Associate Director, QIS Strategist

Scotiabank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 191,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking an Associate Director, QIS Strategist in New York, NY to lead quantitative index back-testing, risk analysis, and production of QIS strategies. The role requires deep experience in derivatives, strong programming skills, and collaboration with trading and research teams.

You will design frameworks, develop libraries, integrate market data, and deliver dashboards to support front-office analytics and risk management. This is a high-impact, data-driven role within GBM.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics or other quantitative areas.
• 8+ years’ experience in Commodity/Equity derivatives and Index products and their valuation models
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, SQL. Familiarity with C++ a plus
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux platforms
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills and a team player
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a cross-asset index back-testing framework.
• Develop quantitative libraries and services for index construction, rebalancing, and risk analysis.
• Collaborate with Structuring, Trading, and Research to implement systematic investment strategies.
• Create analytical tools for portfolio construction, factor analysis, scenario analysis and risk management.
• Design automated workflows for trade decomposition, hedge generation, and monitoring of QIS products.
• Integrate market data sources and pricing services for strategy research.
• Develop dashboards and monitoring tools for production processes and data quality controls.
• Collaborate with technology teams to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions.
• Provide quantitative support to stakeholders across Trading, Risk Management, Product Control, Audit, and Technology.
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

C++

Education

PhD or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics

Tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

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Title: Associate Director, QIS Strategist

Requisition ID: 274784

Salary Range:225,000.00-225,000.00

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Associate Director, QIS Strategist - New York, NY

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Capital Markets and Investment Banking platform with a competitive presence across the Americas, operating globally over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong US presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group including transaction banking and trade finance solutions.

Be part of an innovative Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition to every future!

Purpose
Contributes to the overall success of the FICC Index team and the Global Analytics and Financial Engineering team ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a robust cross-asset index back-testing and simulation framework capable of supporting futures, equities, fixed income, FX, commodities, and multi-asset investment strategies.
• Build and enhance the infrastructure of the QIS Index platform, including calculation engines, risk decomposition tools, performance attribution, and portfolio analytics capabilities.
• Develop quantitative libraries and services to support index construction, rebalancing, execution modeling, transaction cost analysis, and strategy evaluation.
• Partner with Structuring, Trading, and Research teams to implement and productionize systematic investment strategies and custom client solutions.
• Create analytical tools for portfolio construction, factor analysis, scenario analysis, stress testing, and risk management.
• Design automated workflows for trade decomposition, hedge generation, booking integration, and operational monitoring of QIS products.
• Integrate market data sources and pricing services required for strategy research and index calculations.
• Develop dashboards and monitoring tools to support production processes, data quality controls, and daily operational oversight of QIS strategies.
• Collaborate with technology teams to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions and improve release and deployment processes.
• Provide technical expertise and quantitative support to stakeholders across Trading, Risk Management, Product Control, Audit, and Technology.
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Develops robust, reliable and user friendly front office analytics for pricing, hedging, risk management and P&L attribution for both intraday and end of day
• Provides daily and on demand quantitative support to the business in a timely manner related to valuation, risks, PnL attribution, hedging and so on
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
  What You’ll Bring:

• PhD or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics or other quantitative areas
• 8+ years’ experience in Commodity/Equity derivatives and Index products and their valuation models
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, SQL. Familiarity with C++ a plus
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux platforms
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills and a team player
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Interested
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.

What’s in it for you?
Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

Location(s): United States : New York : New York City

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

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