VOL MODELLING QUANT - QUANT DRIVEN HEDGE FUND - Altis Investment Management AG : Job Details

**Anson McCade**

in New York, NY Permanent, Full time, Hybrid Last application, 22 Feb 22 market leading compensation/benefits **Anson McCade**

in New York, NY Permanent, Full time, Hybrid Last application, 22 Feb 22 market leading compensation/benefits The Quant Vol Modelling group in a leading global hedge fund is looking to hire a mid level Quant Analyst to join their team in NY. This is an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced environment where communication with traders and quant developers is fluid. The group covers all asset classes and comprises of senior well known Quants with a successful past sell-side career. This is an opportunity to join an experienced team, to learn a lot from team members and traders, and to help build a volatility trading activity that has strong commitment from the firm's leadership.

The Quant Vol Modelling group is looking for a intermediate quant to join its NY office. Its mandate is to build:

* An analytics library to value and risk-analyze vanilla and semi-exotic derivatives on all asset classes: equity, rates, FX, commodities, credit

* The associated market data databases

* Quantitative screening / portfolio construction tools for traders

The size of the teams mandate means the successful candidate will be exposed to a variety of challenges:

* modelling and numerical issues

* trading issues

* troubleshooting of the risk and valuation systems

Skill Set Required For Position:

* An excellent quantitative background as well as reasonable programming proficiency is required

* Coding proficiency in Python and C++ is required

* Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, both for interacting inside the team and with traders and quant developers.

* The ability to see the larger picture in a context where competing priorities abound and may shift.