Global Banking & Markets - FICC Solutions Structuring, Associate London · United Kingdom · Associate

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate for their FICC Solutions Structuring team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with Trading, Sales, and Quantitative Research while designing innovative structured products. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of derivatives, complemented by excellent communication abilities. In this dynamic environment, you will deepen your expertise in credit and rates products, while building a robust professional network. Join a firm that values diversity and inclusion, and offers a supportive atmosphere for your growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experience in structuring fixed income solutions is essential.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with derivatives knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop bespoke Structured Products on Credit and Rates.
• Collaborate with Sales and Trading on client pitches and market strategies.

Skills

Structured Products

Quantitative Analysis

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Programming (Python/C++)

Education

Bachelor in Quantitative Fields

Master in Quantitative Fields

Job description

Global Banking & Markets - FICC Solutions Structuring, Associate location_on London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Opportunity Overview

CORPORATE TITLE Associate

OFFICE LOCATION(S) London

JOB FUNCTION Sales Strats

DIVISION Global Banking & Markets

Global Banking & Markets - FICC Solutions Structuring

Structuring is a front office role interacting with Trading, Sales, and Quantitative Research. Our FICC Structuring Desk is composed of various teams focused on: Structured Products, Risk Recycling, and Systematic Trading Strategies.

We are seeking an experienced Global Markets professional with a demonstrated history in structuring fixed income solutions.

As an associate, you will be working in a challenging yet rewarding environment where you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge on Credit and Rates Structured Products, and to build your own network within the firm.

The Role

As part of one of these Front Office teams, you will work closely with Sales, Trading and Quantitative Research. You will work on several of the following subjects:

• Design derivatives and develop innovative, bespoke Structured Products on Credit, Rates, and hybrid underliers.
• Work closely with Sales and Trading to respond to RFQs, execution, market monitoring, designing client pitches, and collaborating with Origination, Legal, Product Control, and operations teams to ensure smooth functioning across the Structured Fixed Income business.
• Explore market dislocations and create tailored thematic trade strategies for our clients.
• Develop and pitch creative solutions to our clients including bespoke combinations of Asset Solutions, Systematic Trading and Hedging Strategies.
• Collaborate with Quantitative Strategists and Trading on pricing models.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, a proactive attitude, and eagerness to learn.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills: the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple and intuitive way.
• Strong teamwork skills are essential, great attention to detail, ability to multi-task.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a good understanding of derivatives (some experience on a Structuring/Trading desk is a plus).
• Programming skills required (Experience in Python/C++ is a plus).
• Excellent academic background (Bachelor/Master level in quantitative fields such as Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics).

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