Job Description
Are you ready to shape the future of high-frequency trading and risk management? Summit Capital Partners is seeking a brilliant Senior Financial Quantitative Analyst to join our elite strategies team in the heart of Manhattan.
You will work at the intersection of finance and technology, utilizing advanced mathematical modeling to drive alpha generation and portfolio optimization. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading traders and technologists in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain sophisticated stochastic models for asset pricing and risk assessment.
- Analyze large-scale financial datasets to identify market inefficiencies and trading opportunities.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy algorithmic trading strategies into production environments.
- Conduct rigorous backtesting of models to ensure robustness under volatile market conditions.
- Monitor market trends and provide actionable insights to the portfolio management team.
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory financial standards and internal audit requirements.
- Mentor junior analysts on quantitative methodologies and coding best practices.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in quantitative research or algorithmic trading within a major financial institution.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python, C++, and R.
- Deep understanding of derivative pricing, probability theory, and statistical modeling.
- Experience working with time-series analysis and machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven track record of delivering scalable financial software solutions.