VP, CMBS Desk Strategist, Bulge Bracket Investment Bank, New York, NY recruitment

Summary:

Our client - a bulge bracket investment bank - is seeking a Vice President, CMBS Specialist, Desk Strategist to join its Structured Finance Strategies Desk in New York.

Desk Strategists work collaboratively with traders on risk analysis, risk reporting, and value added trading strategies. Desk Strategists are responsible for the creation of product valuation models, trading strategy analytics, and risk and valuation tools used by traders and fellow members of the desk strategist team to better understand risk and to better identify market opportunities.

Salient attributes or skills associated with this position are as follows:

i) An understanding of CMBS – analytics, modeling and trading

ii) Strong hands on technology skills (C, C++ programming as well as other tools such as VBA, Matlab, SQL, R, and others)

iii) An ability and talent in discussing and marketing ideas.

iv) Excellent communication and collaborative skills.

v) Market inquisitiveness – a natural desire to contribute to the firm’s commercial relevancy – through the development of financial analytics and the application of analytical skills to identify opportunities and manage trading position risk.

vi) The candidate must have the ability to combine various disciplines and sub-disciplines – mathematical finance, empirical statistics, and market expertise to identify revenue enhancing / risk mitigating opportunities.

vii) Experience in designing and implementing analytics which have gained widespread use on one or more trading desks is extremely desirable.

viii) Strong independent problem solving skills.

Other: A college degree is required and a degree from an elite school is a plus. An advanced degree in a quantitative field is also required (such as a PhD or MS in Computer Science, Electircal Engineering, Computational Finance, Mathematics, or Statistics). A graduate degree from a top ranked school is a plus.

About The Polaris Group

The Polaris Group, with offices in New York City, Chicago, Charlotte, Tampa, Hartford, Minneapolis, 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.

For candidates, the firm provides senior client intermediation – that reflect interesting and uniquely attractive opportunities for outstanding professional growth; and for the firm’s clients and candidates, the firm is dedicated to long-term senior level consultative and advisory relationships.

Please contact: Dirk Himes, The Polaris Group; Cell: 312-961-4811; DirkHimes@aol.com; or, Dirk@ThePolarisGroupInc.com