Head of Commodities Quant Analytics – Award Winning Commodity Trading House
JOB DESCRIPTION
A leading commodities house is looking to appoint a new Head for their award winning Quant team in London. Ideally, senior candidates will have a minimum of 5 years direct commodities experience with a broad spectrum of experience across power, energy agricultural markets, both physical derivatives. Reporting directly to the Global Head, said candidate will have immediate headcount to hire subordinates as the group look to continue their expansion.
Location: London, UK
The role:
- Detailed review of front office pricing models
- Globally collegial team providing an unparalleled platform to work on a wealth of products
- Helping to develop implement new exotic commodity pricing models
- Management of the local Quant team
- Acting as the primary liaison point for traders
- Chance to work on a variety of complex models
- Assist in the rolling out of a wealth of new exotic models + products
- Working entirely in their Front Office alongside quant’s trade specialists
- Support traders, research strategies and quantitative ideologies to a large degree
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years direct commodities experience
- Excellent programming skills, C/C++, Python
- Ideally, exposure with both physical derivative commodity products
- Open to commodity backgrounds (power, energy, agricultural etc.)
- An excellent quantitative PhD/MSc/DEA from a top school in a very quant focused thesis: Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Statistics Probability, Electrical Engineering, Financial Engineering etc.
- Strong communicative skills
- Prior leadership experience is des
- Exceptional numerative background
In Return:
- Opportunity to lead one of the most exciting commodity desks on the street
- A large number of evolving projects to get your teeth stuck into and work expansively
- The chance to master and manage some of the most complex commodity models you can put your mind too.
- Impressive remuneration structure that pay extremely well both on base and bonus
- Have daily interaction with the business and be a key part of their unrivalled success, whilst enhance one’s own diversity of credentials
- Will pay sponsorship for exceptional candidates
- Relocation allowance for overseas quant’s
This is an immediate hire, interviews are to begin soon and early application is advised. GQR also welcomes tentative enquiries from suitably qualified individuals.
Confidentiality and utmost discretion is 100% assured.
Key Words: quantitative analytics, quantitative pricing, quant development, strategist, strats, quant pricing group, quantitative derivatives modelling, global analytics library, C++, Java, Python, hedge fund, buy-side, energy, oil, gas, power, agricultural, sugar, turbine, hydro, crude, commodities, commodity.
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While a resume is preferable we also welcome tentative enquiries from well-qualified persons. To speak with an agent please contact one of our regional offices using the contact details listed below. Utmost confidentiality and discretion is assured.
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