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2023-01-30

Equities Quantitative Analyst

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Citi Bank
Equities Quantitative Analyst
London, GB
131,000 - 203,000
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Job Description

The Quantitative Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

** Responsibilities:**

  • Develop analytics libraries used for pricing and risk-management

  • Create, implement, and support quantitative models for the trading business leveraging a wide variety of mathematical and computer science methods and tools including hardware acceleration, advanced calculus, C++, Python, kdb, Structured Query Language (SQL), mathematical finance/ programming and statistics and probability

  • Develop pricing models using numerical techniques for valuation including Monte Carlo Methods and partial differential equation solvers

  • Collaborate closely with Traders, Structurers, and technology professionals.

  • Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure

  • Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics

  • Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation.

  • Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services;

  • Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you

  • Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe

  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

** Qualifications:**

  • Junior experience in a comparable quantitative modelling or analytics role, ideally in the financial sector

  • Must have technical/programming skills; C++, Python, Exposure to Market Data; Statistics and Probability based calculations; Using probability theory to evaluate the risks of complex financial instruments, solve analytical equations and design numerical schemes to analyse complex contracts; and Software design and principles

  • Must also possess any level of product knowledge, Investments and Quantitative Methods

  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

** Education:**

  • Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

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Job Family:

Quantitative Analysis

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Time Type:

Full time

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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