FO Rates/Credit Quantitative Developer - Senior VP

BBVA; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in London is looking for a Senior VP to join their Quantitative & Business Solutions team. The role involves designing valuation models, leading the digitalization of the derivatives business, and optimizing technical solutions. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in C++ programming and a strong background in financial mathematics. This hybrid role offers a dynamic environment for innovation and technical challenges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in C++ programming.
• 5+ years in a similar Front Office Quantitative role.
• Expertise in financial mathematics and derivative valuation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement valuation models for derivative products.
• Lead the digitalization of the derivatives business.
• Optimize technical solutions for efficiency and performance.

Skills

C++ programming

Financial mathematics

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

MSc in Math, Physics or Engineering

MSc in Quantitative Finance

PhD in technical fields or Quantitative Finance

Tools

Visual Studio

Linux

Git

Docker

Python

Job description

Overview

FO Rates/Credit Quantitative Developer - Senior VP role at BBVA.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom.

About the role

Quantitative & Business Solutions (QBS) is a specialized unit within BBVA CIB – Global Markets, dedicated to providing investment banking solutions to clients worldwide. Our team operates across multiple geographies and specializes in various asset classes.

We seek experienced professionals with a strong technological and mathematical background to join our team.

About you

• You have a technical or scientific background and are seeking a highly technical role, constantly striving for innovation and new challenges.
• You demonstrate a high level of commitment to your work and objectives.
• You are eager to contribute to the decision-making process of projects, sharing your perspective with other specialists. Strong communication skills are essential.
• You thrive in solving complex technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• You embody BBVA’s purpose and values in your professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test valuation models and pricers to assess the risks of Global Markets derivative products, supporting GM desks worldwide in pricing and risk hedging activities.
• Lead the digitalization of the derivatives business.
• Drive the design and technical implementation of valuation models across different Global Markets systems and platforms, ensuring consistency.
• Optimize technical solutions to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Drive the technical innovation in Global Markets.
• Coordinate the deployment of new models and pricers with other units, including Engineering and Risk areas.
• Support trading floor daily activity.

Qualifications

• Strong background in C++ programming, including object-oriented programming, STL, templates, and best practices. A minimum of 5 years of experience is required.
• At least 5 years in a similar Front Office Quantitative role, developing trading tools such as pricers, models, sensitivities, and reports, while actively interacting with trading desks.
• Expertise in financial mathematics and derivative valuation, specializing in Interest Rate Models.
• Knowledge of Rates, Credit or Inflation Derivatives valuation will be valued.
• Experience in multiplatform development (Windows-Visual Studio, Linux), continuous integration, and the software development lifecycle (CI/CD, Jenkins, unit testing, regression testing).
• Strong background in mathematics and problem-solving.

Knowledge areas

• Experience with cloud technologies and related frameworks (AWS, Azure).
• Version control and containerization: Git, Docker, Web services: SOAP or similar technologies.
• Experience with the Murex platform and Murex Flex API.
• Python programming.
• Computational optimization using distributed computing, GPUs, vectorization, or other high-performance computing (HPC) techniques.
• Experience integrating trading tools with vendor solutions.

Education

• MSc in Math, Physics or Engineering (STEM profiles).
• MSc in Quantitative Finance is a plus.
• PhD in technical fields or Quantitative Finance is highly valued.

Note that this is a hybrid quantitative role, requiring strong programming skills in C++ as well as solid analytical abilities to understand modelling and its underlying principles. Therefore, candidates with a strong mathematical background are preferred.

Employment details

• Senior VP, Full-time, Finance