Experienced FX / Rates Derivatives Quant Strategist, Trading Analyst, Major Investment Bank, NYC recruitment
You may directly contact: Dirk Himes, The Polaris Group (an Executive Search Firm). Cell 312-961-4811; Dirk@ThePolarisGroupInc.com
Candidates will have perhaps 2-7 years experience as a trading/risk quant with excellent modeling and analytical talent, ideally from top trading platforms and universities. Our client is willing to consider candidates from a range of levels and asset classes.
Position Requirements:
i) Preeminent C++ skills - and other skills such as Matlab, VBA, SQL, R, Java, Perl, and/or related proficiencies
ii) Excellent modeling, mathematical, statistical, and technological skills
iii) Ability to work efficiently, effectively and without errors (fast and accurate)
iv) Interest in working on a trading platform and ability to work under pressure
v) A top-tier academic pedigree (including PhD/MS) – is highly preferred
Other:
A college degree is required, a top tier school is a plus; a graduate degree with a technical curriculum (computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, quantitative finance), is preferred.
The firm offers an employee benefit package that includes health and insurance coverage and other important benefits including relocation allowance, if applicable.
About The Polaris Group:
The Polaris Group, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, Minneapolis, New York, Tampa, and Charleston, South Carolina, conducts executive search and advisory work for large integrated investment and commercial banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, asset management firms, broker/dealers, insurance companies, and specialty finance firms. The firm’s financial services practice includes various functional areas: banking and structured finance, leveraged finance, derivatives, transaction structuring, modeling, administration, risk management, quantitative algorithmic finance, syndication, trading specialists, fixed income sales/trading; as well as IT, systems technology, and treasury functions (CFO office, Treasury related specialists).