VP Prime Brokerage Quant Strategist — Front-Office Impact

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Vice President-level Quantitative Strategist for its Prime Brokerage team in New York. You will develop quantitative models, analytics, and decision-support tools used by trading desks and business stakeholders to optimize risk, inventory, and financing decisions.

The role emphasizes front-office impact, with responsibilities spanning Python-based solution development, large-data analysis, and collaboration with trading, sales, and technology teams to deliver scalable

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quantitative Strategist, Quantitative Analyst, Strats, or Quantitative Development role within a front-office environment.
• Strong understanding of Prime Brokerage, Equity Financing, Delta One, Securities Lending, or related equity trading businesses.
• Advanced Python programming skills with experience building production-quality analytical tools.
• Strong background in mathematics, statistics, quantitative modeling, or optimization.
• Experience partnering directly with traders and business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of equity products and market structure.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance quantitative models, analytics, and decision-support tools supporting the Prime Brokerage business.
• Build and maintain Python-based applications and libraries used by traders and front-office stakeholders.
• Analyze large datasets to identify market trends, risk exposures, and business opportunities.
• Apply statistical and optimization techniques to improve inventory utilization, financing efficiency, and balance sheet management.
• Partner closely with trading, sales, and technology teams to deliver scalable quantitative solutions.
• Develop reporting, visualization, and analytical frameworks to support front-office decision-making.
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously and contribute to the broader quantitative strategy of the business.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Statistics

Communication skills

Trader collaboration

Tools

Python

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking a Vice President-level Quantitative Strategist for its Prime Brokerage team in New York. You will develop quantitative models, analytics, and decision-support tools used by trading desks and business stakeholders to optimize risk, inventory, and financing decisions.

The role emphasizes front-office impact, with responsibilities spanning Python-based solution development, large-data analysis, and collaboration with trading, sales, and technology teams to deliver scalable