Well-focused Equity Derivatives Strategist Associate/VP recruitment

A leading Top Tier investment bank is looking for well-focused Equity Derivatives Strategist Associate/VP to join their equity derivatives team. This top tier firm has a strong presence in Asia and a leader globally. An opportunity has arisen as equity quantitative strategist as part of the exotics team.

You are expected to provide quantitative analysis and support for the Equity Derivatives business in sales and trading. The strategist team is responsible for pricing and risk management of position across all the equity derivatives desks, including single name flow, index flow and exotic and hybrids.

In order to enhance growth, you will be working with traders and structurers to build pricing models. You are also required to work with trading to understand the inherent risk of the products traded. Development of new model and features in the core global analytic library will be required for better efficiency. There will be a consistent cooperation with the trading desk to perform analysis and produce specification of requirements in the IT core risk management and pricing systems

The ideal candidate will have a Doctorate Degree in a scientific subject. Experiences and ability in using quantitative skills to make enchance the sales and trading business is a must. Knowledge in equity derivatives products and modelling skills are essential. Strong front office development skills, experience in Excel VBA, C++, C#, Java and Perl are beneficial.

For a confidential conversation, please call Wisely Wong at +852 2521 1474 or via e-mail at wisely.wong@hays.com.hk.