Citi
Quantitative Analyst, Vice President
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Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills into Citi’s Markets Quantitative Analysis Team.
By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
Team/Role Overview
Part of Markets Quantitative Analysis, the Equity Quantitative Derivative Team is responsible for the research, development, and maintenance of quantitative models for pricing and risk management, supporting Citi's Equity Derivative franchise. This team is seeking a high-calibre Quantitative Analyst to contribute to model research and to the design and development of a production-grade equity derivatives library. This is a front-office role combining advanced derivatives modelling with C++ development at scale.
What you'll do
- Develop analytics libraries used for pricing and risk management
- Design, build, and enhance a pricing library for derivative products and ensure robust model integration
- Implement and maintain derivative pricing models (e.g. stochastic/local volatility, stochastic correlation, jump), using numerical techniques for valuation including Monte Carlo methods and partial differential equation solvers
- Optimise the core codebase to ensure performance, stability, and engineering excellence
- Develop and support product payoff scripting frameworks for flexible trade representation
- Establish best practices for testing, validation, and model governance
- Collaborate closely with Traders, Structurers, and technology professionals
- Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
- Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
- Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation
- Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same
- Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
- Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
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What we’ll need from you
- Demonstrated years of experience in a comparable quantitative modelling or analytics role, preferably in the financial sector
- Expert-level C++ development, including contribution to large-scale library design and development
- Experience with scripting languages and/or implementation of payoff scripting frameworks
- Expert-level experience in derivatives pricing and product knowledge, ideally in equity exotics
- Deep knowledge of numerical methods, particularly Monte Carlo simulation and PDE solvers
- Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, or related field
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
What we can offer you
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
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- Work in a challenging area of the financial industry with one of the world's leading companies with exposure to a variety of products, processes, and controls.
- Cooperation with a high quality, international, multicultural, and global team.
- Work in a friendly and diversified environment, appreciating differences in style and perspective and using them to add value to decisions leading to organizational success.
- Management supporting balanced and agile work (flexible working hours, home office).
- A chance to make a difference with various affinity networks and charity initiatives.
- Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
- A discretional annual performance-related bonus
- Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
- Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits, Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
Job Details
- Job Family Group: Institutional Trading
- Job Family: Quantitative Analysis
- Time Type: Full time
- Most Relevant Skills: Please see the requirements listed above.
- Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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