Barclays
Investment Banking
OptionsandStructuredRatesQuant
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“Options and Structured Rates Quant at Barclays. Skills: Interest rate options, Structured products, Quantitative modelling, Risk management. Develop quantitative models. Implement quantitative models”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimize trading decisions; Optimize pricing; Optimize risk management; Optimize trading opportunities; Optimize investment opportunities; Strengthen controls
Industry & Context.
Creative problem solving; Rigorous thinking; Analytical thought; Interpretative thinking; Innovative solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MSc or PhD in STEM, Quant role experience, Rate options experience, Exotics experience, Structured products experience, C++ proficiency, Python proficiency
Nice to Have
Teaching experience, Publishing experience, Keynote speaking experience
What You'll Do.
Develop quantitative models
Implement quantitative models
Develop trading strategies
Implement trading strategies
Derive market trend insights
Optimize trading decisions
Optimize risk management
Work closely with sales
Identify client needs
Develop customized solutions
Conduct in-depth research
Perform data analysis
Perform statistical modelling
Derive market trend insights
Support front office infrastructure
Own analytical libraries
Maintain analytical libraries
Provide quantitative methodology expertise
Provide technological advancement expertise
Provide industry best practice expertise
Make recommendations for change
Deliver continuous improvements
Escalate policy breaches
Escalate procedure breaches
Guide technical direction
Lead multi-year assignments
Identify need for specialisation
Provide information on profits
Provide information on risks
Provide information on decisions
Advise key stakeholders
Contribute to business goals
Collaborate with other areas
Keep up to speed with business activity
Keep up to speed with business strategies
Develop innovative solutions
Adopt research outcomes
Include research outcomes
Build trusting relationships
Maintain trusting relationships
Maintain partnerships
Achieve business objectives
Develop interest rate models
Implement interest rate models
Develop numerical frameworks
Implement numerical frameworks
Develop business-facing interfaces
Implement business-facing interfaces
Price interest rate options
Manage risk of interest rate options
Price structured rates products
Manage risk of structured rates products
Build nonlinear rates analytical libraries
Maintain nonlinear rates analytical libraries
Support production stack
Enhance system interfaces
Collaborate with trading desks
Collaborate with structuring desks
Collaborate with sales desks
Inform trading strategies
Inform risk management
Inform decision-making
Apply quantitative analysis
Apply mathematical modelling
Optimize trading opportunities
Optimize investment opportunities
Support front office infrastructure
Enhance analytical tools
Drive innovation in modelling
Drive innovation in implementation
Drive innovation in best practices
Offer thought leadership
Offer thought leadership on quantitative methodologies
Offer thought leadership on emerging technologies
Offer thought leadership on industry developments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Revenue generating desks; Trading desks; Structuring desks; Sales desks; Functional leadership teams; Senior management; Cross functional areas
Communication Scope
Written communication; Presentations
Process & Methodology
Change management, Resource planning, Budget management
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To provide quantitative and analytical expertise to support trading strategies, risk management, and decision-making within the investment banking domain, applying quantitative analysis, mathematical modelling, and technology to optimise trading and investment opportunities. **Accountabilities** * Development and implementation of quantitative models and strategies to derive insight into market trends and optimize trading decisions, pricing, and risk management across various financial products and markets. * Working closely with sales teams to identify clients' needs and develop customised solutions. * In-depth research, data analysis, and statistical modelling to derive insights into market trends, pricing, and risk dynamics. * Provide front office infrastructure support though ownership and maintenance of analytical libraries. * Provision of expertise on quantitative methodologies, technological advancements, and industry best practices to drive innovation within the trading environment. **Vice President Expectations** * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. * If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a c
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