Structurer, Director

Citigroup Inc.

United States

Hybrid

USD 250,000 - 380,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. seeks a Director-level equities structuring leader to architect automated pricing, structuring, and lifecycle platforms for multi-asset equity derivatives. You will drive quant development, front-office efficiency, and scalable deployment in a fast-paced, global environment.

You will collaborate with Sales, Trading, Quant Strategy, and Technology to deliver innovative solutions, manage agile delivery, and ensure regulatory compliance while pushing platform modernization forward.

Qualifications

Extensive equity derivatives structuring experience in front-office roles within a tier-one bank.
Deep multi-asset product knowledge including structured payoffs and cross-asset mechanics.
Advanced programming and quantitative development skills in Python; prototyping with VBA/Excel; knowledge of C++/SQL is a plus.
Proven track record in platform development, automation, API integrations, or front-office digital platforms; Agile delivery experience.
Strong understanding of derivatives pricing models and risk management, including Monte Carlo, Greeks, and stochastic calculus.
Excellent stakeholder management and ability to translate quantitative concepts for Sales, Trading, Risk, Legal, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

Architect and deploy automated structuring platforms and tools with real-time pricing and execution for equity derivatives.
Engineer complex execution and bookbuilding workflows for structured products across the full lifecycle.
Lead modernization of quantitative infra, integrating proprietary libraries and cloud-native architectures.
Drive cross-functional delivery, gather requirements from Sales/Trading/Operations, and manage agile processes.
Monitor ML and automation advances; identify opportunities for platform upgrades and differentiation.
Coordinate post-trade digitization, barrier monitoring, corporate actions, and client communications to minimize risk.

Skills

Equity derivatives structuring

Front-office pricing & marketing

Multi-asset product knowledge

Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy)

VBA/Excel prototyping

C++ / SQL knowledge

Agile delivery & PRD

Derivatives pricing & risk mgmt

Stakeholder management & comms

Institutional client engagement

Tools

Python

VBA/Excel

C++

SQL

Job description

Role Summary

This is a high-impact Director-level role at the forefront of Citi's equities structuring evolution, with a strategic focus on platform automation and digital transformation. You will lead the design, development, and implementation of automated pricing, structuring, execution and lifecycle management platforms for multi-asset equity derivatives products, directly shaping how Citi delivers innovative, scalable solutions to institutional and wealth clients globally. This position uniquely combines deep financial engineering expertise with hands-on quantitative development capabilities, enabling you to drive meaningful change in a fast-paced, front-office environment. Working at the intersection of Sales, Trading, Quantitative Strategy, and Technology, you will be instrumental in accelerating product innovation, reducing time-to-market, and enhancing operational efficiency across the franchise. Whatever the opportunity, our people bring expertise, insight and an honest desire to help one another. So every new product or market creates new possibilities. And every conversation sparks an idea that could redefine the future.

Responsibilities

Architect and deploy automated structuring platforms and tools, designing scalable, API-driven systems that enable real-time pricing, "what-if" scenario analysis, and straight-through trade execution for equity derivatives products including autocallables, reverse convertibles, barrier options, variance swaps, and bespoke multi-asset payoffs
Engineer complex execution and bookbuilding workflows for structured products, leading the full execution lifecycle from initial quote to booking
Drive quantitative infrastructure modernization, collaborating closely with Quantitative Strategy and Technology teams to integrate Citi's proprietary quant libraries, leverage algorithmic differentiation for high-performance Greeks computation, and transition legacy pricing engines into distributed, cloud-native architectures
Lead cross-functional product delivery and stakeholder alignment, gathering detailed requirements from Sales, Trading, and Operations, translating them into technical specifications, and managing agile delivery workflows to ensure robust, scalable, and compliant solutions meet business timelines and regulatory standards
Monitor emerging technology and quantitative developments, staying abreast of advances in machine learning applications, automated workflow orchestration, multi-issuer platform connectivity, and derivatives modeling to proactively identify opportunities for platform upgrades and competitive differentiation
Help coordinate the supervision and digitalization of post-trade lifecycle operations and exceptional events, overseeing barrier monitoring, coupon fixings, corporate action adjustments, and client communication protocols to ensure seamless ongoing product support, minimize operational risk, and maintain client trust, Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Fitness and Propriety Assessment

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above. This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record.

Honesty, Integrity and Reputation
Financial soundness
Competence and capability

Qualifications

Extensive equity derivatives structuring experience, in a front-office structuring, quantitative analytics, or trading role within a tier-one investment bank, with proven expertise in pricing, hedging, and marketing vanilla and exotic equity derivatives to institutional or wealth clients
Deep multi-asset product knowledge and financial engineering fluency, including hands-on experience with structured product payoffs (autocallables, reverse convertibles, worst-of baskets, capital-protected notes, QIS strategies), volatility surface modelling (SABR, local volatility, jump-diffusion), and cross-asset correlation mechanics across equities, rates, FX, and commodities
Advanced programming and quantitative development skills, with demonstrable proficiency in Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, API frameworks such as FastAPI/Flask) and VBA/Excel for rapid prototyping, automation, and analytics; working knowledge of C++, SQL, or other quantitative development languages is highly advantageous for platform integration and high-performance computing initiatives
Proven track record in platform development and automation, demonstrating direct involvement in building or enhancing pricing engines, workflow automation tools, API integrations, or front-office digital platforms; experience with Agile delivery, PRD authoring, and cross-functional technology project management is essential
Strong understanding of derivatives pricing models and risk management, including practical application of stochastic calculus, Monte Carlo simulation, finite difference methods, and Greeks sensitivity analysis (Delta, Gamma, Vega, cross-Greeks) in live trading environments
Excellent stakeholder management and communication capabilities, with the ability to translate complex quantitative concepts into clear, client-ready narratives for Sales, synthesize technical requirements with Technology teams, and build consensus across Trading, Risk, Legal, and Compliance; experience interfacing directly with institutional asset managers, private banks, or sovereign wealth funds is a strong plus

Company Culture and Shareholder Vision

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact., At Citi Markets, we win together. In a rapidly changing world, our shared vision gives us the clarity, agility and global perspectives we need to shape the future. That's why collaboration plays a central role in how we deliver for clients, develop our people, and grow our business. Citi's Markets business is one of the world's leading franchises in fixed income, currencies, commodities, equities, and prime finance. We connect institutional clients to deep liquidity, sophisticated risk management solutions, and market-leading execution capabilities across developed and emerging markets. Our equities platform spans cash equities, equity derivatives, convertibles, ETFs, and prime financing, supported by a global network of experienced traders, sales professionals, and research analysts.

Compensation and Benefits

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: