Senior Quantitative Analyst

Stanford Black Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Black Limited is seeking a Lead Rates Quantitative Researcher in London to lead a small team within its Macro Technology group. The role involves owning core rates analytics, building pricing models, and developing real-time P&L/risk systems for live trading.

The ideal candidate has senior experience in a front-office environment and strong C++ and Python skills. This position offers a significant opportunity to influence trading infrastructure directly.

Qualifications

• Senior Rates / Macro quant experience in a front-office environment.
• Deep knowledge of rates products, curve construction, and pricing.
• Experience building live risk / P&L systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of rates quants.
• Own pricing, curve construction, and risk models across rates & macro products.
• Build real-time P&L and risk systems used by PMs in live trading.
• Develop production-grade research tools and macro data frameworks.

Skills

C++

Python

Rates products knowledge

Quantitative analysis

Job description

Location: London

WFH: 4 Days in the office per week

Overview:

I'm working with a billion-dollar hedge fund in London, currently on the search for a Lead Rates Quantitative Researcher to head up a small team within its Macro Technology group.

Sitting directly with senior Portfolio Managers, you’ll own the core rates analytics stack used in live tradin, building pricing models, curve frameworks, and real-time P&L/risk systems that directly drive positioning across global macro markets.

This is a senior build role with full ownership across research and production, combining hands-on modelling with team leadership in a high-impact front-office environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a small team of rates quants
• Own pricing, curve construction, and risk models across rates & macro products
• Build real-time P&L and risk systems used by PMs in live trading
• Develop production-grade research tools and macro data frameworks
• Work directly with PMs to translate ideas into trading infrastructure
• Contribute to a high-performance C++ (C++17/20) analytics stack

Requirements:

• Senior Rates / Macro quant experience in a front-office environment
• Strong C++ (production) + Python for research
• Deep knowledge of rates products, curve construction, and pricing
• Experience building live risk / P&L systems

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