***GQR | European Vacancies – March 2012*** recruitment

GQR is the Global Quantitative Finance search specialist. We operate globally and leverage our extensive relationships to unite the most talented people with the most intellectually and financially rewarding career opportunities globally.

A list of March’s most urgent hires:

Europe Economist – LONDON | European , EU , Economics , Global Economics , Macro , Macroeconomics , Economist , Strategist , Research , Forecast , Commentary , Analysis , Publication , Presentation , Clients ,   Eurozone , London , EU , Europe

A global Investment Bank is looking to bring on board a European Economist to analyse cross country political developments and forecast market developments for the group’s internal and external clients. The candidate will join the group’s European economic research division. In line with their wider business expansion plans, the Bank is looking to bring on board an outstanding economists with English and French language skills, experienced in macroeconomic research and strong knowledge of the European economy.

Required of the candidate:

• Analyzing and forecasting developments in the Belgium economy

• Call markets on political developments

• Delivering presentations and research reports to both internal and external clients

• Contributing to European and global publications

• Strengthen the overall knowledge for investment strategies

Director-MD, Head / Lead Fixed Income options market maker, Listed Option Market Maker, Senior Fixed Income Derivative Trader, Fixed Income Trader – Listed Options, London

We are working with a leading buy-side firm as they look to hire a trader to take their fixed income business to the next level. The role will have some managerial responsibilities in nature whilst maintaining a strong trading focus. Candidates should have successful experience making markets at both the long end (Bund, Bobl, Schatz) and the short end (Euribor and Short Sterling) along with previous managerial experience. The ideal trader will have both excellent relationships with brokers alongside the ability to see the bigger picture in how they view the markets. The group have enjoyed sustained success in the fixed income markets and are looking to hire a market maker who has the drive and experience to build on this. This is a fantastic fixed income market making opportunity to take on a role with extremely strong upside both immediately and in the future.

Credit Risk Analyst – London

This globally esteemed Investment Bank is searching for a Credit Risk Analyst to fit into their Consumer Credit Risk team. The successful candidate would be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of UK Retail's reporting requirements, highly analytical work including software coding and interaction with a wide range of different business areas.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting detailed business analysis ensuring reporting requirements are clearly understood and defined for subsequent report coding

• Supporting the development of robust delivery plans and contributing to accurate and timely delivery against committed milestones

• Writing relevant software coding both to support the delivery of reporting outputs and also to respond speedily to issues and queries

• Ensuring quality assurance of reporting outputs within the defined control framework.

• Pro-active and positive engagement with stakeholders across Credit Risk and various other groups

Commodities Quantitative Market Risk Analyst (VP- Director)   –    Commodities Quantitative Risk -   Commodities Risk focused Global Investment Bank   -   London, Europe

Within the European quantitative market risk space, risk methodologies and measures continues to increase in focus at this time.  Therefore this represents a telling opportunity to attain significant progression within the quantitative risk sphere within commodities driven investment bank.

Locations:   London, Europe

The role:

• Quantitative Market Risk Analytics for a global commodities business

• 360 degrees of market risk – expanding existing, current, new products within Commodities

• Specializing within in Base Metals (precious industrial) and Coal

• Stress testing, Scenario Analysis, VaR modeling, Commodity exposure

• Assessing risk procedures to maximize the trading of commodity-based securities

• Working with complex products, and reporting directly into the Global Head

• Articulately communicate and convey complicated methodologies and theories to both senior quantitative risk analysts as well as senior traders, which again affects profit and the status of the group going forward

Requirements:

• Ideally an excellent quantitative or risk PhD/MSc from a top school in a very quant focused thesis i.e:  Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Statistics Probability, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science etc

• Ideally a very strong ability or knowledge within commodities risk

• Will consider those with physical markets experience

• Have a strong business acumen and knowledge of the overall space

• Ideally will understand and have experience working within Base Metals and Coal

Risk Analyst    –    Market Risk – Credit Risk – Product Risk - Tier-1 Financial Institution - London, UK

Within the risk management space, this growing group is actively seeking risk analysts to join its Market Risk Management group. The mission is to provide effective and efficient identification, measurement, monitoring and control of market, liquidity and credit risks to its internal members and the entire market place. If you are looking for extensive exposure across all aspects of risk, and a challenging environment – apply now. Interviews are active. 

Locations:   London, UK

The role:

• 360 degree of risk management – market, credit, liquidity and operational risk.

• Extensive product coverage across equities, fixed income, corporate bonds, municipal bonds and other cash and derivative instruments.

• Working on VaR and Stress testing models for the group.

• Drive and take ownership of identifying and mitigating risk while expanding the existing, current and new products

• Develop risk analytics and control framework for multi asset class portfolios.

• Work with various groups internally and externally from front office senior management to outside clients and regulators – exposure to pricing and valuations as well as regulatory compliance and Basel – again, great all around exposure.

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