Barclays

Credit Desk Quant

New York

As a Barclays Credit Desk Quant, you will have the opportunity to work in quantitative model development, implementation, analysis and support for flow and structured credit products. aUtilizing your aptitude for problem solving and ability to learn quickly, you’ll work collaboratively and closely with key stakeholders, including the credit trading business, technology department, risk managers and the rest of the Quantitative Analytics team, in a fast changing environment.

Salary / Rate Minimum: 125,000

Salary / Rate Maximum: 175,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

Colleagues who have applied for 'onsite' roles are expected to work four or five days a week at the selected workplace, contingent upon their specific role and business area requirements. If you're applying for a position, please discuss the working pattern specifics with the hiring manager. It's important to note that we are constantly adapting our working environment, and as a result, working arrangements can be adjusted with reasonable notice to align with our business needs.

What will you be doing?

• Working collaboratively and closely with credit traders to price trades and help risk manage the trading books
• Developing models and tools for flow and structured credit products
• Scoping and completing projects (including where requirements are not yet fully understood or articulated clearly) with a high degree of autonomy
• Expressing clearly complex technical issues and requirements, and working constructively with all stakeholders to progress projects
• Taking initiative to spot potential problems and find innovative ways to solve them
• Balancing tactical and strategic solutions in line with the overall needs of the bank 

What we’re looking for:

• PhD or Masters in Quantitative Finance, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, Statistics, or similar quantitative field
• Experience in a credit or rates quant role at a major investment bank and in developing models and tools for pricing, analysis, and risk management of flow or structured credit products
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Experience implementing models in C++/Python in a shared codebase with multiple developers

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience working with flow and/or structured credit traders
• Experience programming in C#

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 32-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

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USD 125000 to 175000

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