstrapping, including understanding the impact of interpolation choices, instrument selection, and curve hierarchy. Clear understanding of the risk profiles of cross-currency swaps and vanilla options. Experience in modifying valuation methods such as Monte Carlo, PDE or tree. If you’re interested and feel your experience could be a good fit, please apply by attaching your CV at [email protected]