Senior Quantitative Analyst

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer to support its Equity Derivatives business. This individual will work closely with trading, risk, and technology teams to develop quantitative models, pricing tools, analytics, and trading applications that support front-office activities.

The role offers significant exposure to trading, risk management, quantitative research, and software development within a highly collaborative environment.

• Develop and maintain quantitative models, pricing tools, and risk analytics for Equity Derivatives products.
• Build and enhance trading applications and decision-support tools used by front-office teams.
• Partner with traders and risk professionals to analyze trading performance and support daily business activities.
• Design and improve quantitative libraries and analytical frameworks.
• Collaborate with technology teams to strengthen pricing and risk systems.
• Develop tools for market data analysis, valuation, and workflow optimization.
• Support production trading and risk platforms while identifying opportunities for process enhancement.
• Participate in global quantitative and technology initiatives.

• Master's degree or higher in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Finance, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of quantitative development, quantitative research, or front-office technology experience within financial markets.
• Strong understanding of Equity Derivatives products and associated risk concepts.
• Advanced Python programming skills with experience developing production-quality applications.
• Experience building pricing, analytics, or risk management solutions.
• Knowledge of SQL, database technologies, and large-scale data environments.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including testing, application design, and system architecture.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Equity Derivatives trading support.
• Derivatives pricing and risk analytics.
• Trading systems and workflow automation.
• Quantitative research and model implementation.
• Market data and analytics platforms.

Base Salary Range: $175,000 to $200,000 plus bonus