Quantitative Trading & Research – Commodities – Metals – Vice President

Overview

In this VP role within the Commodities Quantitative Trading and Research team in London, you will support base and precious metals businesses by applying advanced quantitative methods to solve pricing and risk challenges. You will work with a collaborative, front-office team to influence trading strategies and drive measurable business outcomes. You’ll innovate and deepen your expertise in a fast-paced environment, delivering modelling and analytical support that enables traders and stakeholders to hedge and optimize positions. This is an opportunity to shape quantitative solutions at scale in a global financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing models and risk management strategies for base and precious metals businesses
• Implement models within quantitative libraries and trading/risk platforms with thorough testing and documentation
• Provide analytical support to internal clients by troubleshooting and resolving model-related issues
• Enhance and maintain the risk management platform used by traders to hedge trades and aggregate positions
• Collaborate with trading and sales teams to address challenges and identify new opportunities

Key requirements

• Advanced graduate degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or Computer Science
• Experience in a front office trading environment, preferably commodities or FX
• Proficiency in derivatives pricing models and hedging techniques
• Strong programming skills across multiple programming languages
• Business-driven with excellent communication, attention to detail, and ability to lead projects

• strong communication
• attention to detail
• leadership of projects
• derivatives pricing models
• hedging techniques
• programming across multiple languages

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