Front‑Office Quant: Systematic Credit Trading & Analytics

SMBC Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive portfolio of benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SMBC Group in New York is seeking an Associate to join the Systematic Credit Trading team. This role focuses on quantitative analytics, model-driven execution, and trading decision support for corporate bonds, appealing to candidates with experience in fixed income and quantitative development.

Responsibilities include developing trading models, analyzing market data, and contributing to automation and performance analysis, with a chance to evolve into a trading specialist role.

The anticipated salary range is between $115,000 and $180,000, complemented by a competitive benefits portfolio.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of professional experience in fixed income trading, quantitative research, or trading analytics.
• Experience with trading platforms/APIs and corporate credit markets.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with SQL.

Responsibilities

• Enhance systematic trading models and feature pipelines for corporate bonds.
• Analyze market microstructure and transaction cost drivers.
• Design and maintain production‑quality analytics and dashboards.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Time-series analysis

Quantitative research

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Statistics

Tools

Bloomberg

MarketAxess

Tradeweb

FIX

Job description

SMBC Group in New York is seeking an Associate to join the Systematic Credit Trading team. This role focuses on quantitative analytics, model-driven execution, and trading decision support for corporate bonds, appealing to candidates with experience in fixed income and quantitative development.

Responsibilities include developing trading models, analyzing market data, and contributing to automation and performance analysis, with a chance to evolve into a trading specialist role.

The anticipated salary range is between $115,000 and $180,000, complemented by a competitive benefits portfolio.