Global Banking & Markets, Future Strats, Associate - London London · United Kingdom · Analyst

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global investment bank as a Futures Strat, focusing on algorithmic trading systems and quantitative analysis. This role offers the opportunity to develop innovative trading algorithms while working alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong programming skills and a deep understanding of statistics and machine learning methodologies.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Competitive vacation policies

Financial wellness programs

On-site fitness centers

Child care support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++.
• Background in statistics or machine learning is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Design and build algorithmic trading models.
• Communicate technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams to translate business needs into solutions.

Skills

Programming in Python

Statistical Analysis

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Reinforcement Learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research

Bachelor’s degree in Math

Bachelor’s degree in Physics

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics

Job description

Futures Strats are responsible for all aspects of the futures electronic trading business, providing sophisticated execution-related services to the firm’s clients, with a particular focus on automated execution algorithms. They are responsible for market microstructure research, pre and post trade analytics as well as design, implementation, testing and support of high-performance algorithmic trading systems and strategies for the firm’s futures trading businesses. The team interfaces on a regular basis with clients, sales-trading, technology, and other Strats teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain complex, scalable, low latency and high-capacity quantitative models for real time algorithmic trading, order state management, risk management, and other execution functions.
• Design and implement novel trading algorithms and approaches to provide generalizable solutions to complex, high-dimensional problems, ensuring efficiency and scalability across different markets.
• Build state of the art execution and market making algos using statistical and mathematical approaches and develop new models to leverage trading capabilities.
• Work with super-large datasets to extract data and turn data into tradable information.
• Provide quantitative analysis and analyze noisy data. Generate ideas to build complex signals and design overall strategies. Combine methods of theoretical physics and artificial intelligence to generate predictive mathematical models.
• Engineer software applications for high frequency trading and develop logical theories for trade execution.
• Develop and implement feedback mechanisms to continuously improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the models.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and findings to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.
  

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Math, Physics or Statistics.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java or C++ and the ability to write efficient, clean, and maintainable code.
• Background in Probability, Statistics, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Large Language Models is desirable.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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