• Analyse trading performance across multiple benchmarks and flows, identifying opportunities to improve execution quality and reduce transaction costs.
• Partner with clients through regular reviews and strategic consultations to understand trading objectives, evaluate outcomes, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Design, test, and present bespoke execution and algorithmic trading solutions based on rigorous analysis of client flow and market behaviour.
• Conduct market microstructure and execution research to better understand liquidity dynamics, price formation, venue behaviour, and trading costs.
• Generate high-impact insights on trading activity, market structure developments, and regulatory changes, delivering these through client meetings, publications, and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, technologists, and product teams to develop new analytics, methodologies, and trading capabilities.
• Enhance the team's analytics platform, leveraging large-scale datasets to create innovative tools, visualisations, and client solutions.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong programming experience in one or more of Python, kdb+/q, SQL, or R.
• Excellent analytical and statistical skills, with a passion for extracting insights from large and complex datasets.
• Strong curiosity about financial markets, trading behaviour, and market structure.
• Excellent attention to detail combined with creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable working independently while also collaborating across trading, sales, and technology teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of electronic trading, execution algorithms, transaction cost analysis, market structure, or one or more financial asset classes.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau.
• Exposure to machine learning, predictive analytics, or advanced statistical techniques.
• Fluency in one or more European languages.

Benefits of working at Bank of America (UK):

At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner.
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons.
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave, and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum.
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, cycle to work, etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits.
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services.
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations, and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause, and pregnancy & parenthood.
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes, and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm.
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills, and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long-term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants, or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.