Quantitative Analyst - Prime Services
We are working with a leading global investment bank to hire a VP level Quantitative Analyst to join a Prime Services Desk Strategy team in London.
This is a front office role sitting directly with the trading desk, supporting a rapidly growing Prime business. The team builds analytics, models, and tools that drive trading decisions, optimise resource usage, and enhance client offering.
The Role
As a key member of the desk strategy function, you will partner closely with traders and the business to:
- Develop and enhance quantitative models and analytics for pricing, risk, and trading decisions
- Build tools and infrastructure to support trading workflow, market risk, and counterparty risk management
- Analyse and optimise inventory, balance sheet usage, and financing activities
- Identify and quantify revenue generation opportunities
- Support model implementation, calibration, and ongoing desk usage
- Provide hands-on support to traders, helping drive decision-making and improve execution
Key Requirements
- MSc or PhD in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Financial Mathematics)
- Strong experience in Python development (essential)
- Good understanding of equity products, including:
- Linear derivatives (index futures, TRS on indices/baskets/single stocks)
- ETFs
- Basic option pricing concepts
- Familiarity with FX and interest rate hedging
- Strong grounding in probability, stochastic processes, and numerical methods
- Excellent communication skills - ability to explain complex topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
- Experience working on or alongside an equity finance / prime / delta-one desk
- Exposure to client analytics or financing activities
- Knowledge of C++ or Java
- Experience with data analysis, statistics, and visualisation tools (e.g. Jupyter, Dash)
- Familiarity with workflow automation / CI-CD / cross-platform systems
Why Apply
- True front office exposure with daily trader interaction
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, revenue-generating problems
- Broad product exposure across equities, financing, and cross-asset hedging
- A strong platform for progression within a growing and strategically important business
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