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Rates Options Portfolio Manager
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Location: Open to London/Paris/Dubai
The opportunity A leading global quantitative investment manager is seeking an accomplished Rates Options Portfolio Manager to join a major expansion of its global macro and fixed-income capabilities. The successful candidate will join a highly regarded, quantitatively driven volatility platform with substantial institutional infrastructure, deep research resources and a strong record of building proprietary trading capabilities. This is an opportunity to establish and scale a differentiated Rates Options strategy within a collaborative global platform.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, implement and manage a scalable Rates Options investment strategy with clear and repeatable sources of alpha.
- Own portfolio construction, risk allocation, hedging and day-to-day trading decisions across the relevant rates volatility universe.
- Generate original relative-value, volatility and convexity trade ideas across developed rates markets.
- Work closely with researchers, technologists, execution specialists and senior investment leadership.
- Build robust research, monitoring and risk-management processes capable of supporting institutional capital.
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Candidate profile
- A demonstrable record of success in Rates Options portfolio management or senior risk-taking.
- Track record of at least $20m pnl per year.
- Deep expertise in interest-rate volatility, options pricing, volatility surfaces, relative value and portfolio hedging.
- Strong understanding of macroeconomic regimes, central-bank policy and the drivers of global rates markets.
- Evidence of disciplined risk management, particularly through difficult or rapidly changing rates environments.
- Ability to explain the strategy's edge, capacity, drawdown profile, liquidity requirements and expected performance characteristics.
- Strong quantitative instincts and the ability to work effectively with researchers and developers.
- High standards of judgement, integrity and collaboration.
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Preferred experience
- Experience building or materially developing a Rates Options business, strategy or trading platform.
- A portable strategy or clearly evidenced ability to rebuild the investment process on a new platform.
- Experience across multiple developed rates markets and instruments.
- A background at a leading hedge fund, proprietary trading firm or bank rates-options franchise.
What the firm offers
- Significant capital, proprietary technology and high-quality quantitative research support.
- A well-established volatility ecosystem within a growing global macro business.
- The opportunity to shape a strategically important Rates Options capability.
- Highly competitive compensation, discussed privately and tailored to experience and track record.
- Visa sponsorship and relocation support may be available for exceptional candidates, subject to eligibility and location.
For more information: Thomas@pointonetalent.com
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