Job Description
Are you ready to influence the future of global finance? Summit Capital Partners is seeking a high-caliber Senior Financial Quantitative Analyst to join our elite trading and strategy division in New York City. You will leverage cutting-edge data science and financial modeling to optimize our investment portfolios and mitigate market risks.
We offer a collaborative, high-performance environment where your insights will directly impact multi-billion dollar asset allocations. If you possess a rigorous analytical mindset and a passion for complex problem-solving, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain advanced stochastic models for asset pricing and risk management.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers to backtest trading strategies using large-scale financial datasets.
- Analyze market trends to provide actionable intelligence for hedge fund operations.
- Automate reporting processes using Python to increase operational efficiency and data accuracy.
- Ensure strict adherence to regulatory compliance and internal risk thresholds.
- Perform attribution analysis to explain portfolio performance against benchmarks.
- Mentor junior analysts on quantitative methods and coding best practices.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
- 5+ years of experience in quantitative analysis within an investment bank or hedge fund environment.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python, R, and SQL; experience with C++ is a significant advantage.
- Deep understanding of derivative pricing, Monte Carlo simulations, and time-series econometrics.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex data into executive summaries.
- Proven track record of managing large datasets and cloud-based analytical environments (AWS/Azure).
- Familiarity with financial data providers such as Bloomberg Terminal or Reuters Eikon.