Senior Sports Trading Quantitative Analyst

Spectrum IT Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst to join a talented team in central London. The candidate should have an MSc in a quantitative field and strong skills in data analysis, statistical understanding, and programming languages including Python and C#. An interest in sports, particularly football or cricket, is beneficial. This office-based role comes with competitive salaries and a great working environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python, C#, C++, or Java.
• Strong mathematical modelling and analytical skills.
• Experience in data science and understanding of statistics.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, filter, and analyze large data sets.
• Work closely with analysts and developers.
• Contribute to team initiatives and objectives.

Skills

Python

C#

C++

Java

Mathematical Modelling

Data Science

Analytic Mindset

Strong Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Understanding of Probabilities and Statistics

Education

MSc in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Physics

Job description

Excellent opportunity for a Senior Quantitative Analyst who is passionate about sports to join an excellent client's team based in central London. The successful Quantitative Analyst will join a small but very talented team and will be expected to interpret, filter, and analyse very large data sets whilst working closely with other analysts and developers.

The successful Quantitative Analyst will be a forward-thinking individual who is more than comfortable working to both their own initiative and as a team. You will ideally be educated to at least MSc in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Physics and any knowledge with sports betting/trading would be beneficial.

This is an office-based role and as well as very competitive salaries, our client offers an excellent working environment.

Skills required

• Proficient in several of the following: Python, C#, C++, Java
• Mathematical Modelling
• Mathematical skills, particularly a keen understanding of probabilities and statistics
• Analytic mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience in data science
• An interest in sports - Ideally football or cricket

If you feel you have the skills and experience required for this opportunity, please contact Oliver Wilson at (url removed)

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.