About the position
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Analytics Consultant to join the Global Markets Portfolio team. This role is critical in ensuring that the organisation’s global trading strategies are effective, data?driven, and aligned with broader business objectives. The successful candidate will play a key role in analysing complex trading functionality, supporting integration initiatives, and driving quantitative excellence across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse and document non?linear trading functionality and its application within the business, collaborating closely with cross?functional teams.
- Evaluate the financial costs of risk and uncertainty, utilising advanced quantitative and statistical methods.
- Lead solution design for future trading integration requirements through existing APIs and backend systems.
- Act as a primary liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and execution of in?flight projects.
- Provide expert support and training to internal teams and platform clients, ensuring efficient adoption and usage.
- Conduct regular product reviews and enhancements to ensure continued alignment with evolving market demands.
Qualifications
Candidates may hold one or more of the following qualifications:
- BSc in Mathematical Sciences (Computational Science)
- BSc in Financial Engineering
- BSc in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics
- BEng in Mechatronics
- CQF – Certificate in Quantitative Finance
- ACI Dealing Certificate
Experience & Skills Requirements Technical & Quantitative Expertise
- Advanced knowledge of trading applications, such as Front Arena, Murex, or Calypso.
- Strong programming proficiency in Python, C++, SQL, VBA, R, Matlab, or Golang.
- Strong analytical capabilities, including system analysis, quantitative modelling, and the ability to interpret and solve complex data problems.
Professional Competencies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, team members, and clients.
- Proven project management experience, including end?to?end design, execution, and validation of technical and business requirements.
- Robust technical understanding, with the ability to integrate quantitative models and programming logic into trading systems.
- Risk management knowledge, including regulatory awareness and the ability to apply risk principles within trading environments.
Leadership & Behavioural Attributes
- Strong leadership abilities, with experience leading cross?functional teams and managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Adaptable and flexible, able to adjust to evolving market conditions, new technologies, and business priorities.
- Client?focused mindset, with demonstrated success in managing and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Strategic thinker capable of aligning quantitative and analytical initiatives with overarching business and trading strategies.
Desired Skills:
- C++
- Financial Modeling
- Golang
- Matlab
- Project Management
- Python
- R
