Quantitative Research and Development Director

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and family care

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seeks a Director, Fixed Income Quantitative Research Analyst to lead development, validation, and deployment of models, analytics, and insights across rates, credit, and structured products.

You will transform research into production assets and collaborate with product, analytics, and engineering teams to support risk management, pricing, and market transparency.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• Typically 6–8+ years of experience in fixed income quantitative research, analytics, or model development.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with statistical and numerical methods.
• Deep understanding of fixed income markets, instruments, conventions, pricing, and risk metrics.
• Preferred: production analytics, model validation, or regulatory-facing quantitative frameworks.
• Preferred: familiarity with large-scale data platforms and cloud-based analytical environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain quantitative models for fixed income instruments, including government bonds, credit products, and derivatives.
• Conduct empirical research on pricing, valuation, liquidity, volatility, curve dynamics, and market microstructure.
• Develop factor models, relative value frameworks, and risk analytics relevant to fixed income portfolios and market participants.
• Work with large-scale market, reference, and transactional datasets; define data requirements and validation rules.
• Translate research prototypes into production-ready analytics assets; partner with technology teams to operationalize models and analytics.

Skills

Python

SQL

Quantitative analysis

Fixed income knowledge

Education

Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance/Math/Statistics/Economics/Engineering

Tools

Production analytics

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Chief Client Office (CCO) is focused on providing a consistent Client Experience across all business lines and geographies, enabling enhanced Client Satisfaction, Revenue Growth and Business Line Success. The CCO function includes Sales, Partners, Relationship Management, Integration, Marketing & Communications and Sales Analytics & Operations.

Pay And Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact You Will Have In This Role

The Director, Fixed Income Quantitative Research Analyst is a senior individual contributor and technical leader responsible for the development, validation, and deployment of quantitative models, analytics, and insights across fixed income markets. This role focuses on rates, credit, and structured products, leveraging market, reference, fundamental, and transactional data to generate actionable research for risk management, pricing, valuation, liquidity analysis, and market structure insights.

Your Primary Responsibilities

Quantitative Research & Model Development

• Design, develop, and maintain quantitative models for fixed income instruments, including government bonds, credit products, and derivatives
• Conduct empirical research on pricing, valuation, liquidity, volatility, curve dynamics, and market microstructure
• Develop factor models, relative value frameworks, and risk analytics relevant to fixed income portfolios and market participants

Data & Analytics Engineering

• Work with large-scale market, reference, and transactional datasets, including yield curves, evaluated pricing, trade data, and reference data
• Define data requirements, validation rules, and analytical methodologies to ensure robustness and reproducibility of research outputs

Production & Delivery

• Translate research prototypes into production-ready analytical assets, including models, signals, and benchmarks
• Partner with technology teams to operationalize models and analytics into platforms used for risk, surveillance, or market transparency

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a subject matter expert in fixed income quantitative analytics, providing guidance to junior researchers and cross-functional partners such as product managers, product owners and engineering
• Communicate research findings and model behavior clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field
• Typically, 6–8+ years of experience in fixed income quantitative research, analytics, or model development
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with statistical and numerical methods
• Deep understanding of fixed income markets, instruments, conventions, pricing, and risk metrics
• (Preferred) Experience with production analytics, model validation, or regulatory-facing quantitative frameworks
• (Preferred) Familiarity with large-scale data platforms and cloud-based analytical environments

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.