London PRODUCT LEAD Opportunity

This opportunity will be something new and exciting with the chance for huge career progression. The opportunity is based at a top performing Financial Services company who have grown by 600% within the past 5 years. This role is quantitative in nature, however it does offer then chance for someone to be more business-focussed-client-focussed. The role sits within the portfolio valuations department of the company in London and offers the chance to act as a `quantitative expert` to the buy-side clients, which you will be dealing with on a daily basis. There is loads of opportunity for a client interaction and you could be speaking to anyone from a Head of Trading to Head of Valuations. This opportunity is for quite an experienced person (4 - 8 yrs) who is interested in working closely with clients, has an interest in working with IR derivatives, working in a very dynamic work environment which rewards hard work offers excellent career progression structure.

Type of skill set needed:

Proven track record in pricing vanilla and simple exotic interest rate products, with calibration to the traded markets, is essential
Some experience in pricing Inflation or Bond derivatives is desirable
Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving abilities
Excellent educational background: MSc in a quantitative discipline is essential I.e. Maths, Physics, Engineering etc.
Practical understanding of the basics of mathematical finance and derivatives pricing
Knowledge of best industry practice in constructing yield curves and volatility surfaces
Familiarity with the use of standard pricing models in fixed income markets
Strong Excel and VBA skills are essential
Ideally candidates will be based in London, however exceptional candidates who want to make the move to London will be considered
No UK work visa sponsorship is available

This team has been very open to looking at candidates from a range of different backgrounds as they all bring something very unique to the table - Traders, Valuations, IPV, Structurers etc.

If you feel that this business-focussed opportunity is something that would be an excellent fit, please apply into the Quantexotic team (link below)

December 6, 2012 • Posted in: General

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