Front Office Quant Analyst: Pricing & Risk, Hybrid Paris

Nasdaq, Inc.; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Hybrid work setup

Annual bonus

Equity grant

Pension plan

Extra vacation days

Volunteer time off

Stock purchase plan

Mentoring program

Learning platforms

Well-being support

Job summary

Nasdaq, Inc. seeks a Quantitative Analyst in Paris to design, implement, and productionize pricing and risk models across asset classes. You will collaborate with traders and engineers to turn theory into faster, robust production code and deliver validated models for global clients.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent in a quantitative field, strong programming in C++, Java or C#, and solid knowledge of stochastic calculus and numerical methods. Hybrid work in Paris is offered.

Qualifications

• PhD (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computational Finance, or related quantitative discipline.
• Up to 5 years of derivatives analytics experience as a Quantitative Analyst across any asset class.
• Strong development proficiency in Java, C++, or C#, with collaborative development practices.
• Solid grounding in stochastic calculus, numerical methods (Monte Carlo, PDE, finite differences), and derivative pricing theory.
• Clear communicator with experience working across global, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain pricing, risk, and XVA models across rates, FX, credit, equity, and commodities asset classes.
• Translate mathematical specifications into high-performance production code from derivation to deployment.
• Partner with clients' quantitative analysts and traders to calibrate, validate, and extend models to new products and markets.
• Collaborate with Engineering on performance optimization, including vectorization and parallel compute.
• Contribute to AI/ML initiatives for model acceleration and anomaly detection with clear documentation.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Mathematical modeling

Education

PhD in Mathematics/Physics/Engineering/Computational Finance

Tools

Git

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Nasdaq, Inc. seeks a Quantitative Analyst in Paris to design, implement, and productionize pricing and risk models across asset classes. You will collaborate with traders and engineers to turn theory into faster, robust production code and deliver validated models for global clients.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent in a quantitative field, strong programming in C++, Java or C#, and solid knowledge of stochastic calculus and numerical methods. Hybrid work in Paris is offered.