Strategist

Schonfeld; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Schonfeld is seeking a highly qualified Quantitative Strategist to support the Emerging-markets & delta-1 trading teams. You will work within a centralized Strategist team on vanilla and exotic product modelling, parameter marking, and risk representation across geographies and markets.

You will help portfolio managers and traders by developing a centralized library for valuation and risk calculations, addressing pricing, analytics, and risk challenges across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills.
• Experience developing equity derivative models in enterprise settings.
• Experience with risk platform design and build.
• Experience working with PM, quant and research functions.
• Experience with Delta-1 equity business preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong ownership experience and a track record of delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Equity product modelling and risk representation.
• Dividend, funding and rates parameter modelling and calibration.
• Portfolio Manager led pricing and analytics problems.
• Strategy design and back-testing analytics.
• Risk engine and platform development.

Skills

Python

Equity derivatives

Risk platform design

PM collaboration

Delta-1 experience

Communication skills

Ownership track record

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a highly qualified and talented Quantitative Strategist to support the Emerging-markets & delta-1 trading teams. You will work as part of a centralized Strategist team, working on vanilla and exotic product modelling, parameter marking and risk representation across geographies and markets.

What you’ll do

As a Strategist, you will support portfolio managers and traders in developing and maintaining a centralized library for valuation and risk calculations. You will be helping with:

• Equity product modelling and risk representation
• Dividend, funding and rates parameter modelling and calibration
• Portfolio Manager led pricing and analytics problems
• Strategy design and back-testing analytics
• Risk engine and platform development

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Strong Python skills
• Experience developing equity derivative models in enterprise settings
• Experience in risk platform design and build
• Experience working with PM, quant and research functions
• Experience with Delta-1 equity business preferred
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong ownership experience and a track record of delivering results

Who we are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

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