Director- Front Office Quant

Bachelor of Business Administration (Management)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE & KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

FAB's Global Markets division is a complex, multidisciplinary business which requires constant innovation to remain competitive. The Trading & Investments team, which is a core function within the Global Markets Franchise, is a high performing business and offers an extensive range of tailor-made and strategic solutions, products and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide.

Job Purpose:
The Global Markets Front Office Quantitative team is integral to supporting the Trading & Investment business by developing quantitative models, providing insights, and enhancing trading strategies within the global markets division. This role focuses on applying advanced quantitative methods to analyze, model, and optimize financial products and strategies across asset classes. It aims to drive profitability, manage risk effectively, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities include:

Quantitative Modelling and Analytics

• Develop and implement pricing models for various asset classes (e.g., equities, fixed income, FX, commodities).
• Perform in-depth analysis of market trends, volatility, and other risk factors to support trading strategies.
• Create and enhance algorithms for automated trading and risk management.

Product and Strategy Development

• Collaborate closely with traders and structurers to design and refine trading strategies.
• Analyze new products and help determine the quantitative methodologies required for pricing and risk assessment.
• Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to assess strategy robustness under different market conditions.

Risk Management and Optimization

• Work with risk management teams to quantify and manage risks associated with trading activities.
• Optimize portfolios and trading strategies to enhance returns while adhering to risk and capital constraints.
• Develop tools to improve trading efficiency and risk-adjusted returns.

Technology and Infrastructure

• Build, test, and deploy software tools and libraries for pricing, hedging, and risk management.
• Maintain and improve front office analytical tools, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate with IT and data teams to access and integrate necessary data sources.

Regulatory Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory standards relevant to trading activities and model usage.
• Document quantitative methodologies for internal audits, regulatory reviews, and model validation processes.
• Participate in model validation exercises, ensuring transparency and clarity in quantitative models.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Liaise with global teams, including trading, risk management, structuring, technology, and compliance, to align on strategy and support broader business objectives.
• Participate in continuous learning initiatives and knowledge-sharing sessions internally.
• Work closely with trading teams in refining and calibrating pricing and valuation curves.
• Know and understand pricing constructs and modelling of global markets products.
• Responsible for adhering to assigned risk limits and meeting business objectives set by the relevant Desk Head.
• Ensure compliance with all appropriate limits including counterparty limits.
• Identify and analyze new product and currency opportunities.
• Ensure swift and consistent pricing to all internal customers.
• Expand counterparty awareness of our capabilities to attract new flows and limits.
• Ensure a learning framework in place for team members to develop with appropriate teaching schedule and courses.
• Ensure new and existing curves, frameworks, systems development and processes are fit for purpose and are aligned with market best practice.
• Interact with internal colleagues to help develop synergies and spread knowledge.
• Participate in improving reliability and efficiency of reporting.
• Lead and mentor junior staff.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, commerce or related discipline, with an engineering background in applied mathematics or physics.

Company Industry:

• Banking
• Broking

Department / Functional Area:

• Administration

Keywords:

• Director - Front Office Quant