Investment banking works on some of the most complex financial challenges and transactions in the market today. Whether advising on a merger, providing financial solutions for an acquisition, or structuring an initial public offering, we handle projects that help clients at major milestones. We work with corporations, pension funds, financial sponsors, and governments and are team of strong analytical thinkers, who have a passion for producing out-of-the-box ideas
What we do
The Fund Finance Strats Team sits within Global Banking & Markets (GBM) and is responsible for modelling and pricing of structured trades, as well as building risk management tools for businesses and clients using cutting edge quantitative, machine learning, and other AI techniques. The business focuses on providing customized financing solutions to clients, which covers a wide range of collateral asset classes such as private credit and equity, capital calls or specialty assets, in the forms of Loans, Repurchase Agreements (Repos), Asset-Backed Securities and Derivatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within this to deliver tailored solutions to our clients, across a range of asset classes, employing an innovative and quantitative skillset.
Your Impact
Strats play a critical role in deal structuring, pricing, execution and risk management for the Fund Finance business. This is a highly visible platform to put quantitative skills and knowledge in use to make a direct impact on business growth. You will gain familiarity with different asset classes & risk factors while working on various trades and projects and build a broad foundation of product knowledge.
Responsibilities
·Create and extend pricing models, marking and calibration methodologies for structured products and derivatives.
·Use machine learning, data science and AI techniques for pricing and analysis of private market assets.
·Provide analysis for new transactions, understand key risks and drive commercial outcomes using data and quantitative methods.
·Build end to end solutions from data collection to automated actions for business risk management.
Who We Look For
·Strong quantitative and coding skills with a desire to develop commercial mindset.
·Solid work ethics, team oriented and high levels of motivation.
·Ability to work in fast-paced environment and time-sensitive situations.
·Effective oral and written communication skills, which can be tailored to both technical and business audiences.
Basic Qualifications
·Bachelors degree or above and excellent academic record in a relevant quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Engineering.
·Strong maths and quantitative skills.
·Knowledge of Stochastic Calculus and Derivative Pricing or a Machine Learning / Data Science / Applied AI background.
·Experience in object-oriented programming with a language such as Python, Java or C++.
·Knowledge of Credit / Equity markets and products with an understanding of Interest Rates and FX risk management is preferred.
·Experience in a front office Strats or similar role is a plus.