Options Quant for leading Buy Side Market Making firm – London – Experience Required – £130k recruitment

Montash Associates has been retained by a market leading Buy Side Organisation and are looking to find a junior Vanilla Options Quant to join their well established, successful team.

The successful individual will be given the flexibility and freedom to explore new ideas and given the resources to develop and implement them accordingly. The team is fast paced, dynamic and continually evolving, and this role reflects this in its core duties and construction. 

They need someone who is creative and mathematically very strong. They are also looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills as they will be sat with and working alongside the traders on a daily basis. The ideas will also have to be communicated to the development team effectively and precisely.  As this organisation is structured very differently to large Tier One banks the quant group supports 4 different trading desks, so the successful individual will work with both systematic and discretionary traders.

My client is looking for an individual who can add significant value to the mathematical side of their operation. The current team have already developed and established a library, but they are looking for someone to come in from outside, critically assess the existing models, suggest improvements, as well as develop completely new ones from scratch. They are a group that are looking to continually improve their processes, and they are keen to know their weaknesses so that they can be addresses and subsequently improved.

The core requirements for this position are:

• Excellent mathematical skills. PhD is advantageous but not essential. Must be a graduate from a highly quantitative subject

• Experience in options modelling. Preferably 2-5 years. 

• Strong programming skills. VBA, C++ are most appropriate

• Excellent communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to criticise existing practices to a well-established team

• Creativity, dynamism and innovation

The candidate can come from a variety of different backgrounds, and we are open minded to your current/previous organisation. Our preferences range from Investment Banks, to leading hedge funds and market making organisations, to relevant software houses.

In return for this the compensation on offer will be exceptional and flexible for the right candidate. Compensation will be around £120-130k. The bonus is market leading, as is the base for the years of experience required. There is also an excellent package including private healthcare, pension contributions etc.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to edwardb@montash.com. For more information please call 0207 749 6066. All applications and conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Ref: EB/VOQ/868

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