Global Banking & Markets - Quantitative Researcher - Associate / VP -London

Goldman Sachs, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm in the City of Westminster seeks a Quantitative Strategist to enhance its trading strategies using advanced statistical analysis and quantitative techniques. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in relevant fields, exceptional programming skills, and the ability to thrive in high-pressure environments. This role involves building market making strategies across various asset classes and collaborating with engineering teams, offering a dynamic work atmosphere focused on innovation.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• Excellent academic record in a relevant quantitative field.
• Strong programming skills in C++, Java or Python.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead role on Quantitative Trading & Market Making desk.
• Build market making and quoting strategies across equities.
• Use advanced statistical analysis and quantitative techniques.
• Implement frameworks for central risk management.
• Collaborate with Quant Developers and core engineering teams.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Quantitative techniques

Programming in C++, Java, or Python

Self-management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or computer science

Job description

Job Description

In Goldman Sachs quantitative strategists are at the cutting edge of our businesses, solving real-world problems through a variety of analytical methods. Working in close collaboration with traders and sales, strats' invaluable quantitative perspectives on complex financial and technical challenges power our business decisions. We are a team of strategists who work to transform the Equity business through quantitative trading, automating the key decisions taken every day. Our team has a wide remit across product types such as stock, options, ETFs and futures, with strategies including market making, automatic quoting, central risk books, systematic trading and algorithmic execution, trading on venues around the world. We deploy statistical analysis techniques and mathematical models to improve business performance while working closely with traders and salespeople on the trading floor to bring value to our clients and the firm.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role on our Quantitative Trading & Market Making desk, building market making and quoting strategies across equities products from cash to derivatives.
• Use advanced statistical analysis and quantitative techniques such as neural networks to build models that drive systematic strategies which make trading and risk management decisions in real time.
• Implement frameworks to manage risk centrally and build optimal portfolios across asset classes using factor models and other techniques.
• Build model calibration frameworks for our advanced statistical and AI models, operating at scale with large quantities of time series data.
• Drive our market making strategy development using a range of technologies, and collaborate closely with Quant Developers and core engineering teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent academic record in a relevant quantitative field such as physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or computer science.
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented or functional paradigm such as C++, Java or Python.
• Self-starter with strong self-management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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